IT1224729B - Modulatore ottico - Google Patents

Modulatore ottico

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Publication number
IT1224729B
IT1224729B IT8848321A IT4832188A IT1224729B IT 1224729 B IT1224729 B IT 1224729B IT 8848321 A IT8848321 A IT 8848321A IT 4832188 A IT4832188 A IT 4832188A IT 1224729 B IT1224729 B IT 1224729B
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optical modulator
modulator
optical
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IT8848321A
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Peter John Heywood
Richard Alan Eggleston
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Ferranti Int Signal
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01SDEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/10Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
    • H01S3/11Mode locking; Q-switching; Other giant-pulse techniques, e.g. cavity dumping
    • H01S3/1123Q-switching
    • H01S3/115Q-switching using intracavity electro-optic devices
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02FOPTICAL 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
    • G02F1/00Devices 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
    • G02F1/01Devices 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 
    • G02F1/03Devices 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 ceramics or electro-optical crystals, e.g. exhibiting Pockels effect or Kerr effect
    • G02F1/0305Constructional arrangements
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02FOPTICAL 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
    • G02F2203/00Function characteristic
    • G02F2203/21Thermal instability, i.e. DC drift, of an optical modulator; Arrangements or methods for the reduction thereof

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optical Modulation, Optical Deflection, Nonlinear Optics, Optical Demodulation, Optical Logic Elements (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
IT8848321A 1987-09-09 1988-09-06 Modulatore ottico IT1224729B (it)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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GB8721152A GB2209609B (en) 1987-09-09 1987-09-09 Optical modulators

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IT8848321A0 IT8848321A0 (it) 1988-09-06
IT1224729B true IT1224729B (it) 1990-10-18

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US (2) US4884044A (it)
DE (1) DE3829747C2 (it)
FR (1) FR2620277B1 (it)
GB (1) GB2209609B (it)
IT (1) IT1224729B (it)

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DE3829747C2 (de) 1999-05-06
GB2209609A (en) 1989-05-17
FR2620277A1 (fr) 1989-03-10
US4884044A (en) 1989-11-28
IT8848321A0 (it) 1988-09-06
AU2187188A (en) 1989-03-09
GB8721152D0 (en) 1987-10-14
DE3829747A1 (de) 1989-03-23
FR2620277B1 (fr) 1995-03-17
GB2209609B (en) 1991-06-26
AU615941B2 (en) 1991-10-17
USRE35240E (en) 1996-05-14

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