Addressable, semiconductor adaptable Bragg gratings (ASABG)

A Bragg grating device comprising:

• a semiconductive optical wave guide;
• a Bragg grating structure formed along a length of said optical wave guide;
• a first plurality of electrodes disposed on a first surface of said optical waveguide and communicating with select members at said Bragg grating structure;
• a second plurality of electrodes disposed on a second surface of said optical waveguide and communicating with said select members of said Bragg grating structure such that individual electrodes of said second plurality of electrodes are electrically coupled to individual electrodes of said first plurality of electrodes via said select members of said Bragg grating structure;
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• a plurality of electrical leads electrically coupled between said second plurality of electrodes and a power source such that a refractive index of discrete portions of said Bragg grating structure may be selectively varied.

An addressable, adaptable, semiconductive, Bragg grating device comprising:

• a semiconductive optical waveguide having a preselected length;
• a Bragg grating structure etched into said waveguide along said length;
• a first plurality of electrodes disposed on a first surface of said waveguide and being equidistantly spaced apart along said length so as to be electrically isolated from one another, individual electrodes of said first plurality of electrodes being discretely coupled to separate members of said Bragg grating structure;
• a second plurality of electrodes disposed on a second surface of said waveguide opposite said first plurality of electrodes, said second plurality of electrodes being equidistantly spaced apart along said length so as to be electrically isolated from one another, individual electrodes of said second plurality of electrodes being discretely coupled to said separate members of said Bragg grating structure so as to communicate with said individual electrodes of said first plurality of electrodes to thereby define a plurality of discrete Bragg grating portions of said Bragg grating structure;
• a plurality of electrical leads electrically coupled to said second plurality of electrodes;
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• a controller coupled between said plurality of electrical leads and a power source to vary a magnitude and distribution of current among said plurality of discrete Bragg grating portions.