Waveguide having a metal alignment mark

US9105285B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9105285-B2
Application numberUS-201213556672-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 24, 2012
Priority dateJan 10, 2007
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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A waveguide structure includes a metal layer of a predetermined size on a substrate, a lower clad layer on the structure completely covering the metal layer, a core layer of a predetermined size on the lower clad layer at the location corresponding to the metal layer, and an upper clad layer thereon completely covering the core layer.

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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus, comprising: a waveguide structure, comprising: a metal layer having a predetermined size provided on a substrate; a lower clad layer provided on the substrate and completely covering the metal layer; a core layer having a predetermined size provided on the lower clad layer at a location corresponding to the metal layer; and an upper clad layer provided on the lower clad layer and completely covering the core layer, wherein the lower clad…

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What does patent US9105285B2 cover?
A waveguide structure includes a metal layer of a predetermined size on a substrate, a lower clad layer on the structure completely covering the metal layer, a core layer of a predetermined size on the lower clad layer at the location corresponding to the metal layer, and an upper clad layer thereon completely covering the core layer.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Suh Sung-Dong, Cho Eun-Hyoung, Sohn Jin-Seung, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G11B5/314. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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