DE69933180D1 - Optischer Inverter auf der Basis eines sättigbaren Absorbers - Google Patents

Optischer Inverter auf der Basis eines sättigbaren Absorbers

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DE69933180D1
DE69933180D1 DE69933180T DE69933180T DE69933180D1 DE 69933180 D1 DE69933180 D1 DE 69933180D1 DE 69933180 T DE69933180 T DE 69933180T DE 69933180 T DE69933180 T DE 69933180T DE 69933180 D1 DE69933180 D1 DE 69933180D1
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saturable absorber
inverter based
optical inverter
optical
saturable
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DE69933180T2 (de
Inventor
Richard A Fields
David L Rollins
Stephen R Perkins
Eric L Upton
Elizabeth T Kunkee
Lawrence J Lembo
Juan C Carillo Jr
Mark Kintis
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Northrop Grumman Corp
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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
    • 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
    • G02F1/01—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
    • 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
    • G02F1/212—Mach-Zehnder 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
    • 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
    • G02F1/3523—Non-linear absorption changing by light, e.g. bleaching

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Modulation, Optical Deflection, Nonlinear Optics, Optical Demodulation, Optical Logic Elements (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
DE69933180T 1998-08-11 1999-07-15 Optischer Inverter auf der Basis eines sättigbaren Absorbers Expired - Fee Related DE69933180T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US09/133,032 US6035079A (en) 1998-08-11 1998-08-11 Saturable absorber based optical inverter
US133032 1998-08-11

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DE69933180D1 true DE69933180D1 (de) 2006-10-26
DE69933180T2 DE69933180T2 (de) 2007-09-20

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US (1) US6035079A (de)
EP (1) EP0985954B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2000066255A (de)
DE (1) DE69933180T2 (de)

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EP0985954B1 (de) 2006-09-13
US6035079A (en) 2000-03-07
DE69933180T2 (de) 2007-09-20
EP0985954A1 (de) 2000-03-15
JP2000066255A (ja) 2000-03-03

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