Patent SG-11201806484W-A (SG)
Title: Device and arrangement for controlling an electromagnetic wave, methods of forming and operating the same
Inventor: KUZNETSOV ARSENIY
IPC: H01L45/00
Filed: 2017-01-26
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property , Organization M1111101110101011111 HO 11111 01110111011111111111111011 MEV III 11 International Bureau 0.. .... .. (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ..... ...r .....1 WO 2017/138886 Al 17 August 2017 (17.08.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every H01L 45/00 (2006.01) Gl1B 7/2433 (2013.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, (21) International Application Number: BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, PCT/SG2017/050039 DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (22) International Filing Date: HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, 26 January 2017 (26.01.2017) KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, (25) Filing Language: English NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, (26) Publication Language: English RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, (30) Priority Data: ZA, ZM, ZW. 10201600998W 11 February 2016 (11.02.2016) SG (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (71) Applicant: AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, AND RESEARCH [SG/SG]; 1 Fusionopolis Way, #20-10 GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, Connexis, Singapore 138632 (SG). TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, (72) Inventors: KUZNETSOV, Arseniy; c/o Data Storage In- DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, stitute, 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-01, Innovis, Singapore 138634 (SG). PANIAGUA DOMINGUEZ, Ramon Jose; LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, c/o Data Storage Institute, 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-01, In- GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). _ novis, Singapore 138634 (SG). (74) Agent: VIERING, JENTSCHURA & PARTNER LLP; Published: = P.O. Box 1088, Rochor Post Office, Rochor Road, Singa- — with international search report (Art. 2 1 (3)) = pore 911833 (SG). = — (54) Title: DEVICE AND ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE, METHODS OF FORM- = ING AND OPERATING THE SAME = FIG. 3 (57) : Various embodiments may provide a device for controlling an — electromagnetic wave according to various embodiments. The device may in- clude = a medium. The device may further include an array of elements in con- I I tact with the medium and may be configured to receive the electromagnetic = wave. Each element of the array of elements may include a phase change ma- = Array of elements terial configured to switch from, at least, a first state to a second state in re- sponse to an external input, thereby changing an optical property of the re- I spective element to control the electromagnetic wave. _ / = — 304a 304b —I I 304 in contact I I 1-1 I I GC substrate I I GC ? GC I 302 M l 1-1 N 300 1-1 0 ei O