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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2018
Applicant:
The Government of the United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
Inventors:
Jake Fontana, Alexandria, VA (US);
Nicholas J. Greybush, Alexandria, VA (US);
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/00 (2006.01); G02F 1/29 (2006.01); G02F 1/19 (2019.01); H01S 3/067 (2006.01); G02F 1/01 (2006.01); G02F 1/00 (2006.01); G02F 1/17 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/292 (2013.01); G02F 1/0063 (2013.01); G02F 1/0115 (2013.01); G02F 1/0118 (2013.01); G02F 1/172 (2013.01); G02F 1/195 (2013.01); H01S 3/067 (2013.01); G02F 2201/02 (2013.01); G02F 2201/08 (2013.01); G02F 2201/122 (2013.01); G02F 2202/16 (2013.01); G02F 2202/36 (2013.01); G02F 2203/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Application of an electric field to nanorods can control their alignment, thus providing techniques for ultra-fast switching and optical modulators, for example those that might serve as display indicators.