Wafer-scale waveguides for integrated two-dimensional photonics
AssigneeThe University of Chicago
InventorsJiwoong Park, Hanyu Hong, Myungjae Lee
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Abstract
Systems and methods for generating and manipulating a guided electromagnetic wave in a waveguide are provided. The optical system includes a waveguide, such as a two-dimensional waveguide, and an optical element disposed adjacent the surface of the waveguide. To generate the guided electromagnetic wave, a converging laser beam is generated and coupled to the waveguide by steering the converging laser beam towards an edge of the waveguide and with a beam center trajectory approximately parallel to a surface of the waveguide.
Claims24
An optical device, comprising:
- a waveguide;
- and
- an optical element disposed adjacent a surface of the waveguide such that the optical element can alter, when the optical device is in operation, an electromagnetic wave guided by the waveguide.
A method of operating an optical device, the optical device comprising a waveguide, the method comprising:
- generating a guided electromagnetic wave by:
- generating a converging laser beam;
- and
- coupling the converging laser beam to the waveguide by steering the converging laser beam towards an edge of the waveguide and with a beam center trajectory approximately parallel to a surface of the waveguide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.