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Optical communications modulator device

CA 1317364 C · Owner: Schubert, Erdmann Frederick · Inventors: Schubert, Erdmann Frederick

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Abstract, Electromagnetic radiation is modulated in response to an electrical signal which produces a variable electric field in a semiconductor .delta.-dopedstructure. A resulting device has a desirably broad wavelength range in which light intensity can be modulated, large contrast ratio between transparent and opaque states, small operating voltage and high-speed capability as desirable in optical communications applications.

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  • Granted May 4, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 4, 2010.
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FiledJune 7, 1989
GrantedMay 4, 1993
Term endedMay 4, 2010
Patent numberCA 1317364 C
Classification (IPC)G02F1/01 +1 more

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1990199319961999200220052008Application filedJune 7, 1989Patent grantedMay 4, 1993Term endedMay 4, 2010

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