Optic switch
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsSuresh Ramalingam, Venkatesan Murali
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Abstract
An apparatus comprising a body having dimensions suitable for light transmission therethrough, the body comprising a core extending therethrough, a first portion of the core comprising an index of refraction different than a second portion of the core and a cladding disposed about the core. An optical electronic integrated circuit (OEIC) substrate comprising a plurality of waveguides and a light source emitter coupled to at least one of the plurality of waveguides. A method comprising providing optical signals to an optical electronic integrated circuit (OEIC) through a plurality of waveguides are arranged in a circuit of different paths; and selecting an optical path by the index of refraction of a portion of the core.
Claims19
An apparatus comprising:
- a body having dimensions suitable for light transmission therethrough, the body comprising a core extending therethrough, a first portion of the core comprising a material having an index of refraction different than a second portion of the core and a cladding disposed about the core, wherein the first portion has an index of refraction greater than 2.09.
An apparatus comprising:
- an optical electronic integrated circuit (OEIC) substrate comprising a plurality of waveguides, each waveguide comprising a core, a first portion of the core comprising a material having an index of refraction different than a second portion of the core, wherein the first portion has an index of refraction greater than 2.09;
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- a light source emitter coupled to at least one of the plurality of waveguides.
A method comprising:
- providing optical signals to an optical electronic integrated circuit (OEIC) through a plurality of waveguides arranged in a circuit of different paths;
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- selecting an optical path by modifying the index of refraction of a portion of a core of a waveguide, wherein the portion of the core comprises a material having an index of refraction greater than 2.09.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.