GB2185589B - Optical switching arrangement - Google Patents

Optical switching arrangement

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GB2185589B
GB2185589B GB8630282A GB8630282A GB2185589B GB 2185589 B GB2185589 B GB 2185589B GB 8630282 A GB8630282 A GB 8630282A GB 8630282 A GB8630282 A GB 8630282A GB 2185589 B GB2185589 B GB 2185589B
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optical switching
switching arrangement
arrangement
optical
switching
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GB8630282A
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GB8630282D0 (en
GB2185589A (en
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Neil Collings
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STC PLC
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STC PLC
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B82—NANOTECHNOLOGY
    • B82Y—SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES
    • B82Y20/00—Nanooptics, e.g. quantum optics or photonic crystals
    • 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 
    • G02F1/015—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 semiconductor elements having potential barriers, e.g. having a PN or PIN junction
    • G02F1/017—Structures with periodic or quasi periodic potential variation, e.g. superlattices, quantum wells
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03H—HOLOGRAPHIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS
    • G03H1/00—Holographic processes or apparatus using light, infrared or ultraviolet waves for obtaining holograms or for obtaining an image from them; Details peculiar thereto
    • G03H1/04—Processes or apparatus for producing holograms

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Nanotechnology (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • Use Of Switch Circuits For Exchanges And Methods Of Control Of Multiplex Exchanges (AREA)
  • Optical Integrated Circuits (AREA)
  • Optical Communication System (AREA)
GB8630282A 1986-01-16 1986-12-18 Optical switching arrangement Expired GB2185589B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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GB8600970 1986-01-16

Publications (3)

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GB8630282D0 GB8630282D0 (en) 1987-01-28
GB2185589A GB2185589A (en) 1987-07-22
GB2185589B true GB2185589B (en) 1989-11-01

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GB8630282A Expired GB2185589B (en) 1986-01-16 1986-12-18 Optical switching arrangement

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Families Citing this family (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2403022C (en) * 2003-06-19 2008-10-30 Polatis Ltd Flexible increase to optical switch capacity

Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1422864A (en) * 1972-02-09 1976-01-28 Philips Electronic Associated Optical switching network
GB1526414A (en) * 1974-09-09 1978-09-27 Siemens Ag Optical data switching devices
GB1532860A (en) * 1976-04-15 1978-11-22 Int Standard Electric Corp Holographic tele-communication switching system

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1422864A (en) * 1972-02-09 1976-01-28 Philips Electronic Associated Optical switching network
GB1526414A (en) * 1974-09-09 1978-09-27 Siemens Ag Optical data switching devices
GB1532860A (en) * 1976-04-15 1978-11-22 Int Standard Electric Corp Holographic tele-communication switching system

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
Applied Physics Letters Vol.45(1) pa *

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GB8630282D0 (en) 1987-01-28
GB2185589A (en) 1987-07-22

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