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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2022
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Sunil Kim, Osan-si, KR;
Junghyun Park, Seoul, KR;
Duhyun Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Byunggil Jeong, Anyang-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/01 (2006.01); G02F 1/015 (2006.01); H01S 5/00 (2006.01); H01S 5/183 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/015 (2013.01); H01S 5/0085 (2013.01); H01S 5/18375 (2013.01); G02F 2202/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is an optical modulator including a plurality of unit cells, an active layer including a plurality of refractive index changing areas that are separated from each other, each of the plurality of refractive index changing areas having a refractive index that changes based on an electrical signal applied thereto, a plurality of antenna patterns provided over the active layer, and a mirror layer provided under the active layer opposite to the plurality of antenna patterns.