ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,461,400, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Agency for Science, Technology and Research (Singapore).

"Electro-optic modulator and method of forming the same" was invented by Shiyang Zhu (Singapore) and Qize Zhong (Singapore).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments may relate to an electro-optic modulator. The electro-optic modulator may include a waveguide configured to carry optical light along a longitudinal length of the waveguide. The electro-optic modulator may also include a first electrically conductive sub-wavelength grating on a first side of the waveguide, the first electrically conductive sub-wavelength grating includi...