Patent 11227960 was granted and assigned to GlobalFoundries on January, 2022 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
One illustrative optical device disclosed herein includes a base layer comprising a semiconductor material and a photodetector-coupler that comprises a detector-coupler element. The device also includes a first diode structure that is positioned in the detector-coupler element and a second diode structure that is positioned in the base layer, wherein the second diode structure is positioned vertically below at least a portion of detector-coupler element.