Optically coupled resonator
OwnerDavid W. Burnsinventor
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Abstract
An optically coupled resonator includes a resonator body having at least one resonator sidewall and a laterally offset photodiode formed in a semiconductor substrate adjacent to the resonator body. The resonator is driven by an electric field generated between the laterally offset photodiode and the resonator body when an incident light strikes the photodiode. A device including an optically coupled resonator and a method of operating an optically coupled resonator are also disclosed.
Claims20
An optically coupled resonator, comprising:
- a resonator body having at least one resonator sidewall;
- and
- a laterally offset photodiode formed in a semiconductor substrate adjacent to the resonator body, wherein the resonator is driven by an electric field generated between the laterally offset photodiode and the resonator body when an incident light strikes the photodiode.
A device including an optically coupled resonator, the device comprising:
- a laterally offset photodiode adjacent to the resonator, wherein the resonator is driven by a driving component of an electric field generated between the laterally offset photodiode and the resonator when an incident light strikes the photodiode.
A method of operating an optically coupled resonator, the method comprising:
- striking a laterally offset photodiode with an incident light;
- generating an electric field between the laterally offset photodiode and the resonator in response to the incident light;
- and
- driving the resonator with a driving component of the electric field that diminishes when the resonator is displaced.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.