Integrated microelectromechanical polymeric photonic switch

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PATENT NO 5367585
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08144165

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A microelectromechanical photonic switch includes first and second waveguides. Insulative cladding containing a gap and having a lower refractive index than the refractive indices of the first and second waveguides is situated between the first and second waveguides. One electrode comprising an at least partially transparent material is situated on the same side of the gap as the second waveguide. An additional electrode is provided either on the same side of the gap as the first waveguide or over a piezoelectric strip above a cladding layer on the second waveguide. At least one of the electrodes is capable of being advanced towards the other of the electrodes so as to cause one of the first and second waveguides to advance towards the other of the first and second waveguides.

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  • GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ghezzo, Mario Ballston Lake, NY 24 1085
Polla, Dennis L Raleigh, NC 22 2510
Saia, Richard J Schenectady, NY 28 1278
Yakymyshyn, Christopher P Raleigh, NC 24 560

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