Electro-optic reflection device with traveling-wave structure
Patent 6016198 Issued on January 18, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date: 
November 7, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
November 7, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesBroadband, low drive voltage, electrooptic, intergrated optical modulator Traveling-wave reflective electro-optic modulator Patent #: 5886807 InventorsApplicationNo. 966197 filed on 11/07/1997US Classes:356/477, Using fiber or waveguide interferometer385/2, Electro-optic385/3Phase modulation typeExaminersPrimary: Kim, Robert H.Assistant: Lee, Andrew H. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG01B 009/02AbstractA Mach-Zehnder interferometer has electrodes configured to act as a microe transmission line. The optical waveguide arms have a reflective coating on their distal ends so that light is reflected back through the arms. The microwave transmission line is open-ended in a vicinity of the reflective coating so that microwave energy is reflected at the open end. Thus, the interferometer supports a traveling wave in a reflective configuration, and the distance over which interaction takes place can be effectively doubled. | |
