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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2019
Applicant:
The George Washington University, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Rubab Amin, Fairfax, VA (US);
Volker J. Sorger, Alexandria, VA (US);
Assignee:
The George Washington University, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/225 (2006.01); G02F 1/025 (2006.01); G02F 1/015 (2006.01); G02F 1/21 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/225 (2013.01); G02F 1/025 (2013.01); G02F 1/0157 (2021.01); G02F 1/212 (2021.01);
Abstract
A photonic waveguide assembly has a first arm comprising a first photonic waveguide transmitting a first light, an optical refractive index modulator positioned about said first photonic waveguide to modulate the phase or amplitude, or combination thereof of the first light traveling in the first photonic waveguide; a second arm comprising a second photonic waveguide transmitting a second light; and a passive contact that contacts at least a portion of the second photonic waveguide of said second arm.