Patents by Inventor Majid Sodagar
Majid Sodagar 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).
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Patent number: 11901692Abstract: A semiconductor laser device is provided. The semiconductor laser device includes: a substrate having a first facet; a guiding layer having a second facet through which an output light is configured to be emitted; a bottom dielectric layer between the substrate and the guiding layer; and a top dielectric layer on the guiding layer. The second facet is at an angle relative to the first facet.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Skorpios Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Murtaza Askari, Stephen B. Krasulick, Majid Sodagar, John Zyskind
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Patent number: 11360263Abstract: An optical device comprises a substrate, a waveguide disposed on the substrate, and a spot size converter (SSC) disposed on the substrate. The waveguide comprises a shoulder and a ridge. The SSC comprises a shoulder and a ridge. The ridge of the waveguide is aligned to a first stage of the ridge of the SSC. The waveguide is made of a first material. The shoulder and the ridge of the SSC are made of a second material. The second material is different from the first material.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Skorpios Technologies. Inc.Inventors: Majid Sodagar, Paveen Apiratikul
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Publication number: 20220166183Abstract: A semiconductor laser device is provided. The semiconductor laser device includes: a substrate having a first facet; a guiding layer having a second facet through which an output light is configured to be emitted; a bottom dielectric layer between the substrate and the guiding layer; and a top dielectric layer on the guiding layer. The second facet is at an angle relative to the first facet.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Murtaza Askari, Stephen B. Krasulick, Majid Sodagar, John Zyskind
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Publication number: 20210405294Abstract: A polarization-independent, optical circulator is formed in silicon photonics. The polarization-independent, optical circulator uses an optical splitter having two couplers and two waveguides joining the two couplers. One of the two waveguides is thinner than the other to create a large effective index difference between TE and TM modes transmitted through the one waveguide. Polarization rotators, including reciprocal and/or non-reciprocal rotators, are further used to create the optical circulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Majid Sodagar, Wenyi Wang, Changyi Li, Guoliang Li, Murtaza Askari, Yi Wang, John Dallesasse, Stephen B. Krasulick
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Patent number: 11079549Abstract: A device is provided for optical mode spot size conversion to optically couple a semiconductor waveguide with an optical fiber. The device includes a waveguide comprising a waveguide taper region, which comprises a shoulder portion and a ridge portion above the shoulder portion. The ridge portion has a width that tapers to meet a width of the shoulder portion. The waveguide taper region comprises a first material. The device also has a mode converter coupled to the waveguide. The mode converter includes a plurality of stages, and each of the plurality of stages tapers in a direction similar to a direction of taper of the waveguide taper region. The mode converter is made of a second material different from the first material.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Skorpios Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Majid Sodagar, Stephen B. Krasulick, John Zyskind, Paveen Apiratikul, Luca Cafiero
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Patent number: 11002911Abstract: A polarization-independent, optical circulator is formed in silicon photonics. The polarization-independent, optical circulator uses an optical splitter having two couplers and two waveguides joining the two couplers. One of the two waveguides is thinner than the other to create a large effective index difference between TE and TM modes transmitted through the one waveguide. Polarization rotators, including reciprocal and/or non-reciprocal rotators, are further used to create the optical circulator.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2017Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Skorpios Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Majid Sodagar, Wenyi Wang, Changyi Li, Guoliang Li, Murtaza Askari, Yi Wang
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Patent number: 10928588Abstract: A device for optical communication is described. The device comprises two transceivers integrated on one chip. A first transceiver can be used with existing optical-communication architecture. As a more advanced optical-communication architecture becomes adopted, the device can be switched from using the first transceiver to using a second transceiver to communicate using the more advanced optical-communication architecture.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Skorpios Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Majid Sodagar, Stephen B. Krasulick, John Zyskind, Paveen Apiratikul, Luca Cafiero
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Publication number: 20200400891Abstract: A device is provided for optical mode spot size conversion to optically couple a semiconductor waveguide with an optical fiber. The device includes a waveguide comprising a waveguide taper region, which comprises a shoulder portion and a ridge portion above the shoulder portion. The ridge portion has a width that tapers to meet a width of the shoulder portion. The waveguide taper region comprises a first material. The device also has a mode converter coupled to the waveguide. The mode converter includes a plurality of stages, and each of the plurality of stages tapers in a direction similar to a direction of taper of the waveguide taper region. The mode converter is made of a second material different from the first material.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Majid Sodagar, Stephen B. Krasulick, John Zyskind, Paveen Apiratikul, Luca Cafiero
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Publication number: 20200301072Abstract: A method is provided for forming an optical device having a waveguide and a spot size converter (SSC). The method includes providing a crystalline semiconductor region and a non-crystalline semiconductor region on a substrate. The crystalline semiconductor region is coupled to the non-crystalline semiconductor region. The method also includes simultaneously etching the non-crystalline semiconductor region and the crystalline semiconductor region using a same etch mask to form a spot size converter coupled a waveguide. The waveguide has a ridge over a shoulder, and the spot size converter has a ridge over a shoulder.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Majid Sodagar, Paveen Apiratikul
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Patent number: 10649148Abstract: A device is provided for optical mode spot size conversion to optically couple a semiconductor waveguide with an optical fiber. The device includes a waveguide comprising a waveguide taper region, which comprises a shoulder portion and a ridge portion above the shoulder portion. The ridge portion has a width that tapers to meet a width of the shoulder portion. The waveguide taper region comprises a first material. The device also has a mode converter coupled to the waveguide. The mode converter includes a plurality of stages, and each of the plurality of stages tapers in a direction similar to a direction of taper of the waveguide taper region. The mode converter is made of a second material different from the first material.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Skorpios Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Majid Sodagar, Stephen B. Krasulick, John Zyskind, Paveen Apiratikul, Luca Cafiero
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Publication number: 20190170944Abstract: A device is provided for optical mode spot size conversion to optically couple a semiconductor waveguide with an optical fiber. The device includes a waveguide comprising a waveguide taper region, which comprises a shoulder portion and a ridge portion above the shoulder portion. The ridge portion has a width that tapers to meet a width of the shoulder portion. The waveguide taper region comprises a first material. The device also has a mode converter coupled to the waveguide. The mode converter includes a plurality of stages, and each of the plurality of stages tapers in a direction similar to a direction of taper of the waveguide taper region. The mode converter is made of a second material different from the first material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2018Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Majid Sodagar, Stephen B. Krasulick, John Zyskind, Paveen Apiratikul, Luca Cafiero
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Patent number: 10295746Abstract: An optical filter for attenuating higher-order modes in an optical waveguide includes a shoulder slab formed of a first material having a first index of refraction and disposed on a second material having a second index of refraction, the first index of refraction being higher than the second index of refraction. The shoulder slab defines a near end having a first width, an intermediate section, adjacent to the first end section, and a far end section, adjacent to the intermediate section and opposite the first end section along a direction of beam propagation. The optical filter also includes a waveguide ridge, formed of the first material and disposed atop the shoulder slab, that traverses the shoulder slab, and is configured to guide light of a fundamental mode along the direction of beam propagation from the near end section to the far end section.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2018Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Skorpios Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Majid Sodagar, Murtaza Askari, Guoliang Li
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Publication number: 20190113680Abstract: A device for optical communication is described. The device comprises two transceivers integrated on one chip. A first transceiver can be used with existing optical-communication architecture. As a more advanced optical-communication architecture becomes adopted, the device can be switched from using the first transceiver to using a second transceiver to communicate using the more advanced optical-communication architecture.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicant: Skorpios Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Majid Sodagar, Stephen B. Krasulick, John Zyskind, Paveen Apiratikul, Luca Cafiero
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Publication number: 20190094464Abstract: An optical filter for attenuating higher-order modes in an optical waveguide includes a shoulder slab formed of a first material having a first index of refraction and disposed on a second material having a second index of refraction, the first index of refraction being higher than the second index of refraction. The shoulder slab defines a near end having a first width, an intermediate section, adjacent to the first end section, and a far end section, adjacent to the intermediate section and opposite the first end section along a direction of beam propagation. The optical filter also includes a waveguide ridge, formed of the first material and disposed atop the shoulder slab, that traverses the shoulder slab, and is configured to guide light of a fundamental mode along the direction of beam propagation from the near end section to the far end section.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Majid Sodagar, Murtaza Askari, Guoliang Li
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Patent number: 10088629Abstract: An optical filter for attenuating higher-order modes in an optical waveguide includes a shoulder slab formed of a first material having a first index of refraction and disposed on a second material having a second index of refraction, the first index of refraction being higher than the second index of refraction. The shoulder slab defines a near end having a first width, an intermediate section, adjacent to the first end section, and a far end section, adjacent to the intermediate section and opposite the first end section along a direction of beam propagation. The optical filter also includes a waveguide ridge, formed of the first material and disposed atop the shoulder slab, that traverses the shoulder slab, and is configured to guide light of a fundamental mode along the direction of beam propagation from the near end section to the far end section.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2017Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Skorpios Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Majid Sodagar, Murtaza Askari, Guoliang Li
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Publication number: 20180196197Abstract: A polarization-independent, optical circulator is formed in silicon photonics. The polarization-independent, optical circulator uses an optical splitter having two couplers and two waveguides joining the two couplers. One of the two waveguides is thinner than the other to create a large effective index difference between TE and TM modes transmitted through the one waveguide. Polarization rotators, including reciprocal and/or non-reciprocal rotators, are further used to create the optical circulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2017Publication date: July 12, 2018Applicant: Skorpios Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Majid Sodagar, Wenyi Wang, Changyi Li, Guoliang Li, Murtaza Askari, Yi Wang
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Publication number: 20170242192Abstract: An optical filter for attenuating higher-order modes in an optical waveguide includes a shoulder slab formed of a first material having a first index of refraction and disposed on a second material having a second index of refraction, the first index of refraction being higher than the second index of refraction. The shoulder slab defines a near end having a first width, an intermediate section, adjacent to the first end section, and a far end section, adjacent to the intermediate section and opposite the first end section along a direction of beam propagation. The optical filter also includes a waveguide ridge, formed of the first material and disposed atop the shoulder slab, that traverses the shoulder slab, and is configured to guide light of a fundamental mode along the direction of beam propagation from the near end section to the far end section.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: Skorpios Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Majid Sodagar, Murtaza Askari, Guoliang Li
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Patent number: 9664855Abstract: An optical filter for attenuating higher-order modes in an optical waveguide includes a shoulder slab formed of a first material having a first index of refraction and disposed on a second material having a second index of refraction, the first index of refraction being higher than the second index of refraction. The shoulder slab defines a near end having a first width, an intermediate section, adjacent to the first end section, and a far end section, adjacent to the intermediate section and opposite the first end section along a direction of beam propagation. The optical filter also includes a waveguide ridge, formed of the first material and disposed atop the shoulder slab, that traverses the shoulder slab, and is configured to guide light of a fundamental mode along the direction of beam propagation from the near end section to the far end section.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2016Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Skorpios Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Majid Sodagar, Murtaza Askari, Guoliang Li
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Publication number: 20170090118Abstract: An optical filter for attenuating higher-order modes in an optical waveguide includes a shoulder slab formed of a first material having a first index of refraction and disposed on a second material having a second index of refraction, the first index of refraction being higher than the second index of refraction. The shoulder slab defines a near end having a first width, an intermediate section, adjacent to the first end section, and a far end section, adjacent to the intermediate section and opposite the first end section along a direction of beam propagation. The optical filter also includes a waveguide ridge, formed of the first material and disposed atop the shoulder slab, that traverses the shoulder slab, and is configured to guide light of a fundamental mode along the direction of beam propagation from the near end section to the far end section.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Applicant: Skorpios Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Majid Sodagar, Murtaza Askari, Guoliang Li