| US 7,468,237 B2 | ||
| Integrated optical circuits having drop-in locations for optical circuit elements | ||
| Brent E. Little, Glen Head, N.Y. (US); John V. Hryniewicz, Columbia, Md. (US); David M. Gill, Pasadena, Calif. (US); Roy Davidson, Glen Burnie, Md. (US); and Philippe P. Absil, Branie-L'alleud (Belgium) | ||
| Assigned to Infinera Corporation, Sunnyvale, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 05, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/850,622. | ||
| Application 11/850622 is a continuation of application No. 10/921645, filed on Aug. 19, 2004, granted, now 7,282,311. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0297715 A1, Dec. 27, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G03C 5/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/10 (2006.01); G02B 6/12 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 430—270.1 [385/14; 385/129; 385/130; 385/131; 385/132; 430/321] | 10 Claims |
| 1. An optical circuit, comprising:
a substrate;
a first optical circuit element formed on the substrate and having a perimeter, the first optical circuit element having a
drop-in location within the perimeter of the first optical circuit element; and
a second optical circuit element formed on the substrate at the drop-in location within the perimeter of the first optical
circuit element.
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