DE68907639D1 - Optischer wanderwellen-modulator. - Google Patents

Optischer wanderwellen-modulator.

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DE68907639D1
DE68907639D1 DE8989304354T DE68907639T DE68907639D1 DE 68907639 D1 DE68907639 D1 DE 68907639D1 DE 8989304354 T DE8989304354 T DE 8989304354T DE 68907639 T DE68907639 T DE 68907639T DE 68907639 D1 DE68907639 D1 DE 68907639D1
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optical waveguide
electric field
electrode
wavewave
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David George Cunningham
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BT&D Technologies Ltd
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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 
    • G02F1/03—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 ceramics or electro-optical crystals, e.g. exhibiting Pockels effect or Kerr effect
    • G02F1/035—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 ceramics or electro-optical crystals, e.g. exhibiting Pockels effect or Kerr effect in an optical waveguide structure
    • G02F1/0356—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 ceramics or electro-optical crystals, e.g. exhibiting Pockels effect or Kerr effect in an optical waveguide structure controlled by a high-frequency electromagnetic wave component in an electric waveguide structure
    • 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
    • G02F1/3134—Digital deflection, i.e. optical switching in an optical waveguide structure of directional coupler type controlled by a high-frequency electromagnetic wave component in an electric waveguide structure

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • Optical Integrated Circuits (AREA)
  • Spectrometry And Color Measurement (AREA)
  • Optical Modulation, Optical Deflection, Nonlinear Optics, Optical Demodulation, Optical Logic Elements (AREA)
  • Liquid Crystal (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
DE89304354T 1988-04-29 1989-04-28 Optischer Wanderwellen-Modulator. Expired - Fee Related DE68907639T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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GB888810285A GB8810285D0 (en) 1988-04-29 1988-04-29 Travelling wave optical modulator

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DE68907639D1 true DE68907639D1 (de) 1993-08-26
DE68907639T2 DE68907639T2 (de) 1994-02-10

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US (1) US5091981A (de)
EP (1) EP0340043B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH03504051A (de)
AT (1) ATE91804T1 (de)
CA (1) CA1309483C (de)
DE (1) DE68907639T2 (de)
GB (2) GB8810285D0 (de)
WO (1) WO1989010577A1 (de)

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GB2219411A (en) 1989-12-06
GB2219411B (en) 1992-06-10
ATE91804T1 (de) 1993-08-15
GB8810285D0 (en) 1988-06-02
EP0340043B1 (de) 1993-07-21
EP0340043A1 (de) 1989-11-02
US5091981A (en) 1992-02-25
DE68907639T2 (de) 1994-02-10
GB8909813D0 (en) 1989-06-14
WO1989010577A1 (en) 1989-11-02
JPH03504051A (ja) 1991-09-05
CA1309483C (en) 1992-10-27

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