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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Yeon-sang Park, Seoul, KR;
Jin-eun Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Chang-won Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Un-jeong Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Young-geun Roh, Seoul, KR;
Jae-soong Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Sang-mo Cheon, Bucheon-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/12 (2006.01); G02B 5/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/122 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/008 (2013.01); G02B 6/1226 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
An optical modulator includes a dielectric layer and a metal layer arranged on the dielectric layer. In the optical modulator, a first light of a first frequency and a second light of a second frequency that are incident upon the metal layer exit from the metal layer at different refractive angles due to surface plasmon generation.