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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventors:
William A. Zortman, Corrales, NM (US);
Anthony L. Lentine, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Alexander H. Hsia, 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);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
Photonic modulators and methods of modulating an input optical signal are provided. A photonic modulator includes at least one modulator section and differential drive circuitry. The at least one modulator section includes a P-type layer and an N-type layer forming a PN junction in the modulator section. The differential drive circuitry is electrically coupled to the P-type layer and the N-type layer of the at least one modulator section.