VERTICAL OPTICALLY EMITTING PHOTONIC DEVICES WITH ELECTRONIC STEERING CAPABILITY

摘要

An optical photonic device comprising a planar semiconductor substrate having a light-guiding layer thereon, a primary laser light source in said light- guiding layer and a vertical coupler optically coupled to the primary laser light source by waveguide portions of the light-guiding layer. The vertical coupler is configured to receive a light beam from the primary laser light source and redirect the light beam in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to a surface of the planar substrate.