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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2008
Applicant:
Jeffery J. Maki, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jeffery J. Maki, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Dynamic Method Enterprises Limited, Hong Kong, HK;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/12 (2006.01); G02B 6/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Optical switches are described herein. In one embodiment, an exemplary optical switch includes, but is not limited to, a first waveguide, a second waveguide across with the first waveguide in an angle to form an intersection, and a pair of electrodes placed within a proximity of the intersection to switch a light traveling from the first waveguide to the second waveguide, where the intersection includes a geometry that supports single and multimode propagation. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.