GB1531883A - Thin film magneto-optical waveguide device - Google Patents

Thin film magneto-optical waveguide device

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GB1531883A
GB1531883A GB10962/76A GB1096276A GB1531883A GB 1531883 A GB1531883 A GB 1531883A GB 10962/76 A GB10962/76 A GB 10962/76A GB 1096276 A GB1096276 A GB 1096276A GB 1531883 A GB1531883 A GB 1531883A
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International Business Machines 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
    • 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
    • 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 
    • G02F1/09—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 magneto-optical elements, e.g. exhibiting Faraday effect
    • G02F1/095—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 magneto-optical elements, e.g. exhibiting Faraday effect in an optical waveguide structure

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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 Integrated Circuits (AREA)
GB10962/76A 1975-06-17 1976-03-18 Thin film magneto-optical waveguide device Expired GB1531883A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US05/587,569 US3990776A (en) 1975-06-17 1975-06-17 Magneto-optical digital light deflector

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GB1531883A true GB1531883A (en) 1978-11-08

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US (1) US3990776A (https=)
JP (1) JPS5914725B2 (https=)
DE (1) DE2607793A1 (https=)
FR (1) FR2315106A1 (https=)
GB (1) GB1531883A (https=)

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JPS522539A (en) 1977-01-10
FR2315106A1 (fr) 1977-01-14
DE2607793A1 (de) 1976-12-30
FR2315106B1 (https=) 1978-05-19
JPS5914725B2 (ja) 1984-04-05
US3990776A (en) 1976-11-09

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