Patents by Inventor Alexander Muravsky

Alexander Muravsky has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Electrically tunable microresonators using photoaligned liquid crystals
    Patent number: 7783144
    Abstract: An electrooptically tunable waveguide-coupled microresonator. In one example embodiment, the switch includes a photoalignment layer that enhances control of liquid crystal alignment in the cladding near the coupling region of the microresonator and waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Vladimir G. Chigrinov, Linjie Zhou, Alexander A. Muravsky, Andrew Wing On Poon
  • Electrically Tunable Microresonators Using Photoaligned Liquid Crystals
    Publication number: 20070258677
    Abstract: An electrooptically tunable waveguide-coupled microresonator. In one example embodiment, the switch includes a photoalignment layer that enhances control of liquid crystal alignment in the cladding near the coupling region of the microresonator and waveguide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Applicant: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Vladimir Chigrinov, Linjie Zhou, Alexander Muravsky, Andrew Poon