Patent ID: 11880071
Assignee: CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 4:
5. The optical assembly of claim 1, wherein:
the first PLC member comprises a first thickness region proximate to the first input end face, the first PLC member comprises a second thickness region proximate to the first output end face that is reduced in thickness relative to the first thickness region of the first PLC member, and first waveguides of the plurality of first waveguides are elevated relative to the second thickness region of the first PLC member; and
the second PLC member comprises a first thickness region proximate to the second input end face, the second PLC member comprises a second thickness region proximate to the second output end face that is reduced in thickness relative to the first thickness region of the second PLC member, and second waveguides of the plurality of second waveguides are elevated relative to the second thickness region of the second PLC member.