Optical waveguides – Having nonlinear property
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-01
2011-03-01
Bolda, Eric (Department: 3663)
Optical waveguides
Having nonlinear property
C359S300000, C359S333000, C359S338000, C385S125000, C385S129000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07899292
ABSTRACT:
A guiding nonlinearity cell. The novel nonlinearity cell includes a nonlinear medium and a waveguide adapted to guide input electromagnetic energy through the nonlinear medium. In an illustrative embodiment, the cell includes a thin layer of a liquid or solid nonlinear medium disposed between two parallel plates adapted to guide energy through the length of the medium by total internal reflection. The plates can be made from a material having a refractive index less than a refractive index of the medium to provide total internal reflection within the liquid, or they can be made from a material matching the refractive index of the medium such that outer walls of the plates provide total internal reflection, allowing energy to leak into the plates.
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Betin Alexander A.
Shkunov Vladimir V.
Bolda Eric
Christie Parker & Hale LLP
Raytheon Company
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