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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2013
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03H 1/08 (2006.01); G02F 1/01 (2006.01); G02F 1/03 (2006.01); G02F 1/19 (2006.01); G02F 1/23 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/19 (2013.01); G02F 1/23 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plasmonic modulator and an optical apparatus including the same are provided. The plasmonic modulator includes a first metal layer, and a second metal layer facing the first metal layer. The plasmonic modulator further includes a refractive index varying layer disposed between the first and second metal layers and including a varying refractive index, and an insulating nitride layer disposed between the refractive index varying layer and the first metal layer.