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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1998
Andre Knoesen, Davis, CA (US);
Diego Yankelevich, Davis, CA (US);
Scott A Hamilton, Davis, CA (US);
Nicholas L Abbott, Davis, CA (US);
Richard A Hill, Campbell, CA (US);
Gary Bjorklund, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Optical Networks, Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A coplanar waveguide polymeric in-line fiber construct (CPW-PILF) formed on an optic half coupler substrate base or D-fiber wherein the surface is polished down through the cladding on the optical fiber so as to form an evanescent coupling region on the surface. Co-planar, spaced-apart electrodes are deposited on the surface with their gap aligned over the coupling region, and an electro-optic (EO) polymeric waveguide is deposited over the electrodes and between the electrode gap. Light transmitted thorough the optical fiber is evanescently coupled to said waveguide and modulated by a signal applied to the electrodes. Alternatively, the waveguide is deposited on the surface of the substrate and the electrodes are deposited over the waveguide.