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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2000
Sean M. Koehl, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Dean A. Samara-Rubio, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An optical switch having regions to which conductors are coupled outside an optical path of the optical switch. In one embodiment, the disclosed optical switch includes a plurality of first polarity regions arranged along an optical waveguide disposed in a semiconductor substrate layer. A first polarity region signal line conductor is in contact with each one of the plurality of first polarity regions outside an optical path of the optical waveguide. A plurality of second polarity regions are arranged along the optical waveguide disposed in the semiconductor substrate layer. A second polarity region signal line conductor is in contact with each one of the plurality of second polarity regions outside the optical path of the optical waveguide.