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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2017
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Jesse A. Frantz, Washington, DC (US);
Jason D. Myers, Alexandria, VA (US);
Christopher M. Spillmann, Annandale, VA (US);
Jawad Naciri, Arlington, VA (US);
Banahalli R. Ratna, Alexandria, VA (US);
Leslie Brandon Shaw, Woodbridge, VA (US);
Jasbinder S. Sanghera, Ashburn, VA (US);
Robel Y. Bekele, Washington, DC (US);
Jakub Kolacz, Alexandria, VA (US);
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A method for achieving alignment and optical switching of a liquid crystal (LC) layer that is deposited on chalcogenide glass (ChG). Direct brushing of ChG produces an effective LC alignment layer. Also disclosed is the related waveguide assembly for achieving alignment and optical switching of a liquid crystal (LC) layer deposited on chalcogenide glass (ChG).