Patent ID: 7961996

Claim:
An optical waveguide device comprising: a plurality of mirrors, wherein at least one mirror comprises a first reflective end, and a second reflective end, wherein the first reflective end reflects and transmits light, wherein the second reflective end reflects and transmits light, wherein the plurality of mirrors comprises at least a first material having at least a first refractive index, and wherein the plurality of mirrors has an axis line; a first cladding comprising a second material having a second refractive index; a second cladding comprising a third material having a third refractive index, wherein the second cladding is formed above the first cladding; and a core comprising a fourth material, and a plurality of core part, wherein the core is formed within at least one of the first or second claddings, and wherein the fourth material has a fourth refractive index, wherein the plurality of core part has a plurality of core part ends, and wherein at least one of the plurality of core part ends is coupled to one of the reflective ends, wherein at least one of the plurality of core part ends is approximately parallel to one of the reflective ends, and wherein the fourth refractive index is greater than the second and third refractive indices.