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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lute Maleki, Pasadena, CA (US);
Anthony F. J. Levi, South Pasadena, CA (US);
Steve Yao, Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Vladimir Ilchenko, La Canada, CA (US);
Assignee:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/03 ; G02F 1/07 ; G02F 1/035 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/03 ; G02F 1/07 ; G02F 1/035 ;
Abstract
Techniques and devices to modulate light by using a whispering gallery mode optical resonator exhibiting an electro-optic effect. An electrical signal is coupled into the optical resonator to change a dielectric constant of optical resonator and thus to modulate the optical output from the optical resonator.