CA1248381A - Selection and application of highly nonlinear optical media - Google Patents

Selection and application of highly nonlinear optical media

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CA1248381A
CA1248381A CA000434816A CA434816A CA1248381A CA 1248381 A CA1248381 A CA 1248381A CA 000434816 A CA000434816 A CA 000434816A CA 434816 A CA434816 A CA 434816A CA 1248381 A CA1248381 A CA 1248381A
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superlattice
illuminating
region
light beam
light
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French (fr)
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Anis Husain
Saukwan Lo
Darryl L. Smith
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Honeywell Inc
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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
    • G02F3/00Optical logic elements; Optical bistable devices
    • G02F3/02Optical bistable devices
    • 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
    • G02F1/35Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/3511Self-focusing or self-trapping of light; Light-induced birefringence; Induced optical Kerr-effect
    • 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
    • G02F1/35Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/353Frequency conversion, i.e. wherein a light beam is generated with frequency components different from those of the incident light beams
    • G02F1/3536Four-wave interaction
    • G02F1/3538Four-wave interaction for optical phase conjugation

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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)
CA000434816A 1982-10-01 1983-08-17 Selection and application of highly nonlinear optical media Expired CA1248381A (en)

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US43216782A 1982-10-01 1982-10-01
US432,167 1982-10-01

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CA (1) CA1248381A (en, 2012)
DE (1) DE3335318A1 (en, 2012)

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EP0171192A1 (en) * 1984-07-11 1986-02-12 Hitachi, Ltd. Optical bistable device
JPH0719001B2 (ja) * 1984-12-06 1995-03-06 日本電気株式会社 半導体光スイツチ
SU1602406A3 (ru) * 1985-08-06 1990-10-23 Плесси Оверсиз Лимитед (Фирма) Оптическое резонансное устройство
JPH0711656B2 (ja) * 1986-02-17 1995-02-08 日本電気株式会社 光双安定素子
KR930004410B1 (ko) * 1986-06-17 1993-05-27 아메리칸 텔리폰 앤드 텔레그라프 캄파니 광 시스템
US4896931A (en) * 1988-08-18 1990-01-30 North American Philips Corp. Frequency doubling device
JP2513309B2 (ja) * 1989-04-13 1996-07-03 日本電気株式会社 半導体積層構造

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US4163238A (en) * 1978-06-09 1979-07-31 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army Infrared semiconductor device with superlattice region
US4208667A (en) * 1978-06-09 1980-06-17 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army Controlled absorption in heterojunction structures
JPS5795690A (en) * 1980-12-05 1982-06-14 Mitsubishi Electric Corp Integrated type photo bistable element

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