Patent ID: 11463173

Abstract:
An integrated transceiver chip comprising: a plurality of bidirectional ports; a plurality of grating couplers; a receiver having a first and a second input ports, the first input port being optically connected to a first grating coupler of the plurality of grating couplers, and the second input port being optically connected to a first bidirectional port of the plurality of bidirectional ports; and a transmitter having a first and a second input and a first and a second output ports, the first input port being optically connected to a second bidirectional port of the plurality of bidirectional ports and the second input port being optically connected to a second grating coupler, and the first output port being optically connected to a third bidirectional port of the plurality of bidirectional ports and the second output port being optically connected to a third grating coupler of the plurality of grating couplers.