JP2000501855A - 熱光スイッチ - Google Patents
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- 【特許請求の範囲】 1. 基板(S)上に層構造を有する熱光スイッチであって、 前記層構造は方向性カプラー導波路構造を導波層(W)に有し、さらに前記層 構造はカプラ構造の形式に適合した加熱電極(E)の構造を前記導波層(W)の 上側に有する、熱光スイッチにおいて、 それらの相互作用長(L)に亘って密に接近して延在する2つの導波路(WL 1及びWL2)は、共通のクロス部材(G)を介して接続された加熱電極(E) の少なくとも一対の薄層状に形成された電極アームによって少なくとも部分的に それらの幅だけ被覆されており、 前記電極アームはこれの下にある前記導波路(WL1及びWL2)に幾何学的 に類似した形状を有し、 前記一対の電極アームのうちの少なくとも1つの電極アームは電気的に制御可 能であることを特徴とする熱光スイッチ。 2. それらの相互作用長(L)に亘って密に接近して配置された2つの導波 路(WL1及びWL2)は相互に平行にガイドされていることを特徴とする請求 項1記載の熱光スイッチ。 3. 一対の薄層状に形成された電極アーム(E1及びE2)は共通のクロス 部材(G)を介して接続され ていることを特徴とする請求項1記載の熱光スイッチ。 4. 2つの電極アーム(E1及びE2)は電気的に制御され、選択的に前記 2つの電極アーム(E1及びE2)のうちの1つが一定のバイアス電圧を印加さ れることを特徴とする請求項3記載の熱光スイッチ。 5. 選択的にただ1つの電極アーム(E1又はE2)が制御されることを特 徴とする請求項3記載の熱光スイッチ。 6. 薄層状に形成された2つの対の電極アーム(E′1、E′2及びE″1 、E″2)が共通クロス部材(G)に対して対称的に配置されており、 さらに電極アーム対のそれぞれ1つの電極アーム(E′1又はE′2)は、他 の電極アーム対の点対称的に配置された電極アーム(E″2又はE″1)と同時 に電気的に制御されることを特徴とする請求項1記載の熱光スイッチ。 7. 共通のクロス部材(G′及びG″)は分割されており、さらに電気的及 び熱的に絶縁されていることを特徴とする請求項6記載の熱光スイッチ。 8. 電極アームは異なる幅を有することを特徴とする請求項1〜7までのう ちの1項記載の熱光スイッチ。 9. 電極アームは異なる厚さを有することを特徴とする請求項1〜8までの うちの1項記載の熱光スイッ チ。 10.電極アームは異なる材料から形成されることを特徴とする請求項1〜9ま でのうちの1項記載の熱光スイッチ。 11.電極アーム対の電極アームの内側エッジはその下にある2つの導波路(W L1及びWL2)の内側エッジを基準にして合同に配置されていることを特徴と する請求項1、3及び6のうちの1項記載の熱光スイッチ。 12.電極アーム対の電極アームはその下にある2つの導波路(WL1及びWL 2)に対してずらされて配置されていることを特徴とする請求項1、3及び6の うちの1項記載の熱光スイッチ。 13.導波路(WL1及びWL2)は異なる屈折率を有することを特徴とする請 求項1記載の熱光スイッチ。 14.導波路(WL1及びWL2)は異なる幅を有するように形成されているこ とを特徴とする請求項1記載の熱光スイッチ。 15.基板(S)の上には下部緩衝層(uP)が設けられ、この下部緩衝層(u P)の上にはポリマー導波路(WL1及びWL2)を含む導波層(W)が設けら れ、この導波層(W)の上には上部緩衝層(oP)が設けられ、この上部緩衝層 (oP)の上には加熱電極(E)が前記ポリマー導波路(WL1及びWL2)を 覆うように設けられていることを特徴とする請求項1記載の及び請求項1〜14 までのうちの少なくとも1項記載の熱光スイッチ。 16.下部緩衝層(uP)の屈折率は導波路(WL1及びWL2)の屈折率より もほんのわずか小さく、この屈折率の比はほぼ0.005であることを特徴とす る請求項15記載の熱光スイッチ。 17.下部緩衝層(uP)は2つの部分層(uP1及びuP2)から成り、 基板(S)に隣接する部分層(uP1)は導波路(WL1及びWL2)よりも はるかに小さい屈折率を有することを特徴とする請求項15記載の熱光スイッチ 。 18.導波路(WL1及びWL2)と上部緩衝層(oP)との屈折率の比はほぼ 0.2であることを特徴とする請求項15記載の熱光スイッチ。
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| JP (1) | JP2000501855A (ja) |
| AT (1) | ATE223072T1 (ja) |
| DE (2) | DE19549245C2 (ja) |
| WO (1) | WO1997022907A1 (ja) |
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