GB1552696A - Optical waveguides - Google Patents

Optical waveguides

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Publication number
GB1552696A
GB1552696A GB2341876A GB2341876A GB1552696A GB 1552696 A GB1552696 A GB 1552696A GB 2341876 A GB2341876 A GB 2341876A GB 2341876 A GB2341876 A GB 2341876A GB 1552696 A GB1552696 A GB 1552696A
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Prior art keywords
optical waveguides
waveguides
optical
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Expired
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GB2341876A
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Siemens AG
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Siemens AG
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Publication of GB1552696A publication Critical patent/GB1552696A/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 
    • G02F1/13—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 liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
    • G02F1/1326—Liquid crystal optical waveguides or liquid crystal cells specially adapted for gating or modulating between optical waveguides
    • 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
    • G02F1/3132—Digital deflection, i.e. optical switching in an optical waveguide structure of directional coupler type

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • Optical Integrated Circuits (AREA)
GB2341876A 1975-06-09 1976-06-07 Optical waveguides Expired GB1552696A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE19752525678 DE2525678A1 (en) 1975-06-09 1975-06-09 OPTICAL WAVE GUIDE NETWORK

Publications (1)

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GB1552696A true GB1552696A (en) 1979-09-19

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JP (1) JPS51151561A (en)
DE (1) DE2525678A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2314513A1 (en)
GB (1) GB1552696A (en)

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2177810A (en) * 1985-06-26 1987-01-28 Gen Electric Plc Optical switch
GB2184560A (en) * 1985-12-18 1987-06-24 Gen Electric Co Plc Apparatus for deflecting a beam of light
GB2186990A (en) * 1985-12-24 1987-08-26 Herzl Laor Integrated optical switch

Families Citing this family (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3008029A1 (en) * 1980-03-03 1981-09-10 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Multiplexer or demultiplexer optical element - has core with zigzag guide path between blocks carrying light guides or photodiodes
JPS58120223A (en) * 1982-01-12 1983-07-18 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Thin film optical switch
US4618210A (en) * 1982-06-09 1986-10-21 Nec Corporation Optical switch of switched directional coupler type
FR2545947B1 (en) * 1983-05-10 1986-03-21 France Etat DIRECT ELECTRO-OPTICAL COUPLER WITH THREE ELECTRODES AND ALTERNATE PHASE
JPS6120931A (en) * 1984-07-10 1986-01-29 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Optical controller
WO1990001722A1 (en) * 1988-08-05 1990-02-22 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Light deflecting element

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2177810A (en) * 1985-06-26 1987-01-28 Gen Electric Plc Optical switch
GB2177810B (en) * 1985-06-26 1989-07-12 Gen Electric Plc Optical switch
GB2184560A (en) * 1985-12-18 1987-06-24 Gen Electric Co Plc Apparatus for deflecting a beam of light
GB2184560B (en) * 1985-12-18 1990-06-20 Gen Electric Plc Apparatus for deflecting a beam of light
GB2186990A (en) * 1985-12-24 1987-08-26 Herzl Laor Integrated optical switch
GB2186990B (en) * 1985-12-24 1990-03-21 Herzl Laor Integrated optic switch

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DE2525678A1 (en) 1976-12-30
FR2314513A1 (en) 1977-01-07
JPS51151561A (en) 1976-12-27

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