| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7368520 |
Crosslinked compositions comprising a poly(arylene ether) and a nonlinear optical chromophore, a |
May 6, 2008 |
| Crosslinked polymer blends comprising a poly(arylene ether) and a nonlinear optical chromophore. Also featured are electro-optic devices incorporating these blends. |
| 7345134 |
Crosslinked polymers with low loss and tunable refractive indices |
March 18, 2008 |
| A polymer that includes a constitutional unit contributed by (a) a first monomer comprising a halocatechol diacrylate, a halocatechol diacrylate, a haloresorcinol diacrylate, or a halohydroquinone diacrylate, and (b) a second monomer comprising a charge transporting moiety. |
| 7330631 |
Electro-optic polymer waveguide devices incorporating organically modified sol-gel clads |
February 12, 2008 |
| A method including poling an optical waveguide device including an optical waveguide core, an electrode, and an organically modified sol-gel layer. |
| 7262230 |
Process of preparing crosslinked, low loss polymers with tunable refractive indices |
August 28, 2007 |
| A process that includes (a) providing a mixture including i) a halocatechol diacrylate, a haloresorcinol diacrylate, or a halohydroquinone diacrylate component, ii) a charge transporting component having a radical polymerizable group, and iii) a radical initiator and b) initiating a |
| 7250712 |
Polymer sustained microelectrodes |
July 31, 2007 |
| In one aspect, a microelectrode comprising an upper surface, two walls, and a polymer core is described, wherein each of the two walls forms an angle with a lower surface, and the upper surface and each of the two walls comprises a metal thin film in contact with the polymer core. The |
| 7241394 |
Process of fabricating polymer sustained microelectrodes |
July 10, 2007 |
| A process for fabricating a microelectrode is described that includes: a) providing a substrate comprising at least one polymer micro-ridge, where the polymer micro-ridge comprises an upper surface and two walls, and the two walls form an angle with a lower surface; b) depositing a metal |
| 7231127 |
Waveguide devices with low loss clads and tunable refractive indices |
June 12, 2007 |
| Optical waveguide devices that include a polymer clad and a polymer core where the clad includes constitutional units contributed by (a) a monomer selected from the group consisting of a halocatechol diacrylate, a haloresorcinol diacrylate, and a haldhydroquinone diacrylate, and/or (b) |
| 7206490 |
Electro-optic polymer waveguide devices incorporating organically modified sol-gel clads |
April 17, 2007 |
| Electro-optic waveguide devices that comprise an electro-optic polymer core and a polymer buffer clad. The polymer buffer clad comprises an organically modified sol-gel and has a refractive index lower than the refractive index of the core. |
| 7206111 |
Sterically hindered PI-bridge nonlinear optical chromophores, processes including same, and devi |
April 17, 2007 |
| In various embodiments, chromophores are described that include novel electron acceptors, novel electron donors, and/or novel conjugated bridges that are useful in nonlinear optical applications. In some embodiments, the present invention provides chromophore architectures wherein a |
| 7197222 |
Waveguide interface |
March 27, 2007 |
| Apparatus and associated systems for transmission of signals within a wide bandwidth (e.g., from DC to 40 GHz and above) include a conduction path and ground structures in an arrangement to provide a smooth transition between propagation in a coplanar waveguide mode and propagation in a |
| 7196155 |
Process for preparing poly(arylene ethers) with pendant crosslinkable groups |
March 27, 2007 |
| A process comprising: a) reacting a diphenol monomer A with a monomer B having two locations for reaction with A to form arylene ether monomer C and b) reacting arylene ether monomer C with a diphenol monomer D to form a polymer, where monomer A is HX.sup.1-Q.sup.1-X.sup.1H; (II)monomer |
| 7161726 |
Linear optical modulators and method of linear optical modulation |
January 9, 2007 |
| A device that comprises: a) a first optical waveguide; b) a second optical waveguide; c) an optical coupling region including the first and second optical waveguides, the optical coupling region characterized as having at least one coupling length and comprising a first bias section, a |
| 7125949 |
Fluorinated sol-gel electro-optic materials, process for producing same, and devices therefrom |
October 24, 2006 |
| A process, comprising: a) reacting a an alkoxysilane, an (epoxy)alkoxysilane, and a fluorinated alkoxysilane to form a fluorinated sol-gel polymer; and b) reacting a nonlinear optical chromophore comprising a donor, a .pi.-bridge, an acceptor, and at least one alkoxysilyl group with |
| 7109355 |
Fluorinated .pi.-bridge second order nonlinear optical chromophores and electro-optic devices th |
September 19, 2006 |
| A nonlinear optical chromophore having the formula D-.pi.-A, wherein .pi. is a .pi. bridge including a thiophene ring having oxygen atoms bonded directly to the 3 and 4 positions of the thiophene ring, D is a donor, A is an acceptor, and the oxygen atoms are further substituted with a |
| 7101957 |
Crosslinked compositions comprising a poly(arylene ether) and a nonlinear optical chromophore, a |
September 5, 2006 |
| Crosslinked polymer blends comprising a poly(arylene ether) and a nonlinear optical chromophore. Also featured are electro-optic devices incorporating these blends. |
| 7087701 |
Poly(arylene ethers) with pendant crosslinkable groups, and devices incorporating same |
August 8, 2006 |
| A polymer comprising units having the formula (I) ##STR00001## wherein: Q.sup.1 comprises at least one aryl or heteroaryl group; Q.sup.2 comprises at least one aryl or heteroaryl group; X.sup.1 is O bonded directly to an aryl carbon of Q.sup.1; X.sup.2 is O bonded directly to an a |
| 7067593 |
Poly(arylene ethers) with pendant crosslinkable groups, and devices incorporating same |
June 27, 2006 |
| A polymer comprising units having the formula (I) ##STR00001## wherein: Q.sup.1 comprises at least one aryl or heteroaryl group; Q.sup.2 comprises at least one aryl or heteroaryl group; X.sup.1 is O bonded directly to an aryl carbon of Q.sup.1; X.sup.2 is O bonded directly to an a |
| 7064713 |
Multiple element patch antenna and electrical feed network |
June 20, 2006 |
| A feed network for coupling elements of a multi-element patch antenna to transmit or receive circuitry may include segments having dimensions that maximize the impedance of the feed network. Increasing the feed network impedance can simplify matching of the feed network to conventional |
| 7038004 |
Process for preparing poly(arylene ethers) with pendant crosslinkable groups |
May 2, 2006 |
| A process comprising: a) reacting a diphenol monomer A with a monomer B having two locations for reaction with A to form arylene ether monomer C and b) reacting arylene ether monomer C with a diphenol monomer D to form a polymer, where monomer A is HX.sup.1--Q.sup.1--X.sup.1H; (II) |
| 7019453 |
Polymers having pendant nonlinear optical chromophores and electro-optic devices therefrom |
March 28, 2006 |
| A nonlinear optical chromophore having the formula D-.pi.-A, wherein .pi. is a .pi. bridge including a thiophene ring having oxygen atoms bonded directly to the 3 and 4 positions of the thiophene ring, D is a donor, and A is an acceptor. |
| 7008556 |
Process for preparing crosslinked polymer blends that include a luminescent polymer |
March 7, 2006 |
| A process comprising a) providing a polymer blend comprising a luminescent polymer and a second polymer, where at least one of the polymers is crosslinkable, and b) crosslinking the crosslinkable polymer. |
| 7001678 |
Crosslinked polymer blends that include a luminescent polymer, and devices incorporating same |
February 21, 2006 |
| Crosslinked polymer blends that include a luminescent polymer. Also featured are devices incorporating these blends. |
| 6995884 |
Fluorinated crosslinked electro-optic materials and electro-optic devices therefrom |
February 7, 2006 |
| A nonlinear optical chromophore having the formula D-.pi.-A, wherein .pi. is a .pi. bridge including a thiophene ring having oxygen atoms bonded directly to the 3 and 4 positions of the thiophene ring, D is a donor, and A is an acceptor. |
| 6937811 |
Polymer waveguide devices incorporating electro-optically active polymer clads |
August 30, 2005 |
| An electro-optic waveguide device that includes (a) an electro-optic polymer core having a refractive index and (b) an electro-optic first polymer clad in proximity to the electro-optic polymer core. The electro-optic first polymer clad having a refractive index that is lower than th |
| 6902871 |
Method for manufacturing polymer microstructures and polymer waveguides |
June 7, 2005 |
| A microfabrication process for preparing articles in which a precursor article that includes (a) a substrate, (b) a first polymer layer overlying the substrate, (c) a second polymer layer overlying the first polymer layer, (d) a metal hardmask layer overlying the second polymer layer, an |
| 6895162 |
Multi-layer electro-optic polymer modulators with reduced optical coupling loss |
May 17, 2005 |
| An electro-optic waveguide device, comprising (a) a first polymer buffer clad having a refractive index of about 1.445 to about 1.505 and a thickness of about 2.2 .mu.m to about 3.2 .mu.m; (b) a first polymer clad having a refractive index of about 1.53 to about 1.61 and a thickness of |
| 6864375 |
Highly stable and efficient nonlinear optical chromophores for electro-optic polymers |
March 8, 2005 |
| In various embodiments, chromophores are described that include novel electron acceptors, novel electron donors, and/or novel conjugated bridges that are useful in nonlinear optical applications. In some embodiments, the present invention provides chromophore architectures wherein a |
| 6852563 |
Process of fabricating electro-optic polymer devices with polymer sustained microelectrodes |
February 8, 2005 |
| A process for fabricating an electro-optic device is decribed that includes: a) providing a substrate comprising at least two polymer micro-ridges, where each polymer micro-ridge comprises an upper surface and two walls, and the two walls form an angle with a lower surface; b) deposi |
| 6822384 |
Design and synthesis of advanced NLO materials for electro-optic applicators |
November 23, 2004 |
| In various embodiments, chromophores are described that include novel electron acceptors, novel electron donors, and/or novel conjugated bridges that are useful in nonlinear optical applications. In some embodiments, the present invention provides chromophore architectures wherein a |
| 6750603 |
Second order nonlinear optical chromophores and electro-optic devices therefrom |
June 15, 2004 |
| A nonlinear optical chromophore having the formula D-.pi.-A, wherein .pi. is a .pi. bridge including a thiophene ring having oxygen atoms bonded directly to the 3 and 4 positions of the thiophene ring, D is a donor, and A is an acceptor. |
| 6716995 |
Design and synthesis of advanced NLO materials for electro-optic applications |
April 6, 2004 |
| In various embodiments, chromophores are described that include novel electron acceptors, novel electron donors, and/or novel conjugated bridges that are useful in nonlinear optical applications. In some embodiments, the present invention provides chromophore architectures wherein a |
