US Patent Issued to Amr Helmy on Jan. 20 for "Apparatus to manipulate guided modes on a nanoscale using electro-optic effects" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,919, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Amr Helmy (Thornhill, Canada).

"Apparatus to manipulate guided modes on a nanoscale using electro-optic effects" was invented by Amr Helmy (Thornhill, Canada) and Brian Cline (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical apparatus and device for integrated opto-electronic platforms to manipulate and control guided modes using electro-optic effects in an electromagnetic waveguide. The electromagnetic waveguide comprises a first semiconductor layer, an electro-optical material layer, a metal layer adjacent to the electro-optical material layer, and a second semiconductor layer. The opt...