Waveguide modulator and related modulation method
US7650049B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 9, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F2202/32
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A modulator including a waveguide propagating an electromagnetic wave of given wavelength (λ) with absorption. Means such as an electrical junction enable the residence time of the electromagnetic wave in the guide to be modified. A corresponding modulation method is also provided.
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