Patents by Inventor Scott E. Irvine

Scott E. Irvine 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).

  • High-speed magneto-optic modulator
    Patent number: 7133579
    Abstract: A magneto-optic modulator and method are provided. An optical waveguide having a magneto-optic active medium is magnetized by a biasing magnetic field. The magnetization of the magneto-optic active medium is modulated thereby causing a variation in the Faraday effect on optical signals passing through the magneto-optic medium. The result is a polarization modulated optical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: The Governors of the University of Alberta
    Inventors: Abdulhakem Y. Elezzabi, Scott E. Irvine
  • High-speed magneto-optic modulator
    Publication number: 20040085614
    Abstract: A magneto-optic modulator and method are provided. An optical waveguide having a magneto-optic active medium is magnetized by a biasing magnetic field. The magnetization of the magneto-optic active medium is modulated thereby causing a variation in the Faraday effect on optical signals passing through the magneto-optic medium. The result is a polarization modulated optical signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Abdulhakem Y. Elezzabi, Scott E. Irvine