CA1155678A - Optical attenuator providing controlled attenuation - Google Patents

Optical attenuator providing controlled attenuation

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CA1155678A
CA1155678A CA000364931A CA364931A CA1155678A CA 1155678 A CA1155678 A CA 1155678A CA 000364931 A CA000364931 A CA 000364931A CA 364931 A CA364931 A CA 364931A CA 1155678 A CA1155678 A CA 1155678A
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attenuator
attenuation
auxiliary
attenuator according
intensity
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French (fr)
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Luigi D'auria
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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
    • G02F1/01Devices 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 
    • G02F1/0121Operation of devices; Circuit arrangements, not otherwise provided for in this subclass

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Optical Communication System (AREA)
  • Liquid Crystal (AREA)
  • Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
  • Photometry And Measurement Of Optical Pulse Characteristics (AREA)
CA000364931A 1979-11-21 1980-11-18 Optical attenuator providing controlled attenuation Expired CA1155678A (en)

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FR7928693 1979-11-21
FR7928693A FR2470397A1 (fr) 1979-11-21 1979-11-21 Attenuateur optique a attenuation controlee

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CA1155678A true CA1155678A (en) 1983-10-25

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US (1) US4378490A (cg-RX-API-DMAC10.html)
EP (1) EP0029777A1 (cg-RX-API-DMAC10.html)
JP (1) JPS5687018A (cg-RX-API-DMAC10.html)
CA (1) CA1155678A (cg-RX-API-DMAC10.html)
FR (1) FR2470397A1 (cg-RX-API-DMAC10.html)

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FR2470397A1 (fr) 1981-05-29
US4378490A (en) 1983-03-29
EP0029777A1 (fr) 1981-06-03
FR2470397B1 (cg-RX-API-DMAC10.html) 1983-09-16
JPS5687018A (en) 1981-07-15

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