NANOWIRES AND NANORIBBONS AS SUBWAVELENGTH OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES AND THEIR USE AS COMPONENTS IN PHOTONIC CIRCUITS AND DEVICES - Patent 1747488

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EP 1 747 488 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	08.06.2006

(43)	Date of publication:
	31.01.2007 Bulletin 2007/05

(21)	Application number: 05761557.7

(22)	Date of filing: 13.05.2005

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G02B 6/12^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2005/017029

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2005/114282 (01.12.2005 Gazette 2005/48)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

13.05.2004 US 571416 P
12.01.2005 US 643612 P

(71)	Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
	Oakland, CA 94607 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	YANG, Peidong El Cerrito, CA 94520 (US) LAW, Mat Berkeley, CA 94705 (US) SIRBULY, Donald, J. Walnut Creek, CA 94598 (US) JOHNSON, Justin, C. Albany, CA 94706 (US) SAYKALLY, Richard Piedmont, CA 94618 (US)

(74)	Representative: Ebner von Eschenbach, Jennifer et al
	LADAS & PARRY LLP Dachauerstrasse 37 80335 München 80335 München (DE)

(54)	NANOWIRES AND NANORIBBONS AS SUBWAVELENGTH OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES AND THEIR USE AS COMPONENTS IN PHOTONIC CIRCUITS AND DEVICES