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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sujit Handanhal Ramachandra, Columbus, OH (US);
Zhujun Yuan, Austin, TX (US);
Jonathan D. Austin, San Leandro, CA (US);
Prerak P. Shah, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/29 (2006.01); G02F 1/295 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/295 (2013.01); G02F 2201/302 (2013.01); G02F 2203/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a cladding layer and a plurality of waveguides. The cladding layer includes a central axis. The plurality of waveguides are disposed within the cladding layer and receive a light from a light source. The plurality of waveguides have refractive indices that are adjustable to change a mode of the light such that the mode of the light is steered towards the central axis.