Grating modulator array
US6084626A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F2203/12
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A grating modulator array (40) is comprised of a plurality of modulator sites (41). Each modulator site (41) is comprised of a plurality of first poled regions (50) and a plurality of second poled regions (51) alternating with said first poled regions. A first electrode (48a) is attached to a first end of each of the modulator sites and a second electrode (48b) is attached to a second end of each of the modulator sites and each of the electrode pairs establishes a field in the poled regions of the modulator sites which causes a phase shift in polarized light incident on the modulator.
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