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(12) United States Patent ao) Patent No.: Us 7,286,734 B2
Montgomery et al. (45) Date of Patent: *Oct. 23,2007
(54) OPTICAL MICRORESONATOR WITH
COUPLING ELEMENTS FOR CHANGING
LIGHT DIRECTION
(75) Inventors: Robert M. Montgomery, Indialantic, FL (US); Michael R. Lange, Melbourne, FL (US); Michael DeRoy,
Melbourne, FL (US)
(73) Assignee: Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 168 days.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
(21) Appl. No.: 11/114,283
(22) Filed: Apr. 26, 2005
(65) Prior Publication Data
US 2006/0239616 Al Oct. 26, 2006
(51) Int. CI.
G02B 6/26 (2006.01)
(52) U.S. CI 385/50; 385/15; 385/39
(58) Field of Classification Search 385/15,
385/39, 50
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* cited by examiner
Primary Examiner—Jennifer Doan
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, PA.
