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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2003
Anthony F. Garito, Radnor, PA (US);
Renyuan Gao, Wayne, PA (US);
Renfeng Gao, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Yu-ling Hsiao, Collegeville, PA (US);
Jingsong Zhu, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Anthony F. Garito, Radnor, PA (US);
Renyuan Gao, Wayne, PA (US);
Renfeng Gao, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Yu-Ling Hsiao, Collegeville, PA (US);
Jingsong Zhu, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Photon-X, LLC, Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
A microresonator is provided that incorporates a composite material comprising a polymer matrix and nanoparticles dispersed therein. The microresonator includes the composite material having a shape that is bounded at least in part by a reflecting surface. The shape of the microresonator allows a discrete electromagnetic frequency to set up a standing wave mode. Advantageously, the polymer matrix comprises at least one halogenated polymer and the dispersed nanoparticles comprise an outer coating layer, which may also comprise a halogenated polymer. Methods for making composite materials and microresonators are also provided. Applications include, for example, active and passive switches, add/drop filters, modulators, isolators, and integrated optical switch array circuits.