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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Albrecht Mozer, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Assignee:
Alcatel N.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385 14 ;
Abstract
Optical components made of inorganic crystals, e.g. lithium niobate, have the drawback that they cannot be integrated on a semiconductor substrate. In addition to linear optical characteristics, polymer plastics also have strong, non-linear characteristics. According to the invention, these plastics are integrated on a semiconductor substrate and serve as polarizers, modulators, optical switches, etc. Additionally, they require less space than prior art crystals.