CA1057840A - Electro-optical switch and modulator - Google Patents

Electro-optical switch and modulator

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Publication number
CA1057840A
CA1057840A CA251,442A CA251442A CA1057840A CA 1057840 A CA1057840 A CA 1057840A CA 251442 A CA251442 A CA 251442A CA 1057840 A CA1057840 A CA 1057840A
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waveguides
substrate
electro
switch
optical
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French (fr)
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Michel Papuchon
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Thales SA
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Thomson CSF SA
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02FOPTICAL 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
    • G02F1/00Devices 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
    • G02F1/29Devices 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
    • G02F1/31Digital deflection, i.e. optical switching
    • G02F1/313Digital deflection, i.e. optical switching in an optical waveguide structure
    • G02F1/3132Digital deflection, i.e. optical switching in an optical waveguide structure of directional coupler type

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Integrated Circuits (AREA)
  • Optical Communication System (AREA)
CA251,442A 1975-04-30 1976-04-29 Electro-optical switch and modulator Expired CA1057840A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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FR7513618A FR2309890A1 (fr) 1975-04-30 1975-04-30 Commutateur electro-optique et modulateur utilisant ce commutateur

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CA1057840A true CA1057840A (en) 1979-07-03

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JP (1) JPS5987B2 (enExample)
CA (1) CA1057840A (enExample)
DE (1) DE2619327C2 (enExample)
FR (1) FR2309890A1 (enExample)
GB (1) GB1551777A (enExample)

Families Citing this family (11)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2379086A1 (fr) * 1977-01-31 1978-08-25 Thomson Csf Dispositif optique de transmission guidee a commande electrique
FR2399736A1 (fr) * 1977-08-05 1979-03-02 Thomson Csf Procede de fabrication d'une structure electro-optique comportant une electrode integree et composant optoelectronique utilisant ladite structure
FR2527026B1 (fr) * 1982-05-14 1985-09-06 Thomson Csf Dispositif de liaison conversationnelle de type bus a fibres optiques unimodales
FR2533714A1 (fr) * 1982-09-28 1984-03-30 Thomson Csf Dispositif coupleur optique integre non lineaire et oscillateur parametrique comprenant un tel dispositif
FR2555769B1 (fr) * 1982-12-23 1986-03-21 Thomson Csf Dispositif optique convertisseur de frequence et gyrometre comprenant un tel dispositif
JPS6276585A (ja) * 1985-09-28 1987-04-08 Sharp Corp 半導体レ−ザ素子
JPS6285219A (ja) * 1985-10-03 1987-04-18 Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd 光シヤツタアレイ
JPS6396626A (ja) * 1986-10-14 1988-04-27 Nec Corp 導波型光制御素子
JPH029689U (enExample) * 1988-06-28 1990-01-22
JP2686560B2 (ja) * 1989-11-29 1997-12-08 光計測技術開発 株式会社 光変調素子
JPH0373918A (ja) * 1989-08-15 1991-03-28 Hikari Keisoku Gijutsu Kaihatsu Kk 光変調素子

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GB1301553A (enExample) * 1970-07-14 1972-12-29

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FR2309890A1 (fr) 1976-11-26
JPS5987B2 (ja) 1984-01-05
DE2619327A1 (de) 1976-11-11
GB1551777A (en) 1979-08-30
DE2619327C2 (de) 1985-03-28
JPS51134643A (en) 1976-11-22
FR2309890B1 (enExample) 1978-10-27

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