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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. 10, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 25, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Asher A. Friesem, Rehovot, IL;
Avner Zvi Sharon, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Assignee:
Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd., Rehovot, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/34 ; H01S 3/086 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/34 ; H01S 3/086 ;
Abstract
This invention discloses an electro-optically controlled optical element including a diffraction grating, and a planar waveguide associated with the diffraction grating, the diffraction grating and planar waveguide being configured to undergo resonance of at least one of transmitted or reflected light at a wavelength which is selectable by means of an electrical input.