AU4864097A - Method for switching optical signals and a thermo-optical switch - Google Patents

Method for switching optical signals and a thermo-optical switch

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Publication number
AU4864097A
AU4864097A AU48640/97A AU4864097A AU4864097A AU 4864097 A AU4864097 A AU 4864097A AU 48640/97 A AU48640/97 A AU 48640/97A AU 4864097 A AU4864097 A AU 4864097A AU 4864097 A AU4864097 A AU 4864097A
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Prior art keywords
thermo
switching
optical
optical signals
optical switch
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Abandoned
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AU48640/97A
Inventor
Berend Hendriksen
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Akzo Nobel NV
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Akzo Nobel NV
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Priority claimed from NL1004169A external-priority patent/NL1004169C2/en
Application filed by Akzo Nobel NV filed Critical Akzo Nobel NV
Publication of AU4864097A publication Critical patent/AU4864097A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • G02F1/29—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 for the control of the position or the direction of light beams, i.e. deflection
    • G02F1/31—Digital deflection, i.e. optical switching
    • G02F1/313—Digital deflection, i.e. optical switching in an optical waveguide structure
    • G02F1/3137—Digital deflection, i.e. optical switching in an optical waveguide structure with intersecting or branching waveguides, e.g. X-switches and Y-junctions
    • 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
    • G02F1/01—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 for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/0147—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 for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on thermo-optic effects

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Modulation, Optical Deflection, Nonlinear Optics, Optical Demodulation, Optical Logic Elements (AREA)
AU48640/97A 1996-10-01 1997-09-30 Method for switching optical signals and a thermo-optical switch Abandoned AU4864097A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
NL1004169A NL1004169C2 (en) 1996-10-01 1996-10-01 Switching method for switching optical signal from input port of digital thermo-optical switch to at least one output port
NL1004169 1996-10-01
US3202696P 1996-11-25 1996-11-25
US60032026 1996-11-25
PCT/EP1997/005359 WO1998014826A1 (en) 1996-10-01 1997-09-30 Method for switching optical signals and a thermo-optical switch

Publications (1)

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AU4864097A true AU4864097A (en) 1998-04-24

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AU48640/97A Abandoned AU4864097A (en) 1996-10-01 1997-09-30 Method for switching optical signals and a thermo-optical switch

Country Status (4)

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JP (1) JP2001501324A (en)
AU (1) AU4864097A (en)
CA (1) CA2267387A1 (en)
WO (1) WO1998014826A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2347757B (en) * 1999-03-12 2001-02-28 Marconi Comm Ltd Optical switching arrangement
US6181456B1 (en) 1999-04-01 2001-01-30 Uniphase Telecommunications Products, Inc. Method and apparatus for stable control of electrooptic devices
US6351578B1 (en) 1999-08-06 2002-02-26 Gemfire Corporation Thermo-optic switch having fast rise-time
FI20021583A0 (en) 2002-09-04 2002-09-04 Valtion Teknillinen Method for controlling an optoelectronic component
JP4772390B2 (en) * 2005-06-14 2011-09-14 三菱電機株式会社 Variable dispersion compensator

Family Cites Families (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS59148031A (en) * 1983-02-14 1984-08-24 Omron Tateisi Electronics Co Optical switch
EP0642052A1 (en) * 1993-08-24 1995-03-08 Akzo Nobel N.V. Polymeric thermo-optical waveguide device

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WO1998014826A1 (en) 1998-04-09
CA2267387A1 (en) 1998-04-09
JP2001501324A (en) 2001-01-30

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