Waveguide devices and schemes for fabricating waveguide devices useful in applications requiring modulation, attenuation, polarization control, and switching of optical signals are provided. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a method of fabricating an integrated optical device...http://www.google.com/patents/US20040131303?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20040131303 - Embedded electrode integrated optical devices and methods of fabrication