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Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 1996

Filed:

Mar. 27, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:

David A Roberts, Rochester, NY (US);

Assignee:

Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385-1 ; 385-2 ; 385 23 ;
Abstract

An optical waveguide modulator for modulating an optical beam is described. The modulator includes a substrate and a waveguide formed in or on the substrate. A plurality of conductive membranes which define an array each being effective in a first position to be spaced from the waveguide and located along the waveguide, and in a second position to be closer to or to engage the waveguide so that when in the second position, the optical absorption properties of the waveguide changes.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Roberts, David. (1996). Conductive membrane optical modulator (U.S. Patent No. 5506919). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5506919

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