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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Mehrdad Mir Shafiei, Montreal, CA;
Robert Brunner, Montreal, CA;
Stephane Lessard, Mirabel, CA;
Julie Dufort, Brossard, CA;
Assignee:
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/293 (2006.01); G02B 6/35 (2006.01); G02B 6/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/2934 (2013.01); G02B 6/12007 (2013.01); G02B 6/3502 (2013.01); G02B 6/3584 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a tunable microring resonator, comprising a primary waveguide having first and second ends, a plurality of secondary waveguides each having a different length and each having first and second ends and a Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) adjustable to optically couple at least a first end of the primary waveguide with a first respective end of a selected secondary waveguide thereby allowing light to circulate within the tunable microring resonator.