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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2002
Applicants:
Mahmood Toofan, Milpitas, CA (US);
Arianne L. Baker, Campbell, CA (US);
Henry K. Yun, Campbell, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mahmood Toofan, Milpitas, CA (US);
Arianne L. Baker, Campbell, CA (US);
Henry K. Yun, Campbell, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B006/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Thermal optical switch apparatus with enhanced thermal isolation includes a cladding region with first and second spaced apart waveguide cores buried therein to form first and second waveguides. A thermal insulation barrier filled with insulating material is formed in the cladding between the first and second waveguides to thermally isolate the waveguides. In one embodiment, the insulating material is an aerogel. Methods of operation are also described.