| US 7,515,808 B2 | ||
| Thermally stabilized waveguides | ||
| Christopher Richard Doerr, Middletown, N.J. (US); and Ashok Maliakal, Westfield, N.J. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Murray Hill, N.J. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 01, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/757,098. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0298760 A1, Dec. 04, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G02B 6/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/10 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 385—141 [385/129; 385/130; 385/131; 385/142; 385/144] | 11 Claims |
| 1. An apparatus, comprising:
a planar optical waveguide having an optical core and optical cladding next to said optical core, said optical core or cladding
including a plurality of particles therein; and
wherein each particle has a nucleus and polymeric molecules permanently bonded to said nucleus to form a polymer shell, and
a plurality of nuclei are dispersed in said core or cladding, and said waveguide is configured to operate in the optical C-band.
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