US Patent Issued to Ayar Labs on May 27 for "Taper-based spot-size converter implementing intermediate optical mode converter" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,882, issued on May 27, was assigned to Ayar Labs Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).

"Taper-based spot-size converter implementing intermediate optical mode converter" was invented by Neil V. Sapra (Berkeley, Calif.), Dries Vercruysse (Millbrae, Calif.), Josep M. Fargas Cabanillas (Santa Clara, Calif.) and John M. Fini (Albany, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical coupling device includes an optical waveguide disposed on a substrate. An index of refraction of the optical waveguide is greater than an index of refraction of the substrate. The optical coupling device includes a cladding material disposed alongside and above the optical...