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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:
Jul. 11, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 11, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshifumi Hosoya, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuji Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuo Matsuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Nonaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385 21 ;
Abstract
An optical switch comprises a substrate, a first thin film layer formed on the substrate and including a first optical waveguide having a coupling portion and tapered portions therein, a clad layer formed on the thin film layer, a second thin film layer formed on the clad layer and including a second optical waveguide having a coupling portion and tapered portions, wherein a compound including a photochromic material is contained in the clad layer.