DE3061911D1 - Electrically driven opto-electrical switch and integrated optical circuit comprising such a switch - Google Patents

Electrically driven opto-electrical switch and integrated optical circuit comprising such a switch

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Publication number
DE3061911D1
DE3061911D1 DE8080401240T DE3061911T DE3061911D1 DE 3061911 D1 DE3061911 D1 DE 3061911D1 DE 8080401240 T DE8080401240 T DE 8080401240T DE 3061911 T DE3061911 T DE 3061911T DE 3061911 D1 DE3061911 D1 DE 3061911D1
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Prior art keywords
switch
electrically driven
integrated optical
optical circuit
opto
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Expired
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DE8080401240T
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English (en)
Inventor
Michel Papuchon
Claude Puech
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Thales SA
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Thomson CSF SA
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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)
  • Optical Modulation, Optical Deflection, Nonlinear Optics, Optical Demodulation, Optical Logic Elements (AREA)
DE8080401240T 1979-09-06 1980-08-29 Electrically driven opto-electrical switch and integrated optical circuit comprising such a switch Expired DE3061911D1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR7922297A FR2465243A1 (fr) 1979-09-06 1979-09-06 Commutateur electro-optique a commande electrique et circuit optique integre comprenant un tel commutateur

Publications (1)

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DE3061911D1 true DE3061911D1 (en) 1983-03-17

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DE8080401240T Expired DE3061911D1 (en) 1979-09-06 1980-08-29 Electrically driven opto-electrical switch and integrated optical circuit comprising such a switch

Country Status (6)

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US (1) US4391486A (de)
EP (1) EP0025386B1 (de)
JP (1) JPS5659218A (de)
CA (1) CA1175132A (de)
DE (1) DE3061911D1 (de)
FR (1) FR2465243A1 (de)

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JPS5993431A (ja) * 1982-11-19 1984-05-29 Fujitsu Ltd 光スイツチ
SE455969B (sv) * 1984-11-19 1988-08-22 Ericsson Telefon Ab L M Optisk riktkopplare
SE463740B (sv) * 1985-04-30 1991-01-14 Ericsson Telefon Ab L M Elektrooptisk modulator
NL8600782A (nl) * 1986-03-26 1987-10-16 Nederlanden Staat Elektro-optisch geinduceerde optische golfgeleider, en actieve inrichtingen waarvan zulk een golfgeleider deel uitmaakt.
FR2608783B1 (fr) * 1986-12-23 1989-04-14 Labo Electronique Physique Element de commutation optique entre deux guides de lumiere et matrice de commutation optique formee de ces elements de commutation
GB8705272D0 (en) * 1987-03-06 1987-04-08 British Telecomm Coupler
FR2615006B1 (fr) * 1987-05-04 1991-10-04 Thomson Csf Guide d'onde optique integre, son procede de fabrication, et son utilisation dans un modulateur electro-optique
US4917451A (en) * 1988-01-19 1990-04-17 E. I. Dupont De Nemours And Company Waveguide structure using potassium titanyl phosphate
US4904039A (en) * 1988-11-18 1990-02-27 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Air Force Electro-optic devices utilizing a sapphire substrate
US4932737A (en) * 1989-06-13 1990-06-12 Hoechst Celanese Corp. Polarization-insensitive linear waveguide electrooptic phase modulator
JPH0820653B2 (ja) * 1989-06-26 1996-03-04 沖電気工業株式会社 導波型光スイッチ
US4997245A (en) * 1990-01-04 1991-03-05 Smiths Industries Aerospace & Defense Systems Incorporated Polarization independent optical switches
JPH04110831A (ja) * 1990-08-31 1992-04-13 Nec Corp 光制御デバイス
FR2668615B1 (fr) * 1990-10-31 1992-12-11 France Etat Separateur de polarisations pour lumiere guidee.
US5594818A (en) * 1995-03-08 1997-01-14 Lucent Technologies Inc. Digital optical switch and modulator and a method for digital optical switching and modulation
DE19623888A1 (de) * 1996-06-05 1997-12-11 Hertz Inst Heinrich Digitaler optischer Schalter
FR2784185B1 (fr) 1998-10-06 2001-02-02 Thomson Csf Dispositif pour l'harmonisation entre une voie d'emission laser et une voie passive d'observation

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GB1455286A (en) * 1973-11-29 1976-11-10 Rca Corp Voltage induced optical waveguide means
US3995311A (en) * 1975-09-22 1976-11-30 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Optical logic elements
US4012113A (en) * 1975-12-17 1977-03-15 Herwig Werner Kogelnik Adjustable optical switch or modulator
JPS5936248B2 (ja) * 1977-11-07 1984-09-03 日本電信電話株式会社 光方向性結合器
FR2409518A1 (fr) * 1977-11-22 1979-06-15 Thomson Csf Gyrometre interferometrique a laser

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FR2465243A1 (fr) 1981-03-20
US4391486A (en) 1983-07-05
EP0025386A1 (de) 1981-03-18
CA1175132A (en) 1984-09-25
JPS5659218A (en) 1981-05-22
FR2465243B1 (de) 1981-09-11
EP0025386B1 (de) 1983-02-09

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