GB2189038B - Optical switching - Google Patents

Optical switching

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GB2189038B
GB2189038B GB8608697A GB8608697A GB2189038B GB 2189038 B GB2189038 B GB 2189038B GB 8608697 A GB8608697 A GB 8608697A GB 8608697 A GB8608697 A GB 8608697A GB 2189038 B GB2189038 B GB 2189038B
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optical switching
switching
optical
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GB2189038A (en
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Jon Andreassen
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STC PLC
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STC PLC
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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
    • G02F1/35—Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/3511—Self-focusing or self-trapping of light; Light-induced birefringence; Induced optical Kerr-effect
    • 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
    • G02F1/293—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 by another light beam, i.e. opto-optical deflection

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Modulation, Optical Deflection, Nonlinear Optics, Optical Demodulation, Optical Logic Elements (AREA)
GB8608697A 1986-04-10 1986-04-10 Optical switching Expired GB2189038B (en)

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GB8608697D0 GB8608697D0 (en) 1986-09-17
GB2189038A GB2189038A (en) 1987-10-14
GB2189038B true GB2189038B (en) 1989-11-29

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US3790252A (en) * 1972-02-23 1974-02-05 Univ Case Western Reserve Light controlled light beam deflector
GB1432947A (en) * 1972-06-15 1976-04-22 Emi Ltd Light diverting and/or switching device
EP0095563A2 (en) * 1982-05-28 1983-12-07 International Business Machines Corporation Opto-optical light deflector
EP0100418A2 (en) * 1982-07-29 1984-02-15 International Business Machines Corporation Opto-optical light deflector
GB2158602A (en) * 1984-05-09 1985-11-13 Gen Electric Co Plc Optical processing apparatus
GB2167203A (en) * 1984-11-12 1986-05-21 Gen Electric Co Plc Optical processing apparatus

Patent Citations (6)

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US3790252A (en) * 1972-02-23 1974-02-05 Univ Case Western Reserve Light controlled light beam deflector
GB1432947A (en) * 1972-06-15 1976-04-22 Emi Ltd Light diverting and/or switching device
EP0095563A2 (en) * 1982-05-28 1983-12-07 International Business Machines Corporation Opto-optical light deflector
EP0100418A2 (en) * 1982-07-29 1984-02-15 International Business Machines Corporation Opto-optical light deflector
GB2158602A (en) * 1984-05-09 1985-11-13 Gen Electric Co Plc Optical processing apparatus
GB2167203A (en) * 1984-11-12 1986-05-21 Gen Electric Co Plc Optical processing apparatus

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics Volume, QE-14 pages 650-660 *

Cited By (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN105607295A (en) * 2016-02-25 2016-05-25 天津大学 Programmable nanosecond-light electronic-control deflection method

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GB2189038A (en) 1987-10-14

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