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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2010
James G. Ko, Vancouver, CA;
Meritt W. Reynolds, Burnaby, CA;
James G. Ko, Vancouver, CA;
Meritt W. Reynolds, Burnaby, CA;
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A total internal reflection (TIR) modulator includes a member comprising an electro-optic material; a plurality of first electrode sets; a plurality of second electrode sets; and a first set of electrical conductors, each electrical conductor in the first set of electrical conductors being coupled to one of the second electrode sets wherein the electrodes in each second electrode set are arranged in an interdigitated relationship with the electrodes in one of the first electrode sets; and each of the first electrode sets comprises a first electrode, the first electrodes being arranged in an interdigitated relationship with the electrical conductors in the first set of electrical conductors.