Electronic semiconductor control of light in optical waveguide
US6748125B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 17, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F2201/20
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and associated method for altering the propagation constant of a region of changable propagation constant in an optical waveguide. The method comprising positioning an electrode of a prescribed electrode shape proximate the waveguide. An altered region of changable propagation constant is projected into the waveguides that correspond, in shape, to the prescribed electrode shape by applying a voltage to the shaped electrode. The propagation constant of the region of changable propagation constant is controlled by varying the voltage.
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