US 7,330,299 B2
Optical amplifying arrangement using carbon nanotubes
Robert Joseph Crowley, Sudbury, Mass. (US)
Assigned to AMBIT Corp., Manchester, Mass. (US)
Filed on Aug. 24, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/509,839.
Application 11/509839 is a division of application No. 10/789390, filed on Feb. 27, 2004, granted, now 7,099,071.
Application 10/789390 is a division of application No. 10/646945, filed on Aug. 22, 2003, granted, now 7,205,021.
Application 10/646945 is a division of application No. 09/901309, filed on Jul. 09, 2001, granted, now 6,700,550.
Application 09/901309 is a division of application No. 09/523626, filed on Mar. 13, 2000, granted, now 6,258,401.
Application 09/523626 is a division of application No. 08/988801, filed on Dec. 11, 1997, granted, now 6,038,060.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/036085, filed on Jan. 16, 1997.
Prior Publication US 2007/0013993 A1, Jan. 18, 2007
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G02F 1/35 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 359—328  [359/326] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of amplifying a signal with a carbon nanotube device, comprising:
applying a first signal to said carbon nanotube device;
applying a second signal to said carbon nanotube device; and
outputting a sum or product of said first signal and said second signal from said carbon nanotube device.