Patent 11803008 was granted and assigned to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company on October, 2023 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An optical device includes a waveguide configured to guide light, a taper integrated with the waveguide on a substrate configured for optical coupling, and an attenuator to degrade unwanted optical signal from the taper. The attenuator extends along one side of the taper, and includes one of a conductive structure, a doped structure and a refractive structure.