Optical waveguides – With optical coupler – Particular coupling structure
Reexamination Certificate
2008-03-17
2008-12-23
Connelly-Cushwa, M. R. (Department: 2874)
Optical waveguides
With optical coupler
Particular coupling structure
C385S014000, C385S037000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07469083
ABSTRACT:
An optical waveguide includes a propagating light waveguide, a coupler including a photonic crystal, and a surface plasmon waveguide, the propagating light waveguide, the coupler, and the surface plasmon waveguide being disposed in one plane along a waveguiding direction.
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Maruyama Miho
Tada Tsukasa
Todori Kenji
Yamada Kou
Yoshimura Reiko
Connelly-Cushwa M. R.
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Oblon & Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt P.C.
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