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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Reza Paiam, Ottawa, CA;
Assignee:
JDS Uniphase Inc., Ottawa, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 ;
Abstract
An optical waveguide device has a hybrid core and a cladding. A first waveguide having a glass core is coupled to a polymer waveguide disposed adjacent and parallel to the first waveguide such that the respective cores are contiguous in a coupling region. The polymer is a thermo-optically active polymer. A heater is provided over the coupling region and the refractive index of the polymer is varied by applying heat to the region. By application of sufficient heat, the refractive index of the polymer can be changed to approach the refractive index of the cladding whereby the device acts as a simple glass waveguide. In the absence of heat, the device acts as a MMI coupler.