Patent ID: 11921321
Assignee: CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A device comprising:
a deformable substrate,
a first waveguide with at least a portion of the first waveguide disposed in the deformable substrate;
a second waveguide with at least a portion of the second waveguide disposed in the deformable substrate;
wherein the first waveguide is spaced apart from the second waveguide in a first state in which the deformable substrate is not deformed and has a first volume or a first porosity;
wherein the first waveguide and the second waveguide are arranged to directly couple in a second state, responsive to deformation of the deformable substrate by an external force, to cause electromagnetic radiation to be transmitted from at least one of the first waveguide and the second waveguide to another of the first waveguide and the second waveguide, in which the deformable substrate is deformed and has a second volume or a second porosity; and
wherein the deformable substrate is a lattice, scaffold, or network.