DE69603573D1 - Optischer schalter - Google Patents

Optischer schalter

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DE69603573D1
DE69603573D1 DE69603573T DE69603573T DE69603573D1 DE 69603573 D1 DE69603573 D1 DE 69603573D1 DE 69603573 T DE69603573 T DE 69603573T DE 69603573 T DE69603573 T DE 69603573T DE 69603573 D1 DE69603573 D1 DE 69603573D1
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optical switch
switch
optical
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DE69603573T
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DE69603573T2 (de
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Robert Manning
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British Telecommunications PLC
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British Telecommunications PLC
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Priority claimed from GBGB9501025.2A external-priority patent/GB9501025D0/en
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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
    • G02F1/35—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
    • 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
    • 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
    • G02F2/00—Demodulating light; Transferring the modulation of modulated light; Frequency-changing of light
    • G02F2/004—Transferring the modulation of modulated light, i.e. transferring the information from one optical carrier of a first wavelength to a second optical carrier of a second wavelength, e.g. all-optical wavelength converter
    • G02F2/006—All-optical wavelength conversion
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04J—MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION
    • H04J14/00—Optical multiplex systems
    • H04J14/08—Time-division multiplex systems

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Communication System (AREA)
  • Optical Modulation, Optical Deflection, Nonlinear Optics, Optical Demodulation, Optical Logic Elements (AREA)
  • Optical Integrated Circuits (AREA)
  • Laser Surgery Devices (AREA)
  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
  • Push-Button Switches (AREA)
DE69603573T 1995-01-19 1996-01-16 Optischer schalter Expired - Lifetime DE69603573T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB9501025.2A GB9501025D0 (en) 1995-01-19 1995-01-19 Optical switch
EP95301366 1995-03-03
PCT/GB1996/000072 WO1996022562A1 (en) 1995-01-19 1996-01-16 Optical switch

Publications (2)

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DE69603573D1 true DE69603573D1 (de) 1999-09-09
DE69603573T2 DE69603573T2 (de) 2000-02-17

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DE69603573T Expired - Lifetime DE69603573T2 (de) 1995-01-19 1996-01-16 Optischer schalter

Country Status (8)

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US (1) US5999293A (de)
EP (1) EP0804751B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH10512685A (de)
KR (1) KR19980701609A (de)
CA (1) CA2210536C (de)
DE (1) DE69603573T2 (de)
NZ (1) NZ298459A (de)
WO (1) WO1996022562A1 (de)

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EP0804751B1 (de) 1999-08-04
CA2210536C (en) 2000-09-26
CA2210536A1 (en) 1996-07-25
JPH10512685A (ja) 1998-12-02
EP0804751A1 (de) 1997-11-05
NZ298459A (en) 1997-10-24
DE69603573T2 (de) 2000-02-17
AU4395296A (en) 1996-08-07
KR19980701609A (ko) 1998-06-25
MX9705468A (es) 1997-10-31
WO1996022562A1 (en) 1996-07-25
AU690797B2 (en) 1998-04-30
US5999293A (en) 1999-12-07

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