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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2009
Applicants:
Aref Chowdhury, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Arthur Penn Ramirez, Summit, NJ (US);
Theo Max Siegrist, Livingston, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Aref Chowdhury, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Arthur Penn Ramirez, Summit, NJ (US);
Theo Max Siegrist, Livingston, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 (2006.01); H01P 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus has a waveguide that includes a multiferroic medium. A controller is configured to apply a mechanical strain or a control electric or magnetic field to the multiferroic medium. The multiferroic medium has a dielectric permittivity or magnetic permeability that is responsive to the strain or the control field.