Patent ID: 9323012
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: G02B

Claim Text:
1. A hybrid integrated optical device comprising: an optical bench having a first side and a second side generally opposite to the first side and a plurality of optical waveguides formed at the first side of the optical bench, the plurality of optical waveguides having a corresponding plurality of ends located on a facet of the optical bench; and an optical chip having a first side and a second side generally opposite to the first side and a plurality of optical waveguides formed at the first side of the optical chip, the plurality of optical waveguides having a corresponding plurality of ends located on a facet of the optical chip; wherein the optical chip is aligned and flip-chip bonded onto the optical bench with the first side of the optical chip facing the first side of the optical bench and the end of each of the plurality of optical waveguides of the optical chip faces the end of a corresponding one of the plurality of optical waveguides of the optical bench; wherein a distance between the ends of adjacent ones of the plurality of optical waveguides of the optical bench is different from a distance between the ends of adjacent ones of the plurality of optical waveguides of the optical chip by a predetermined amount.