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Electro-optic ceramic material and device

US6890874B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 6, 2002
Grant dateMay 10, 2005
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Expiry dateAug 12, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/055
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides an electro-optic ceramic material including lead, magnesium, niobium and titanium having a propagation loss of less than about 3 dB/cm and a quadratic electro-optic coefficient of greater than about 2×10−16 m2/V2 at 20° C. at a wavelength of 1550 nm. The present invention also provides electro-optic devices including an electro-optic ceramic material including lead, magnesium, niobium and titanium having a propagation loss of less than about 3 dB/cm and a quadratic electro-optic coefficient of greater than about 2×10−16 m2/V2 at 20° C. at a wavelength of 1550 nm. The materials and devices of the present invention are useful in optical communications applications such as intensity and phase modulation, switching, and polarization control.

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