DETAILED ACTION
1. The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
2. The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
A person shall be entitled to a patent unless –
(a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
3. Claims 1-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by KOCH (US 20110158278).
Regarding claim 1, KOCH discloses in figure 2, 4. and specification:
A system, comprising:
a Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) element (see, paragraph
[0005]), the VCSEL element including:
a first reflector region (see, 400, fig. 4, see also, paragraph [0019]);
a second reflector region (see, 406, fig. 4) opposite to the first reflector region; and
an active region (see, 404, fig. 4) between the first reflector region and second reflector region;
a dielectric waveguide (see, 204, fig. 2, see also, paragraph [0014], silicon waveguide) integrated with the first reflector region; and
a dielectric grating coupler (see, 206, fig. 2, see also, paragraph [0014], here, SIO grating coupler 206) formed on the dielectric waveguide for coupling an electromagnetic wave (see, 216, fig. 2) of the VCSEL element into the dielectric waveguide.
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Regarding claim 2, KOCH discloses in figure 2, 4. and specification the system of claim 1, wherein the first reflector region and the second reflector region each comprise a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) structure (see, paragraph [0019]).
Regarding claim 3, KOCH discloses in figure 2, 4. and specification the system of claim 1, wherein the active region includes a quantum- well configuration (see, paragraph [0019]).
Regarding claim 4, KOCH discloses in figure 2, 4. and specification the system of claim 1 further comprising a reflector (see, 212, fig. 2), the dielectric grating coupler disposed between the reflector and the first reflector region.
Regarding claim 5, KOCH discloses in figure 2, 4. and specification the system of claim 4, wherein the reflector includes a dielectric distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) structure (see, paragraph [0014]).
Regarding claim 6, KOCH discloses in figure 2, 4. and specification the system of claim 1, wherein the waveguide includes a dielectric core material and a dielectric cladding material (see, paragraph [0014]).
Regarding claim 7, KOCH discloses in figure 2, 4. and specification the system of claim 1, wherein the VCSEL element further includes a substrate (see, 200, fig. 2) the dielectric waveguide formed over a surface of the substrate (see, paragraph [0014]).
Regarding claims 8-14, device claims 8-14 are rejected for the reasons applied to device claim 1-7 since the limitations of device claims 8-14 are implemented by the limitations of device claims 1-7.
Regarding claims 15-20, method claims 15-20 are rejected for the reasons applied to device claim 8-14 since the limitations of method claims 15-20 are implemented by the limitations of device claims 8-14.
Conclusion
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/KINAM PARK/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2828