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Method and optical switch for altering an electromagnetic energy wave in response to acceleration forces

  • US 6,661,566 B2
  • Filed: 09/20/2001
  • Issued: 12/09/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of altering an aspect of an electromagnetic energy wave in response to an acceleration force, said method comprising the step of interposing in a propagation path of said electromagnetic energy wave, a material that changes from a solid state to a liquid state in response to said acceleration force, and changes back to said solid state in absence of said acceleration force, the optical properties of said material in said liquid state being different than the optical properties in said solid state, such that said change from one of said states to the other said state results in altering said aspect of said electromagnetic energy wave.

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