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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Seung-hoon Han, Seoul, KR;
Yong-hwa Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Chang-gyun Shin, Anyang-si, KR;
Hong-seok Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/01 (2006.01); B82Y 20/00 (2011.01); G02B 5/00 (2006.01); G02F 1/19 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/01 (2013.01); B82Y 20/00 (2013.01); G02B 5/008 (2013.01); G02F 1/19 (2013.01); G02F 2203/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided are examples of light modulators and optical apparatuses that may include the light modulators. A light modulator may include a plasmonic nano-antenna and an element for changing plasmon resonance characteristics of the plasmonic nano-antenna. The plasmon resonance characteristics of the plasmonic nano-antenna may be changed due to a change in refractive index of the element, and thus light may be modulated.