ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,940, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Cisco Technology Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).
"Crossover structure for optical waveguides" was invented by Jean-Luc J. Tambasco (Macungie, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure describes a crossover structure for an optical circuit and a method of operating the optical circuit. The optical circuit includes a first layer, a second layer, a first waveguide positioned in the first layer, and a second waveguide positioned in the second layer. The second waveguide includes a first section, a second section, and a third section. When viewed along an axis normal to the first layer and ...