DE68923776T2 - Nichtlineares Interferometer. - Google Patents

Nichtlineares Interferometer.

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DE68923776T2
DE68923776T2 DE68923776T DE68923776T DE68923776T2 DE 68923776 T2 DE68923776 T2 DE 68923776T2 DE 68923776 T DE68923776 T DE 68923776T DE 68923776 T DE68923776 T DE 68923776T DE 68923776 T2 DE68923776 T2 DE 68923776T2
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optical
intensity
port
optical signal
nonlinear interferometer
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DE68923776D1 (de
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Bimal Kumar Nayar
Keith James Blow
Nicholas John The Old Co Doran
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IPG Photonics Corp
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British Telecommunications PLC
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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 
    • G02F1/21—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  by interference
    • 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
    • G02F3/00—Optical logic elements; Optical bistable devices
    • 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
    • G02F1/35—Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/3515—All-optical modulation, gating, switching, e.g. control of a light beam by another light beam
    • G02F1/3517—All-optical modulation, gating, switching, e.g. control of a light beam by another light beam using an interferometer
    • G02F1/3519—All-optical modulation, gating, switching, e.g. control of a light beam by another light beam using an interferometer of Sagnac type, i.e. nonlinear optical loop mirror [NOLM]

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Optical Modulation, Optical Deflection, Nonlinear Optics, Optical Demodulation, Optical Logic Elements (AREA)
  • Instruments For Measurement Of Length By Optical Means (AREA)
  • Optical Fibers, Optical Fiber Cores, And Optical Fiber Bundles (AREA)
  • Glass Compositions (AREA)
  • Optical Communication System (AREA)
  • Crystals, And After-Treatments Of Crystals (AREA)
DE68923776T 1988-12-19 1989-12-19 Nichtlineares Interferometer. Expired - Lifetime DE68923776T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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GB888829546A GB8829546D0 (en) 1988-12-19 1988-12-19 Non-linear interferometer

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DE68923776D1 DE68923776D1 (de) 1995-09-14
DE68923776T2 true DE68923776T2 (de) 1995-12-14

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US (1) US5058986A (de)
EP (1) EP0375346B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2752204B2 (de)
KR (1) KR0151387B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE126362T1 (de)
AU (1) AU615363B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2005438C (de)
DE (1) DE68923776T2 (de)
DK (1) DK642989A (de)
GB (1) GB8829546D0 (de)
HK (1) HK142096A (de)

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CA2005438A1 (en) 1990-06-19
JPH02282227A (ja) 1990-11-19
GB8829546D0 (en) 1989-02-08
CA2005438C (en) 1995-09-12
EP0375346A1 (de) 1990-06-27
KR0151387B1 (ko) 1998-10-15
AU4670389A (en) 1990-06-21
DE68923776D1 (de) 1995-09-14
KR900010365A (ko) 1990-07-07
HK142096A (en) 1996-08-09
JP2752204B2 (ja) 1998-05-18
US5058986A (en) 1991-10-22
DK642989D0 (da) 1989-12-18
AU615363B2 (en) 1991-09-26
ATE126362T1 (de) 1995-08-15
DK642989A (da) 1990-06-20
EP0375346B1 (de) 1995-08-09

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Owner name: IPG PHOTONICS CORP., OXFORD, MASS., US