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Apparatus and methods for optical switching using nanoscale optics

  • US 7,649,665 B2
  • Filed: 08/24/2006
  • Issued: 01/19/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A nano-optics apparatus for use as an optical switch comprising:

  • a metallic film having a top surface, a bottom surface and a plurality of cylindrical channels containing a dielectric material wherein the metallic film acts as an outer electrode; and

    an array of non-linear optical components penetrating the metallic film through the plurality of cylindrical channels wherein the array acts as an array of inner electrodes.

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