Patent ID: 11874502
Assignee: II-VI DELAWARE, INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 12:
13. A system integrating a fiber block and a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) chip, the system comprising:
a waveguide (WG) chip disposed between the fiber block and the PIC chip, the WG chip having a plurality of waveguides disposed between a top side and a bottom side of the WG chip and configured to transmit optical signals,
wherein each of the plurality of waveguides includes a first end exposed at a first light coupling surface adjacent to the fiber block at a first level between the top side and the bottom side of the WG chip and a second end exposed at a second light coupling surface adjacent the PIC chip at a second level between the top side and the bottom side of the WG chip, and
wherein the first level is different than the second level.