DE2656740C2 - Optischer Schalter - Google Patents

Optischer Schalter

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Publication number
DE2656740C2
DE2656740C2 DE2656740A DE2656740A DE2656740C2 DE 2656740 C2 DE2656740 C2 DE 2656740C2 DE 2656740 A DE2656740 A DE 2656740A DE 2656740 A DE2656740 A DE 2656740A DE 2656740 C2 DE2656740 C2 DE 2656740C2
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coupling
switch
optical
switching
parallel
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Expired
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DE2656740A1 (de
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Herwig Werner Fair Haven N.J. Kogelnik
Ronald Vernon Matawan N.J. Schmidt
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AT&T Corp
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Western Electric Co Inc
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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
    • G02F1/3132—Digital deflection, i.e. optical switching in an optical waveguide structure of directional coupler type
    • 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
    • G02F2201/00—Constructional arrangements not provided for in groups G02F1/00 - G02F7/00
    • G02F2201/12—Constructional arrangements not provided for in groups G02F1/00 - G02F7/00 electrode
    • G02F2201/125—Constructional arrangements not provided for in groups G02F1/00 - G02F7/00 electrode delta-beta

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Integrated Circuits (AREA)
DE2656740A 1975-12-17 1976-12-15 Optischer Schalter Expired DE2656740C2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US05/641,649 US4012113A (en) 1975-12-17 1975-12-17 Adjustable optical switch or modulator

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DE2656740A1 DE2656740A1 (de) 1977-06-30
DE2656740C2 true DE2656740C2 (de) 1982-05-19

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US (1) US4012113A (enExample)
JP (1) JPS589405B2 (enExample)
BE (1) BE849385A (enExample)
CA (1) CA1059600A (enExample)
DE (1) DE2656740C2 (enExample)
FR (1) FR2335864A1 (enExample)
GB (1) GB1559187A (enExample)
IT (1) IT1065665B (enExample)
NL (1) NL190996C (enExample)

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GB1559187A (en) 1980-01-16
US4012113A (en) 1977-03-15
JPS5276049A (en) 1977-06-25
CA1059600A (en) 1979-07-31
NL7613968A (nl) 1977-06-21
FR2335864B1 (enExample) 1982-04-23
DE2656740A1 (de) 1977-06-30
NL190996B (nl) 1994-07-01
IT1065665B (it) 1985-03-04
JPS589405B2 (ja) 1983-02-21
FR2335864A1 (fr) 1977-07-15
NL190996C (nl) 1994-12-01
BE849385A (fr) 1977-04-01

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