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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventors:
William A. Zortman, Corrales, NM (US);
Douglas Chandler Trotter, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Michael R. Watts, Hingham, MA (US);
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/035 (2006.01); G02F 1/025 (2006.01); H01L 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/025 (2013.01); H01L 21/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Photonic modulators, methods of forming photonic modulators and methods of modulating an input optical signal are provided. A photonic modulator includes a disk resonator having a central axis extending along a thickness direction of the disk resonator. The disk resonator includes a modulator portion and a heater portion. The modulator portion extends in an arc around the central axis. A PN junction of the modulator portion is substantially normal to the central axis.