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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2005
Filed:
May. 10, 2002
Tony Mule′, Atlanta, GA (US);
Paul Kohl, Atlanta, GA (US);
James D. Meindl, Marietta, GA (US);
Agnes Padovani, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Thomas K. Gaylord, Atlanta, GA (US);
Elias N. Glytsis, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Sue Ann B. Allen, Atlanta, GA (US);
Tony Mule′, Atlanta, GA (US);
Paul Kohl, Atlanta, GA (US);
James D. Meindl, Marietta, GA (US);
Agnes Padovani, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Thomas K. Gaylord, Atlanta, GA (US);
Elias N. Glytsis, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Sue Ann B. Allen, Atlanta, GA (US);
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Waveguides and methods of fabrication thereof are presented. A representative waveguide includes a waveguide core and a cladding layer, where the cladding layer surrounds the waveguide core. The waveguide core and cladding can be made of a host material having a plurality of nano-pores, wherein the nano-pores include a sacrificial material, and the sacrificial material can be selectively decomposed in both the core and cladding layers to form a plurality of nano air-gaps.