US Patent Issued to LioniX International on May 13 for "Integrated-optics phase controller having improved electrode configuration" (Dutch, German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,298,609, issued on May 13, was assigned to LioniX International BV (Enschede, Netherlands).

"Integrated-optics phase controller having improved electrode configuration" was invented by Rene Gerrit Heideman (Oldenzaal, Netherlands), Arnoud Sebastiaan Everhardt (Enschede, Netherlands), Jorn Philipp Epping (Munster, Germany), Erik Schreuder (Rijssen, Netherlands) and Thi Lan Anh Tran (Enschede, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present Specification is directed to devices for controlling the phase of a light signal in a surface waveguide of a planar-lightwave circuit by controlling a stress in the waveguide material. Phase cont...