Polyloaded optical waveguide device in combination with optical coupler, and method for making same

   
   

An integrated optical circuit comprising an optical waveguide and an evanescent coupler. The optical waveguide is located on a wafer. The optical waveguide is formed from an upper semiconductor layer of the wafer, a gate oxide layer deposited on the upper semiconductor layer, and a polysilicon layer deposited on the gate oxide layer. The evanescent coupling region is formed at least in part from a gap portion that optically couples light to the upper semiconductor layer of the optical waveguide using the evanescent coupling region. Light can be coupled from outside of the passive optical waveguide device via the evanescent coupling region into the optical waveguide. Alternatively, light can be coupled from the optical waveguide through the evanescent coupling region out of the passive optical waveguide device. The polysilicon layer projects a region of static effective mode index within the optical waveguide, wherein the region of static effective mode index has a different effective mode index than the optical waveguide outside of the region of static effective mode index. The value and position of the effective mode index within the region of static effective mode index remains substantially unchanged over time and applies a substantially unchanging optical function to light travelling through the region of static effective mode index within the optical waveguide over the lifetime of the passive optical waveguide device.

 
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