US Patent Application 17740068. REDUCED BRIDGE STRUCTURE FOR A PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT simplified abstract
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REDUCED BRIDGE STRUCTURE FOR A PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Chia-Pin Chiu of Tempe AZ (US)
Kaveh Hosseini of Livermore CA (US)
Omkar G. Karhade of Chandler AZ (US)
REDUCED BRIDGE STRUCTURE FOR A PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17740068 titled 'REDUCED BRIDGE STRUCTURE FOR A PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
Simplified Explanation
- The patent application describes a reduced bridge structure for a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) or any integrated circuit that includes a ring resonator structure. - The reduced bridge structure is designed to minimize the number of bridges around the micro-ring structure of the ring resonator structure. - The architecture includes an optical and electrical routing arrangement to achieve this reduction in bridges. - One bridge portion is reserved for use as a signal trace, which is not routed over a silicon waveguide. - By avoiding the routing of the signal trace over a silicon waveguide, potential interference between the radio frequency (RF) signal on the trace and optical communication in the waveguide is prevented. - The innovation aims to improve the performance and reliability of the integrated circuit by reducing interference and optimizing signal transmission.
Original Abstract Submitted
A reduced bridge structure for a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) or any integrated circuit comprising a ring resonator structure. The reduced bridge structure is an architecture including an optical and electrical routing arrangement to reduce the number of bridges around the micro-ring structure of the ring resonator structure. Embodiments reserve one bridge portion for use as a signal trace, not routing the signal trace over a silicon waveguide. By not routing the signal trace over a silicon waveguide, the structure avoids possible interference between the radio frequency (RF) signal on the signal trace and optical communication (a light wave) propagating in the silicon waveguide.
