Patents by Inventor Nicolas MICHIT

Nicolas MICHIT 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: 12140799
    Abstract: A ring resonator electro-optical device includes a first silicon nitride waveguide and a second annular silicon waveguide that comprises a first section running under a second section of the first waveguide. The second waveguide also includes an annular silicon strip having a cross-section increasing in the first section from a minimum cross-section located under the second section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
    Inventors: Patrick Le Maitre, Nicolas Michit
  • Publication number: 20240213409
    Abstract: Method for manufacturing micro-LEDs comprising the following steps: i) providing a stack comprising at least one strongly n-doped GaN layer (104), an n-doped GaN layer (105), quantum wells (106) and a p-doped GaN layer (107), ii) porosifying the GaN layer (104), to obtain a porosified GaN layer (104?), iii) forming mesas in the stack, iv) covering the porosified GaN layer (104?) with a second electrode (301) or with an encapsulation layer (302), the second electrode (301) or the encapsulation layer (302) being in direct contact with the porosified GaN layer (104?). step ii) being carried out so that the optical index of the porosified GaN layer (104?) does not vary by more than 10% with respect to the optical index of the second electrode (301) and/or with respect to the optical index of the encapsulation layer (302).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
    Inventors: Stéphane ALTAZIN, Paolo DE MARTINO, Nicolas MICHIT, Carole PERNEL, Julia SIMON, François LEVY, Bernard AVENTURIER
  • Publication number: 20240213382
    Abstract: An optoelectronic system includes a photoelectric transducer to emit or receive optical waves and a waveguide to guide waves emitted by the transducer or to guide waves to the transducer, includes a stack successively including a porous first layer of first type doped semiconductor material, a second layer of first type doped semiconductor material doped and lightly doped, a zone including quantum wells, a third layer of semiconductor material doped according to a second doping type opposite to the first type, the photoelectric transducer including a first portion of the porous first layer, a first portion of the second layer, at least a first portion of the zone including the quantum well(s) and at least a first portion of the third layer; the waveguide including a second portion of the second layer adjacent to the first portion and disposed on a second portion of the porous first layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Patrick LE MAITRE, Fabian ROL, Julia SIMON, Nicolas MICHIT
  • Publication number: 20240184062
    Abstract: An optical system includes a substrate and, being formed on the substrate, a reflective structure including a first inner reflection face with a parabolic profile, a second inner planar reflection face and a third inner planar reflection face, a photoelectric transducer including an active region configured to emit light waves or configured to receive light waves and positioned in the reflective structure, at a part of the foci, the material of the reflective structure being chosen to be transparent to the light waves, a waveguide arranged so that its longitudinal axis is parallel to the optical axes and its proximal end is adjoining the reflective structure between the second and third reflection faces and at the active region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Nicolas MICHIT, Patrick LE MAITRE
  • Publication number: 20220003932
    Abstract: A ring resonator electro-optical device includes a first silicon nitride waveguide and a second annular silicon waveguide that comprises a first section running under a second section of the first waveguide. The second waveguide also includes an annular silicon strip having a cross-section increasing in the first section from a minimum cross-section located under the second section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick Le Maitre, Nicolas Michit
  • Patent number: 11199731
    Abstract: A device, includes: a ring waveguide; a diode comprising a junction extending at least partly in the ring waveguide; and a first circuit configured to supply a signal representative of a leakage current in the diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignees: STMICROELECTRONICS (CROLLES 2) SAS, COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Patrick Le Maitre, Nicolas Michit, Jean-Francois Carpentier, Benoit Charbonnier
  • Patent number: 11125946
    Abstract: A ring resonator electro-optical device includes a first silicon nitride waveguide and a second annular silicon waveguide that comprises a first section running under a second section of the first waveguide. The second waveguide also includes an annular silicon strip having a cross-section increasing in the first section from a minimum cross-section located under the second section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS (CROLLES 2) SAS
    Inventors: Patrick Le Maitre, Nicolas Michit
  • Patent number: 10914896
    Abstract: An elementary photonic interconnect switch is integrated into an optoelectronic chip and includes four simple photonic interconnect switches. Each simple photonic interconnect switch has two optical waveguides that cross and are linked by a ring resonator having one ring. A basic photonic interconnect switch, a complex photonic interconnect switch and/or a photonic interconnect network are integrated into an optoelectronic chip and including at least two elementary photonic interconnect switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
    Inventors: Nicolas Michit, Patrick Le Maitre
  • Publication number: 20210033894
    Abstract: A device, includes: a ring waveguide; a diode comprising a junction extending at least partly in the ring waveguide; and a first circuit configured to supply a signal representative of a leakage current in the diode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Patrick Le Maitre, Nicolas Michit, Jean-Francois Carpentier, Benoit Charbonnier
  • Patent number: 10871663
    Abstract: A device, includes: a ring waveguide; a diode comprising a junction extending at least partly in the ring waveguide; and a first circuit configured to supply a signal representative of a leakage current in the diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignees: STMICROELECTRONICS (CROLLES 2) SAS, COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ETAUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Patrick Le Maitre, Nicolas Michit, Jean-Francois Carpentier, Benoit Charbonnier
  • Patent number: 10830955
    Abstract: A photonic interconnect switch is formed by first and second linear optical waveguides that cross to form an intersection. First and second redirecting photonic ring resonators are coupled together in an intermediate optical coupling zone and are controllable with an electrical signal. The first ring resonator is coupled to the first optical waveguide in a first optical coupling zone. The second ring resonator is coupled to the second optical waveguide in a second optical coupling zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
    Inventors: Nicolas Michit, Patrick Le Maitre
  • Publication number: 20200200974
    Abstract: A ring resonator electro-optical device includes a first silicon nitride waveguide and a second annular silicon waveguide that comprises a first section running under a second section of the first waveguide. The second waveguide also includes an annular silicon strip having a cross-section increasing in the first section from a minimum cross-section located under the second section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Patrick Le Maitre, Nicolas Michit
  • Publication number: 20190339551
    Abstract: A device, includes: a ring waveguide; a diode comprising a junction extending at least partly in the ring waveguide; and a first circuit configured to supply a signal representative of a leakage current in the diode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Patrick Le Maitre, Nicolas Michit, Jean-Francois Carpentier, Benoit Charbonnier
  • Patent number: 10393965
    Abstract: A photonic interconnection elementary switch is integrated in an optoelectronic chip/The switch includes first and second linear optical waveguides which intersect to form a first intersection. Two first photonic redirect ring resonators are respectively coupled to the first and second optical waveguides. Two second photonic redirect ring resonators are respectively coupled to the first and second optical waveguides. A third linear optical waveguide is coupled to one of the first ring resonators and one of the second ring resonators. A fourth linear optical waveguide is coupled to another of the first resonators and to another of the second ring resonators. A base switch, complex switch, and photonic interconnection network integrated in an optoelectronic chip, include at least two of the photonic interconnection elementary switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
    Inventors: Nicolas Michit, Patrick Le Maitre
  • Publication number: 20190162906
    Abstract: An elementary photonic interconnect switch is integrated into an optoelectronic chip and includes four simple photonic interconnect switches. Each simple photonic interconnect switch has two optical waveguides that cross and are linked by a ring resonator having one ring. A basic photonic interconnect switch, a complex photonic interconnect switch and/or a photonic interconnect network are integrated into an optoelectronic chip and including at least two elementary photonic interconnect switches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
    Inventors: Nicolas MICHIT, Patrick LE MAITRE
  • Publication number: 20190101699
    Abstract: A photonic interconnection elementary switch is integrated in an optoelectronic chip/The switch includes first and second linear optical waveguides which intersect to form a first intersection. Two first photonic redirect ring resonators are respectively coupled to the first and second optical waveguides. Two second photonic redirect ring resonators are respectively coupled to the first and second optical waveguides. A third linear optical waveguide is coupled to one of the first ring resonators and one of the second ring resonators. A fourth linear optical waveguide is coupled to another of the first resonators and to another of the second ring resonators. A base switch, complex switch, and photonic interconnection network integrated in an optoelectronic chip, include at least two of the photonic interconnection elementary switches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
    Inventors: Nicolas MICHIT, Patrick LE MAITRE
  • Publication number: 20190079247
    Abstract: A photonic interconnect switch is formed by first and second linear optical waveguides that cross to form an intersection. First and second redirecting photonic ring resonators are coupled together in an intermediate optical coupling zone and are controllable with an electrical signal. The first ring resonator is coupled to the first optical waveguide in a first optical coupling zone. The second ring resonator is coupled to the second optical waveguide in a second optical coupling zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
    Inventors: Nicolas MICHIT, Patrick LE MAITRE