| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7454095 |
Integrated plasmon and dielectric waveguides |
November 18, 2008 |
| A metal waveguide is coupled to a dielectric waveguide to obtain transmission of light in a plasmon mode along an edge of the metal waveguide. Efficient, broadband light transmission is obtained, achieving a low insertion loss, using standard processing tools. An efficient integrated |
| 7424192 |
Frequency conversion with nonlinear optical polymers and high index contrast waveguides |
September 9, 2008 |
| Systems and methods for manipulating light with high index contrast waveguides clad with substances having that exhibit large nonlinear electro-optic constants .chi..sup.2 and .chi..sup.3. Waveguides fabricated on SOI wafers and clad with electro-optic polymers are described. Embodim |
| 7373058 |
Apparatus and method for detecting optical radiation |
May 13, 2008 |
| Methods and devices for low power optical detection and modulation in a slotted waveguide geometry filled with nonlinear electro-optic polymers are shown. Direct conversion of optical energy to electrical energy is enabled without external bias, via optical rectification, also enhancing |
| 7372013 |
Near field scanning microscope probe and method for fabricating same |
May 13, 2008 |
| A near-field scanning microscopy probe and a method for doing the same. A metal plasmon or dielectric waveguide is connected to a deformable material and coupled to a dielectric waveguide on a chip. The probe pops up out of the plane of the chip. The probe can be easily integrated with |
| 7339724 |
Bremsstrahlung laser ("blaser") |
March 4, 2008 |
| A light generating system that comprises a narrow evacuated slot defined between at least two high index contrast waveguide elements. The apparatus can be fabricated using a material such as a SOI wafer having an oxide layer thickness of the order of 1 micron and a top silicon layer |
| 7315679 |
Segmented waveguide structures |
January 1, 2008 |
| Various embodiment comprise silicon-on-insulator waveguide designs that simultaneously achieve both high optical confinement, low-loss, and provide for electrical connections. In certain embodiments, high index contrast waveguides comprise a central elongate waveguide portion and a s |
| 7289694 |
Coupled segmented waveguide structures |
October 30, 2007 |
| Segmented waveguides electrically coupled to a resonator and methods for electrically coupling waveguides to a resonator are disclosed. The resonator can be a split ring resonator. The disclosed structures can be useful to fabricate waveguide devices included, for example, in sensors |
| 7200308 |
Frequency conversion with nonlinear optical polymers and high index contrast waveguides |
April 3, 2007 |
| Systems and methods for manipulating light with high index contrast waveguides clad with substances having that exhibit large nonlinear electro-optic constants .chi..sup.2 and .chi..sup.3. Waveguides fabricated on SOI wafers and clad with electro-optic polymers are described. Embodim |
