Patent ID: 8873893
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: B82Y,G02B,H01L,H01S

Abstract:
1. A nano-wire optical block device for amplifying, modulating, and detecting an optical signal in a large-core hollow metallized waveguide comprising: a substrate; and a plurality of nano-wires coupled to the substrate to form the nano-wire optical block, wherein substantially each nano-wire is comprised of a p-doped region, an intrinsic region, and an n-doped region; wherein the nano-wire optical block is operable to be inserted into the large-core hollow metallized waveguide to provide at least one of amplifying, modulating, and detecting the optical signal wherein the large-core hollow metallized waveguide comprises a bore extending along an axial direction from a given end to another end of the large-core hollow metallized waveguide.