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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2023
Applicant:
Commissariat À L'énergie Atomique ET Aux Énergies Alternatives, Paris, FR;
Inventors:
Antonio Clemente, Grenoble Cedex, FR;
Benoît Charbonnier, Grenoble Cedex, FR;
Cécilia Dupre, Grenoble Cedex, FR;
Bruno Reig, Grenoble Cedex, FR;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/29 (2006.01); H10N 70/00 (2023.01); H10N 70/20 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10N 70/257 (2023.02); G02F 1/293 (2013.01); H10N 70/231 (2023.02); H10N 70/823 (2023.02);
Abstract
A switch based on a phase change material including: a region in said phase change material that couples the first and second conductive electrodes of the switch; and a waveguide including a first end in line with a face of the region in said phase change material and a second end, opposed to the first end, designed to be illuminated by a laser source.