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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2016
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Seunghoon Han, Seoul, KR;
Muhammad Zulfiker Alam, Pasadena, CA (US);
Harry Atwater, Pasadena, CA (US);
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
An optical modulator includes a plurality of nanostructures, each nanostructure of the plurality of nanostructures having a refractive index that is variable; a first insulation layer having a refractive index that is less than the individual refractive indexes of the plurality of nanostructures and surrounding the plurality of nanostructures; and a refractive index changer configured to change the refractive indexes of the plurality of nanostructures.