Light driven, integrated optical device

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2005-10-18

2005-10-18

Kim, Ellen E. (Department: 2874)

Optical waveguides

With optical coupler

Switch

C385S145000, C385S005000, C385S037000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06956984

ABSTRACT:
A fully light-controllable integrated optical switch applicable in a slab geometry configuration includes a waveguide and an ad-medium in contact with the waveguide. The the ad-medium comprises a photochromic protein as a material of non-linear optical property, wherein switching of a light propagating in the waveguide is effected by a change of an optical property of the ad-medium caused by a light-induced transition of the photochromic protein from one defined molecular state to another.

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