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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2003
Applicants:
Ralph Spickermann, Redwood City, CA (US);
Steven R. Sakamoto, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ralph Spickermann, Redwood City, CA (US);
Steven R. Sakamoto, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corp., Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B006/26 ; G11C013/04 ; G02F003/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An all-optical, asynchronous binary storage cell implemented by optically induced total internal reflection cross-junction waveguide switches. The term 'all-optical' refers to directing of optical data signals as a result of optical control signal inputs without the need for conversion between optical and electrical domains. The binary cell is a building block for a programmable all-optical random access memory (AORAM) device. The AORAM device enables circuits and networks that require optical buffers.