CA1085949A - Wave guide optical modulators - Google Patents
Wave guide optical modulatorsInfo
- Publication number
- CA1085949A CA1085949A CA262,696A CA262696A CA1085949A CA 1085949 A CA1085949 A CA 1085949A CA 262696 A CA262696 A CA 262696A CA 1085949 A CA1085949 A CA 1085949A
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- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- film
- light
- wave guide
- cross
- propagated
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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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
- G02F1/01—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
- G02F1/0128—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 electro-mechanical, magneto-mechanical, elasto-optic effects
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Nonlinear Science (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
- Optical Integrated Circuits (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US621,312 | 1975-10-10 | ||
| US05/621,312 US4106848A (en) | 1975-10-10 | 1975-10-10 | Elastomer wave guide optical modulators |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA1085949A true CA1085949A (en) | 1980-09-16 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA262,696A Expired CA1085949A (en) | 1975-10-10 | 1976-10-05 | Wave guide optical modulators |
Country Status (7)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US4106848A (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JPS5247744A (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA1085949A (enExample) |
| DE (1) | DE2645354A1 (enExample) |
| FR (1) | FR2327563A1 (enExample) |
| GB (1) | GB1531900A (enExample) |
| NL (1) | NL7611158A (enExample) |
Families Citing this family (17)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4050027A (en) * | 1976-08-02 | 1977-09-20 | Xerox Corporation | Optical signal amplifier |
| US4294513A (en) * | 1979-09-11 | 1981-10-13 | Hydroacoustics Inc. | Optical sensor system |
| US4294507A (en) * | 1980-01-25 | 1981-10-13 | International Business Machines Corporation | Controllably deformed elastic waveguide elements |
| US4421387A (en) * | 1981-01-12 | 1983-12-20 | Xerox Corporation | Extended thin film light modulator/scanner |
| GB2155621B (en) * | 1984-03-06 | 1988-01-06 | Standard Telephones Cables Ltd | Optical fibre sensors |
| JPS61240207A (ja) * | 1985-04-17 | 1986-10-25 | Nec Corp | 光導波路 |
| JPS61275706A (ja) * | 1985-05-30 | 1986-12-05 | Sumitomo Electric Ind Ltd | 光導波路 |
| GB2236402A (en) * | 1989-09-08 | 1991-04-03 | Marconi Gec Ltd | Electro-optic waveguide device |
| US5107533A (en) * | 1991-01-28 | 1992-04-21 | Jaskie James E | Optical switch utilizing electrostatic deformation of an optically transparent elastomer |
| US6233378B1 (en) * | 2000-05-15 | 2001-05-15 | Nu-Wave Photonics Inc. | Optical switch utilizing two unidirectional waveguide couplers |
| US6433911B1 (en) * | 2000-05-19 | 2002-08-13 | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | Frustrated total internal reflection-based micro-opto-electro-mechanical modulator/demodulator |
| US6856461B2 (en) | 2001-06-08 | 2005-02-15 | Inphase Technologies, Inc. | Tunable optical filter |
| TW200413776A (en) * | 2002-11-05 | 2004-08-01 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd | Display element and display using the same |
| NO326468B1 (no) * | 2005-12-06 | 2008-12-08 | Ignis Display As | Modulator med innstillbart diffraksjonsgitter (TDG) med total intern refleksjon (TIR), fremgangsmate for fremstilling av en elastomer for anvedelse deri samt anvendelse av elastomeren. |
| WO2007142978A2 (en) * | 2006-06-01 | 2007-12-13 | Light Resonance Technologies, Llc | Light filter/modulator and array of filters/modulators |
| EP2416207A1 (de) | 2010-08-04 | 2012-02-08 | Bayer MaterialScience AG | Schaltbares optisches Modulationssystem |
| US20150132008A1 (en) * | 2013-11-11 | 2015-05-14 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | Via-less multi-layer integrated circuit with inter-layer interconnection |
Family Cites Families (9)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US3625589A (en) * | 1969-08-19 | 1971-12-07 | American Optical Corp | Apparatus for controlling the propagation characteristics of coherent light within an optical fiber |
| US3694055A (en) * | 1971-03-12 | 1972-09-26 | Bell Telephone Labor Inc | Thin film, biaxially birefringent nonlinear devices |
| US3822928A (en) * | 1971-08-02 | 1974-07-09 | Bell Telephone Labor Inc | Thin film light guide |
| US3804489A (en) * | 1972-12-06 | 1974-04-16 | Bell Telephone Labor Inc | Electro-optic thin-film diffraction loss modulator |
| US3838908A (en) * | 1973-02-22 | 1974-10-01 | Rca Corp | Guided light structures employing liquid crystal |
| US3856378A (en) * | 1973-02-28 | 1974-12-24 | Westinghouse Electric Corp | Method and means for modulating light propagating in an optical waveguide by bulk acoustic waves |
| US3871743A (en) * | 1973-06-04 | 1975-03-18 | Gte Laboratories Inc | Optical crosspoint switching matrix for an optical communications system |
| US3951513A (en) * | 1974-09-09 | 1976-04-20 | Masi James V | Semiconductor light modulating optical wave guide |
| US3953620A (en) * | 1974-12-06 | 1976-04-27 | Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated | Producing integrated optical circuits |
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1975
- 1975-10-10 US US05/621,312 patent/US4106848A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1976
- 1976-10-05 CA CA262,696A patent/CA1085949A/en not_active Expired
- 1976-10-06 GB GB41451/76A patent/GB1531900A/en not_active Expired
- 1976-10-06 JP JP51120247A patent/JPS5247744A/ja active Pending
- 1976-10-07 DE DE19762645354 patent/DE2645354A1/de not_active Withdrawn
- 1976-10-08 FR FR7630341A patent/FR2327563A1/fr active Granted
- 1976-10-08 NL NL7611158A patent/NL7611158A/xx not_active Application Discontinuation
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| JPS5247744A (en) | 1977-04-15 |
| FR2327563B1 (enExample) | 1982-06-11 |
| DE2645354A1 (de) | 1977-04-21 |
| FR2327563A1 (fr) | 1977-05-06 |
| US4106848A (en) | 1978-08-15 |
| NL7611158A (nl) | 1977-04-13 |
| GB1531900A (en) | 1978-11-08 |
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