Patents by Inventor Donghwan Ahn

Donghwan Ahn has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10976490
    Abstract: There is provided an optoelectronic device including: first and second optical waveguides arranged on a bulk silicon substrate to be spaced apart from each other in a first direction parallel to an upper surface of the bulk silicon substrate; and an active region interposed between the first and second optical waveguides on the bulk silicon substrate such that one side of the active region contacts the first optical waveguide and the other side contacts the second optical waveguide portion, wherein the first and second optical waveguides and the active region include germanium-silicon (GeSi) alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: KOOKMIN UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventor: Donghwan Ahn
  • Publication number: 20200200970
    Abstract: There is provided an optoelectronic device including: first and second optical waveguides arranged on a bulk silicon substrate to be spaced apart from each other in a first direction parallel to an upper surface of the bulk silicon substrate; and an active region interposed between the first and second optical waveguides on the bulk silicon substrate such that one side of the active region contacts the first optical waveguide and the other side contacts the second optical waveguide portion, wherein the first and second optical waveguides and the active region include germanium-silicon (GeSi) alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: KOOKMIN UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventor: Donghwan AHN
  • Patent number: 9915782
    Abstract: An optical interconnection device including: a first element layer formed on a substrate; a second element layer disposed on the first element layer and receiving an optical signal; and a mode converter interposed between the first element layer and the second element layer, and eliminating a difference between an effective refractive index of the first element layer and an effective refractive index of the second element layer and match a mode profile, wherein the first element layer, the mode converter, and the second element layer are sequentially disposed on respective planes spaced apart from each other on the substrate, and one end of the mode converter overlaps a part of the second element layer, and the other end of the mode converter overlaps a part of the first element layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: KOOKMIN UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Donghwan Ahn, Yoonyoung Bae
  • Publication number: 20180039022
    Abstract: An optical interconnection device including: a first element layer formed on a substrate; a second element layer disposed on the first element layer and receiving an optical signal; and a mode converter interposed between the first element layer and the second element layer, and eliminating a difference between an effective refractive index of the first element layer and an effective refractive index of the second element layer and match a mode profile, wherein the first element layer, the mode converter, and the second element layer are sequentially disposed on respective planes spaced apart from each other on the substrate, and one end of the mode converter overlaps a part of the second element layer, and the other end of the mode converter overlaps a part of the first element layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: KOOKMIN UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Donghwan AHN, Yoonyoung BAE
  • Patent number: 7715676
    Abstract: An optical grating is disposed on a waveguide to redirect light from the interior of the waveguide through the opposite side of the waveguide from the grating. In one embodiment the waveguide, the grating, and an optical sensor are combined in a single monolithic structure. In another embodiment, an absorbing layer is directly connected to the waveguide in the region of the grating. In still another embodiment, efficiency of the grating is improved by having a high index contrast between the refractive index of the grating and the refractive index of the cladding disposed over the grating, and by having an appropriately sized discontinuity in the grating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignees: Intel Corporation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Jun-Fei Zheng, Kazumi Wada, Jurgen Michel, Donghwan Ahn, Lionel C. Kimerling
  • Publication number: 20100038689
    Abstract: A method and semiconductor device for integrating the fabrication of a photodetector with the fabrication of a CMOS device on a SOI substrate. The SOI substrate is divided into two regions, a CMOS region and an optical detecting region. After the CMOS device is fabricated in the CMOS region, the optical detecting region is patterned and etched through the top silicon layer and the buried oxide layer to the base silicon layer. The pattern is etched to a depth so that after a material of a photodetector is deposited in the etched pattern, the material grows to the surface level of the SOI substrate. After the formation of a photodetector structure in the optical detecting region, the metallization process is performed on the CMOS device and the photodetector. In this manner, the fabrication of a photodetector is integrated with the fabrication of a CMOS device on the SOI substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Donghwan Ahn, Sanjay Banerjee, Joe C. Campbell
  • Patent number: 7305157
    Abstract: High-speed optoelectronic devices having a waveguide densely integrated with and efficiently coupled to a photodetector are fabricated utilizing methods generally compatible with CMOS processing techniques. In various implementations, the waveguide consists essentially of single-crystal silicon and the photodetector contains, or consists essentially of, epitaxially grown germanium or a silicon-germanium alloy having a germanium concentration exceeding about 90%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Donghwan Ahn, Jifeng Liu, Jurgen Michel, Lionel C. Kimerling
  • Patent number: 7266263
    Abstract: High-speed optoelectronic devices having a waveguide densely integrated with and efficiently coupled to a photodetector are fabricated utilizing methods generally compatible with CMOS processing techniques. In various implementations, the waveguide consists essentially of single-crystal silicon and the photodetector contains, or consists essentially of, epitaxially grown germanium or a silicon-germanium alloy having a germanium concentration exceeding about 90%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Donghwan Ahn, Jifeng Liu, Jurgen Michel, Lionel C. Kimerling
  • Publication number: 20070104410
    Abstract: High-speed optoetectronic devices having a waveguide densely integrated with and efficiently coupled to a photodetector are fabricated utilizing methods generally compatible with CMOS processing techniques. In various implementations, the waveguide consists essentially of single-crystal silicon and the photodetector contains, or consists essentially of, epitaxially grown germanium or a silicon-germanium alloy having a germanium concentration exceeding about 90%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Donghwan Ahn, Jifeng Liu, Jurgen Michel, Lionel Kimerling
  • Publication number: 20070104411
    Abstract: High-speed optoelectronic devices having a waveguide densely integrated with and efficiently coupled to a photodetector are fabricated utilizing methods generally compatible with CMOS processing techniques. In various implementations, the waveguide consists essentially of single-crystal silicon and the photodetector contains, or consists essentially of, epitaxially grown germanium or a silicon-germanium alloy having a germanium concentration exceeding about 90%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Donghwan Ahn, Jifeng Liu, Jurgen Michel, Lionel Kimerling
  • Publication number: 20070104441
    Abstract: High-speed optoelectronic devices having a waveguide densely integrated with and efficiently coupled to a photodetector are fabricated utilizing methods generally compatible with CMOS processing techniques. In various implementations, the waveguide consists essentially of single-crystal silicon and the photodetector contains, or consists essentially of, epitaxially grown germanium or a silicon-germanium alloy having a germanium concentration exceeding about 90%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Donghwan Ahn, Jifeng Liu, Jurgen Michel, Lionel Kimerling
  • Patent number: 7146074
    Abstract: An optical grating is disposed on a waveguide to redirect light from the interior of the waveguide through the opposite side of the waveguide from the grating. In one embodiment the waveguide, the grating, and an optical sensor are combined in a single monolithic structure. In another embodiment, an absorbing layer is directly connected to the waveguide in the region of the grating. In still another embodiment, efficiency of the grating is improved by having a high index contrast between the refractive index of the grating and the refractive index of the cladding disposed over the grating, and by having an appropriately sized discontinuity in the grating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jun-Fei Zheng, Kazumi Wada, Jurgen Michel, Donghwan Ahn, Lionel C. Kimerling
  • Publication number: 20060233505
    Abstract: An optical grating is disposed on a waveguide to redirect light from the interior of the waveguide through the opposite side of the waveguide from the grating. In one embodiment the waveguide, the grating, and an optical sensor are combined in a single monolithic structure. In another embodiment, an absorbing layer is directly connected to the waveguide in the region of the grating. In still another embodiment, efficiency of the grating is improved by having a high index contrast between the refractive index of the grating and the refractive index of the cladding disposed over the grating, and by having an appropriately sized discontinuity in the grating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Jun-Fei Zheng, Kazumi Wada, Jurgen Michel, Donghwan Ahn, Lionel Kimerling
  • Patent number: 7065271
    Abstract: An optical grating is disposed on a waveguide to redirect light from the interior of the waveguide through the opposite side of the waveguide from the grating. In one embodiment the waveguide, the grating, and an optical sensor are combined in a single monolithic structure. In another embodiment, an absorbing layer is directly connected to the waveguide in the region of the grating. In still another embodiment, efficiency of the grating is improved by having a high index contrast between the refractive index of the grating and the refractive index of the cladding disposed over the grating, and by having an appropriately sized discontinuity in the grating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jun-Fei Zheng, Kazumi Wada, Jurgen Michel, Donghwan Ahn, Lionel C. Kimerling
  • Publication number: 20060111524
    Abstract: A high-activity catalyst used to prepare polyethylene and a method of preparing polyolefin using the same are provided. When preparing the high-activity catalyst, a specific halogenated hydrocarbon is added to control the electrical properties of catalytic active sites and provide a large steric space around the catalytic active sites. Therefore, polyolefin with a wide range of molecular weights can be synthesized using the catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Yiyoung Choi, Churlyoung Park, Hyuckju Kwon, Donghwan Ahn, Soonyeel Lee
  • Publication number: 20040240788
    Abstract: An optical grating is disposed on a waveguide to redirect light from the interior of the waveguide through the opposite side of the waveguide from the grating. In one embodiment the waveguide, the grating, and an optical sensor are combined in a single monolithic structure. In another embodiment, an absorbing layer is directly connected to the waveguide in the region of the grating. In still another embodiment, efficiency of the grating is improved by having a high index contrast between the refractive index of the grating and the refractive index of the cladding disposed over the grating, and by having an appropriately sized discontinuity in the grating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Jun-Fei Zheng, Kazumi Wada, Jurgen Michel, Donghwan Ahn, Lionel C. Kimerling
  • Publication number: 20040081399
    Abstract: An optical grating is disposed on a waveguide to redirect light from the interior of the waveguide through the opposite side of the waveguide from the grating. In one embodiment the waveguide, the grating, and an optical sensor are combined in a single monolithic structure. In another embodiment, an absorbing layer is directly connected to the waveguide in the region of the grating. In still another embodiment, efficiency of the grating is improved by having a high index contrast between the refractive index of the grating and the refractive index of the cladding disposed over the grating, and by having an appropriately sized discontinuity in the grating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Jun-Fei Zheng, Kazumi Wada, Jurgen Michel, Donghwan Ahn, Lionel C. Kimerling