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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2008
Applicants:
Holger Schmidt, Capitola, CA (US);
Aaron Roe Hawkins, Provo, UT (US);
Inventors:
Holger Schmidt, Capitola, CA (US);
Aaron Roe Hawkins, Provo, UT (US);
Assignees:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/10 (2006.01); G01N 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical waveguide is provided comprising a non-solid core layer surrounded by a solid-state material, wherein light can be transmitted with low loss through the non-solid core layer. A vapor reservoir is in communication with the optical waveguide. One implementation of the invention employs a monolithically integrated vapor cell, e.g., an alkali vapor cell, using anti-resonant reflecting optical waveguides, or ARROW waveguides, on a substrate.