ATE71744T1 - Nicht-lineare optische vorrichtung. - Google Patents

Nicht-lineare optische vorrichtung.

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Publication number
ATE71744T1
ATE71744T1 AT87309275T AT87309275T ATE71744T1 AT E71744 T1 ATE71744 T1 AT E71744T1 AT 87309275 T AT87309275 T AT 87309275T AT 87309275 T AT87309275 T AT 87309275T AT E71744 T1 ATE71744 T1 AT E71744T1
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Prior art keywords
optical
waveguides
coupler
input
output
Prior art date
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AT87309275T
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English (en)
Inventor
Nicholas John Doran
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British Telecomm
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Priority claimed from GB868625088A external-priority patent/GB8625088D0/en
Priority claimed from GB868625281A external-priority patent/GB8625281D0/en
Priority claimed from GB878717376A external-priority patent/GB8717376D0/en
Application filed by British Telecomm filed Critical British Telecomm
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of ATE71744T1 publication Critical patent/ATE71744T1/de

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/35—Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/3515—All-optical modulation, gating, switching, e.g. control of a light beam by another light beam
    • G02F1/3517—All-optical modulation, gating, switching, e.g. control of a light beam by another light beam using an interferometer
    • G02F1/3519—All-optical modulation, gating, switching, e.g. control of a light beam by another light beam using an interferometer of Sagnac type, i.e. nonlinear optical loop mirror [NOLM]
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F3/00—Optical logic elements; Optical bistable devices

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Optical Communication System (AREA)
  • Optical Integrated Circuits (AREA)
  • Glass Compositions (AREA)
  • Prostheses (AREA)
  • Materials For Medical Uses (AREA)
  • Optical Modulation, Optical Deflection, Nonlinear Optics, Optical Demodulation, Optical Logic Elements (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
  • Surgical Instruments (AREA)
AT87309275T 1986-10-20 1987-10-20 Nicht-lineare optische vorrichtung. ATE71744T1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB868625088A GB8625088D0 (en) 1986-10-20 1986-10-20 Optical device
GB868625281A GB8625281D0 (en) 1986-10-22 1986-10-22 Optical device
GB878717376A GB8717376D0 (en) 1987-07-22 1987-07-22 Optical device
EP87309275A EP0268384B1 (de) 1986-10-20 1987-10-20 Nicht-lineare optische Vorrichtung

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ATE71744T1 true ATE71744T1 (de) 1992-02-15

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AT87309274T ATE74216T1 (de) 1986-10-20 1987-10-20 Nicht-lineare, optische vorrichtung.
AT87309275T ATE71744T1 (de) 1986-10-20 1987-10-20 Nicht-lineare optische vorrichtung.

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US (2) US4962987A (de)
EP (2) EP0265233B1 (de)
JP (2) JPH0721602B2 (de)
AT (2) ATE74216T1 (de)
CA (2) CA1298112C (de)
DE (2) DE3776087D1 (de)
ES (2) ES2030068T3 (de)
GR (2) GR3003767T3 (de)
HK (1) HK128496A (de)
WO (2) WO1988002876A1 (de)

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WO1988002875A1 (en) 1988-04-21
EP0268384A1 (de) 1988-05-25
ES2030435T3 (es) 1992-11-01
DE3776087D1 (de) 1992-02-27
EP0268384B1 (de) 1992-01-15
GR3003767T3 (de) 1993-03-16
CA1298113C (en) 1992-03-31
ES2030068T3 (es) 1992-10-16
EP0265233B1 (de) 1992-03-25
GR3004631T3 (de) 1993-04-28
CA1298112C (en) 1992-03-31
HK128496A (en) 1996-07-26
JPH0774879B2 (ja) 1995-08-09
DE3777750D1 (de) 1992-04-30
JPH0721602B2 (ja) 1995-03-08
WO1988002876A1 (en) 1988-04-21
EP0265233A1 (de) 1988-04-27
JPH01501734A (ja) 1989-06-15
US4881788A (en) 1989-11-21
JPH01502612A (ja) 1989-09-07
ATE74216T1 (de) 1992-04-15
US4962987A (en) 1990-10-16

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