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US 5,309,271 AGranted
Thin film multistable angular optical switch
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
InventorsPhillip R. Peterson, Athanasios Gavrielides
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Abstract
An intensity sensitive optical switch is described which comprises a nonlinear thin film Kerr material deposited on a conducting surface.
Claims7
An intensity sensitive optical switch comprising:
- (a) a conducting layer of preselected thickness in the range of 5000 to 6000 microns, said conducting layer comprising a material selected from the group consisting of gold, silver and aluminum;
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- (b) a layer of nonlinear Kerr material of preselected thickness disposed on said conducting surface.
An intensity sensitive optical switch comprising:
- (a) a conducting layer of preselected thickness;
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- (b) a layer of nonlinear Kerr material of preselected thickness in the range of 500 to 1500 microns disposed on said conducting surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.