US 12,228,770 B2
Lithography-free integrated photonic FPGA
Jaime Cardenas Gonzalez, Rochester, NY (US); Yi Zhang, Rochester, NY (US); and Marissa Granados-Baez, Rochester, NY (US)
Assigned to University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (US)
Filed by University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (US)
Filed on Mar. 27, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/618,131.
Application 18/618,131 is a continuation of application No. 17/894,417, filed on Aug. 24, 2022, granted, now 11,966,084.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/260,544, filed on Aug. 25, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0231007 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. G02B 6/35 (2006.01); G02F 1/313 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/3546 (2013.01) [G02F 1/313 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tunable waveguide element comprising:
a waveguide core;
a waveguide cladding;
a high k dielectric layer between the waveguide core and the waveguide cladding; and
an electrode disposed between the high k dielectric layer and the waveguide core.