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Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016

Filed:

Mar. 28, 2012
Applicants:

Kerry Bernstein, Underhill, VT (US);

Kenneth J. Goodnow, Essex Junction, VT (US);

Clarence R. Ogilvie, Huntington, VT (US);

Charles S. Woodruff, Charlotte, VT (US);

Sebastian T. Ventrone, South Burlington, VT (US);

Inventors:

Kerry Bernstein, Underhill, VT (US);

Kenneth J. Goodnow, Essex Junction, VT (US);

Clarence R. Ogilvie, Huntington, VT (US);

Charles S. Woodruff, Charlotte, VT (US);

Sebastian T. Ventrone, South Burlington, VT (US);

Assignee:

GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC., Grand Cayman, KY;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/85 (2013.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/85 (2013.01); G02B 26/0816 (2013.01);
Abstract

A reactive metal optical security device for implementation in an optical network and/or system to provide a mechanism for disrupting the optical network and/or system. The security device includes a mirror comprising a reactive metal stack and configured to reflect an optical signal and receive an electrical signal. The security device further includes a semiconductor chip configured to send the electrical signal to the mirror.


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