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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2020
Simin Feng, Oxnard, CA (US);
Kevin A. Boulais, La Plata, MD (US);
Walter D. Sessions, Marietta, GA (US);
Pearl Rayms-keller, Fredericksburg, VA (US);
Robert B. Nichols, Yorktown, VA (US);
William F. Smith, King George, VA (US);
Karen J. Long, Upper Marlboro, MD (US);
Michael S. Lowry, Fredericksburg, VA (US);
Simin Feng, Oxnard, CA (US);
Kevin A. Boulais, La Plata, MD (US);
Walter D. Sessions, Marietta, GA (US);
Pearl Rayms-Keller, Fredericksburg, VA (US);
Robert B. Nichols, Yorktown, VA (US);
William F. Smith, King George, VA (US);
Karen J. Long, Upper Marlboro, MD (US);
Michael S. Lowry, Fredericksburg, VA (US);
United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
An optically tunable metamaterial unit cell is provided for photonic switching. The cell is optically tunable and includes a dielectric substrate with upper and lower surfaces. The cell further includes arrays of metamaterial elements and a layer of photo-capacitive material. The arrays are disposed the upper surface of the dielectric substrate. The metamaterial is capable of reflecting electromagnetic radiation. The layer of photo-capacitive material overlaps the arrays of metamaterial elements. The photo-capacitive material is optically tunable.