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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2003
Girsh Blumberg, New Providence, NJ (US);
Brian S Dennis, Chatham, NJ (US);
Dmitro M. Egorov, Allston, MA (US);
Girsh Blumberg, New Providence, NJ (US);
Brian S Dennis, Chatham, NJ (US);
Dmitro M. Egorov, Allston, MA (US);
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for performing optical routing includes a metal layer having first and second sides, a regular array of structures positioned along the first side, and an input optical waveguide positioned to illuminate a portion of the first side. The illuminated portion of the side is adjacent to ones of the structures. The apparatus also includes a plurality of output optical waveguides positioned to receive light radiated from portions of the metal layer not illuminated by the input optical waveguide.