Integrated microwave-to-optical single-photon transducer with strain-induced electro-optic material
US9885888B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 8, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F2203/50
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Transducers and methods of making the same include a substrate having a cavity with a diameter that supports whispering gallery modes at a frequency of an input signal. A focusing structure in the cavity focuses the electric field of the input signal. A resonator directly under the focusing structure has a crystalline structure that generates an electro-optic effect when exposed to electrical fields. An electric field of the input signal modulates an output signal in the resonator via the electro-optic effect.
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