JPH04232929A - 双安定効果の光学素子 - Google Patents

双安定効果の光学素子

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JPH04232929A
JPH04232929A JP3160948A JP16094891A JPH04232929A JP H04232929 A JPH04232929 A JP H04232929A JP 3160948 A JP3160948 A JP 3160948A JP 16094891 A JP16094891 A JP 16094891A JP H04232929 A JPH04232929 A JP H04232929A
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bistable
optical element
effect
polymeric material
light wave
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Japanese (ja)
Inventor
Duncan J Westland
ダンカン・ゼームス・ウェストランド
Vladimir Skarda
ブラディミァー・スカーダ
Werner Blau
ワーナー・ブラウ
Lorenzo Costa
ロレンゾ・コスタ
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Enichem SpA
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Enichem SpA
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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 
    • G02F1/0147—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 thermo-optic effects
    • 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
    • G02F3/00—Optical logic elements; Optical bistable devices
    • G02F3/02—Optical bistable devices
    • G02F3/024—Optical bistable devices based on non-linear elements, e.g. non-linear Fabry-Perot cavity

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Polyesters Or Polycarbonates (AREA)
  • Glass Compositions (AREA)
  • Electrochromic Elements, Electrophoresis, Or Variable Reflection Or Absorption Elements (AREA)
  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
  • Optical Modulation, Optical Deflection, Nonlinear Optics, Optical Demodulation, Optical Logic Elements (AREA)
  • Polymers With Sulfur, Phosphorus Or Metals In The Main Chain (AREA)
  • Optical Integrated Circuits (AREA)
JP3160948A 1990-06-05 1991-06-05 双安定効果の光学素子 Pending JPH04232929A (ja)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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IT20553A/90 1990-06-05
IT02055390A IT1248697B (it) 1990-06-05 1990-06-05 Materiale polimerico ad effetto termo-ottico per un dispositivo ottico-bistabile

Publications (1)

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JPH04232929A true JPH04232929A (ja) 1992-08-21

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US (1) US5461507A (en, 2012)
EP (1) EP0460766B1 (en, 2012)
JP (1) JPH04232929A (en, 2012)
AT (1) ATE146606T1 (en, 2012)
CA (1) CA2043830A1 (en, 2012)
DE (1) DE69123639T2 (en, 2012)
DK (1) DK0460766T3 (en, 2012)
ES (1) ES2096616T3 (en, 2012)
GR (1) GR3022599T3 (en, 2012)
IT (1) IT1248697B (en, 2012)

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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH07120799A (ja) * 1993-10-22 1995-05-12 Nec Corp 波長変換器
KR100436340B1 (ko) * 1997-06-06 2004-06-18 띤 필름 일렉트로닉스 에이에스에이 감광성 유기 재료를 제조하는 방법 및 이를 포함하는 다중안정 광학 논리 소자, 및 다중안정 광학 논리 소자의 논리값을 광학적으로 결정하는 방법 및 이를 포함하는 장치

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IT1248697B (it) 1995-01-26
DK0460766T3 (da) 1997-04-28
US5461507A (en) 1995-10-24
IT9020553A0 (en, 2012) 1990-06-05
EP0460766A2 (en) 1991-12-11
DE69123639T2 (de) 1997-06-12
CA2043830A1 (en) 1991-12-06
EP0460766A3 (en) 1992-05-13
GR3022599T3 (en) 1997-05-31
IT9020553A1 (it) 1991-12-05
ES2096616T3 (es) 1997-03-16
ATE146606T1 (de) 1997-01-15
DE69123639D1 (de) 1997-01-30
EP0460766B1 (en) 1996-12-18

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