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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2021
Hyperlight Corporation, Cambridge, MA (US);
Prashanta Kharel, Cambridge, MA (US);
Mian Zhang, Cambridge, MA (US);
Christian Reimer, Wellesley, MA (US);
Kevin Luke, Cambridge, MA (US);
Lingyan He, Brookline, MA (US);
HyperLight Corporation, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
An optical device including a waveguide and an electrode is described. The waveguide includes at least one optical material having an electro-optic effect. The electrode includes a channel region and extensions protruding from the channel region. The extensions are closer to a portion of the waveguide than the channel region is. Each extension includes a connecting portion coupled to the channel region and a retrograde portion. The connecting portion is between the retrograde portion and the channel region. The retrograde portion and/or the channel region has a width of not more than one micrometer.