IL75889A0 - Electronically switched fiber optic directional coupler - Google Patents

Electronically switched fiber optic directional coupler

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Publication number
IL75889A0
IL75889A0 IL75889A IL7588985A IL75889A0 IL 75889 A0 IL75889 A0 IL 75889A0 IL 75889 A IL75889 A IL 75889A IL 7588985 A IL7588985 A IL 7588985A IL 75889 A0 IL75889 A0 IL 75889A0
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Israel
Prior art keywords
fiber
directional coupler
fiber optic
interaction material
optic directional
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IL75889A
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English (en)
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Litton Systems Inc
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Publication of IL75889A0 publication Critical patent/IL75889A0/xx

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
    • G02B6/354—Switching arrangements, i.e. number of input/output ports and interconnection types
    • G02B6/3544—2D constellations, i.e. with switching elements and switched beams located in a plane
    • G02B6/3546—NxM switch, i.e. a regular array of switches elements of matrix type constellation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/2804—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers
    • G02B6/2821—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers using lateral coupling between contiguous fibres to split or combine optical signals
    • G02B6/2826—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers using lateral coupling between contiguous fibres to split or combine optical signals using mechanical machining means for shaping of the couplers, e.g. grinding or polishing
    • G02B6/283—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers using lateral coupling between contiguous fibres to split or combine optical signals using mechanical machining means for shaping of the couplers, e.g. grinding or polishing couplers being tunable or adjustable
    • 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
    • G02F1/3131—Digital deflection, i.e. optical switching in an optical waveguide structure in optical fibres

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • Mathematical Physics (AREA)
  • Optical Integrated Circuits (AREA)
  • Control Of Motors That Do Not Use Commutators (AREA)
  • Measurement And Recording Of Electrical Phenomena And Electrical Characteristics Of The Living Body (AREA)
  • Multicomponent Fibers (AREA)
  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Optical Communication System (AREA)
  • Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
IL75889A 1984-08-20 1985-07-23 Electronically switched fiber optic directional coupler IL75889A0 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US06/642,215 US4679894A (en) 1984-08-20 1984-08-20 Electrically switched fiber optic directional coupler

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IL75889A0 true IL75889A0 (en) 1985-12-31

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Country Status (11)

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US (1) US4679894A (xx)
EP (1) EP0176178B1 (xx)
JP (1) JPS6159305A (xx)
KR (1) KR900007556B1 (xx)
AT (1) ATE59710T1 (xx)
AU (1) AU558060B2 (xx)
BR (1) BR8503103A (xx)
CA (1) CA1245755A (xx)
DE (1) DE3581032D1 (xx)
IL (1) IL75889A0 (xx)
NO (1) NO853275L (xx)

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EP0176178A2 (en) 1986-04-02
CA1245755A (en) 1988-11-29
EP0176178A3 (en) 1987-09-23
ATE59710T1 (de) 1991-01-15
NO853275L (no) 1986-02-21
KR860002027A (ko) 1986-03-24
DE3581032D1 (de) 1991-02-07
AU558060B2 (en) 1987-01-15
KR900007556B1 (ko) 1990-10-15
US4679894A (en) 1987-07-14
AU4305185A (en) 1986-02-27
JPS6159305A (ja) 1986-03-26
JPH0250451B2 (xx) 1990-11-02
BR8503103A (pt) 1986-05-27
EP0176178B1 (en) 1991-01-02

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