GB1508480A - Optical devices - Google Patents

Optical devices

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Publication number
GB1508480A
GB1508480A GB26865/75A GB2686575A GB1508480A GB 1508480 A GB1508480 A GB 1508480A GB 26865/75 A GB26865/75 A GB 26865/75A GB 2686575 A GB2686575 A GB 2686575A GB 1508480 A GB1508480 A GB 1508480A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
light
modes
optical devices
optical
waveguide
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Expired
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GB26865/75A
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AT&T Inc
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Western Electric Co Inc
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Application filed by Western Electric Co Inc filed Critical Western Electric Co Inc
Publication of GB1508480A publication Critical patent/GB1508480A/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
    • G02F1/01—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
    • 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
    • G02F1/295—Analog deflection from or in an optical waveguide structure]

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • Optical Integrated Circuits (AREA)
GB26865/75A 1974-07-01 1975-06-25 Optical devices Expired GB1508480A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US485048A US3923373A (en) 1974-07-01 1974-07-01 Coupling to graded index waveguide

Publications (1)

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GB1508480A true GB1508480A (en) 1978-04-26

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Country Status (6)

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US (1) US3923373A (enExample)
JP (1) JPS5126052A (enExample)
CA (1) CA1029225A (enExample)
DE (1) DE2527939C2 (enExample)
FR (1) FR2277352A1 (enExample)
GB (1) GB1508480A (enExample)

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3138968A1 (de) * 1981-09-30 1983-04-14 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Optische steuervorrichtung zum steuern der in einem optischen wellenleiter gefuehrten strahlung, insbesondere optischer schalter
GB2170016A (en) * 1984-12-19 1986-07-23 Plessey Co Plc Electro-optic modulator

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US4025157A (en) * 1975-06-26 1977-05-24 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Gradient index miniature coupling lens
US4100313A (en) * 1975-10-28 1978-07-11 Rca Corporation Process for forming an optical waveguide
GB1572874A (en) * 1977-02-22 1980-08-06 Standard Telephones Cables Ltd Optical waveguides
US4179184A (en) * 1978-03-30 1979-12-18 Sperry Rand Corporation Electrooptical modulator
US4396246A (en) * 1980-10-02 1983-08-02 Xerox Corporation Integrated electro-optic wave guide modulator
US4571024A (en) * 1983-10-25 1986-02-18 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Air Force Wavelength selective demultiplexer tuner
US4887878A (en) * 1984-06-14 1989-12-19 Polaroid Corporation Optical modulation device
US4607909A (en) * 1984-06-14 1986-08-26 Polaroid Corporation Method for modulating a carrier wave
US4730171A (en) * 1986-04-28 1988-03-08 Northern Telecom Limited Optical signal modulators
DE3636091A1 (de) * 1986-10-23 1988-04-28 Philips Patentverwaltung Lichtwellenleiteranschluss an optische ic
US4791388A (en) * 1987-04-27 1988-12-13 Polaroid Corporation Channel waveguide modulator
US5018811A (en) * 1990-07-18 1991-05-28 Northrop Corporation Asymmetric optical waveguides for minimizing bending losses and techniques for fabricating same
US5153771A (en) * 1990-07-18 1992-10-06 Northrop Corporation Coherent light modulation and detector
US5909529A (en) * 1996-10-10 1999-06-01 Corning Incorporated Method of manufacturing planar gradient-index waveguide lenses
US7058245B2 (en) 2000-04-04 2006-06-06 Waveguide Solutions, Inc. Integrated optical circuits

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US3817730A (en) * 1969-12-29 1974-06-18 Nippon Electric Co Method of making optical lines in dielectric body
FR2152462B1 (enExample) * 1971-09-16 1974-09-06 Thomson Csf
US3795433A (en) * 1972-05-22 1974-03-05 Rca Corp Voltage induced optical waveguide means
US3837827A (en) * 1973-01-18 1974-09-24 Bell Telephone Labor Inc Method for producing optical waveguiding layers in solid transparent media

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3138968A1 (de) * 1981-09-30 1983-04-14 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Optische steuervorrichtung zum steuern der in einem optischen wellenleiter gefuehrten strahlung, insbesondere optischer schalter
GB2170016A (en) * 1984-12-19 1986-07-23 Plessey Co Plc Electro-optic modulator
EP0188889A3 (en) * 1984-12-19 1988-06-08 Plessey Overseas Limited Light modulator comprising an optical fibre

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
US3923373A (en) 1975-12-02
FR2277352A1 (fr) 1976-01-30
DE2527939A1 (de) 1976-01-22
CA1029225A (en) 1978-04-11
FR2277352B1 (enExample) 1979-01-05
JPS5126052A (enExample) 1976-03-03
DE2527939C2 (de) 1983-11-24

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Date Code Title Description
PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee