Patent ID: 11876350
Assignee: II-VI DELAWARE, INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 13:
14. The method of claim 1, wherein forming the first portion of the optical layer comprises:
forming first cladding on the first DBR, the first cladding having a first refractive index; and
forming second cladding on the first cladding, the second cladding having a second refractive index greater than the first refractive index,
wherein forming the plurality of dimensioned features on the surface of the first portion of the optical layer comprises forming the plurality of dimensioned features on the second cladding,
wherein forming the second portion of the optical layer comprises forming third cladding on the second cladding and filling the plurality of dimensioned features, and
wherein the third cladding has a third refractive index comparable to the first refractive index.