Configurable photonic device
US6961501B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F2202/32
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A photonic crystal, and a photonic device having such a photonic crystal, configured by changing its physical geometry in at least one region to alter light propagation and/or confinement. The configuring means may include electrostrictive, piezoelectric or magnetostrictive components of the photonic crystal, or an actuation device affixed to the photonic crystal.
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