JPH11514451A - 光学的スイッチ - Google Patents
光学的スイッチInfo
- Publication number
- JPH11514451A JPH11514451A JP9510862A JP51086297A JPH11514451A JP H11514451 A JPH11514451 A JP H11514451A JP 9510862 A JP9510862 A JP 9510862A JP 51086297 A JP51086297 A JP 51086297A JP H11514451 A JPH11514451 A JP H11514451A
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- Japan
- Prior art keywords
- waveguide
- coupler
- exit
- optical switch
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- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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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
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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
- G02F1/29—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
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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
- G02F1/29—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
- G02F1/3132—Digital deflection, i.e. optical switching in an optical waveguide structure of directional coupler type
- G02F1/3133—Digital deflection, i.e. optical switching in an optical waveguide structure of directional coupler type the optical waveguides being made of semiconducting materials
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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
- G02F1/015—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
- G02F1/01708—Structures with periodic or quasi periodic potential variation, e.g. superlattices, quantum wells in an optical wavequide structure
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Nonlinear Science (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Nanotechnology (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Biophysics (AREA)
- Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
- Optical Integrated Circuits (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE19534523 | 1995-09-07 | ||
| DE19534523.1 | 1995-09-07 | ||
| PCT/EP1996/003877 WO1997009654A1 (fr) | 1995-09-07 | 1996-09-04 | Commutateur optique |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| JPH11514451A true JPH11514451A (ja) | 1999-12-07 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| JP9510862A Pending JPH11514451A (ja) | 1995-09-07 | 1996-09-04 | 光学的スイッチ |
Country Status (4)
| Country | Link |
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| JP (1) | JPH11514451A (fr) |
| CA (1) | CA2231424A1 (fr) |
| DE (1) | DE19637696A1 (fr) |
| WO (1) | WO1997009654A1 (fr) |
Families Citing this family (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO2002031555A2 (fr) * | 2000-10-10 | 2002-04-18 | Lightcross, Inc. | Attenuateur optique |
| US6792180B1 (en) | 2001-03-20 | 2004-09-14 | Kotura, Inc. | Optical component having flat top output |
Family Cites Families (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPS58120223A (ja) * | 1982-01-12 | 1983-07-18 | Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> | 薄膜形光スイツチ |
| US5002354A (en) * | 1989-10-16 | 1991-03-26 | Gte Laboratories Incorporated | High-extinction 2×2 integrated optical changeover switches |
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1996
- 1996-09-04 JP JP9510862A patent/JPH11514451A/ja active Pending
- 1996-09-04 DE DE19637696A patent/DE19637696A1/de not_active Withdrawn
- 1996-09-04 WO PCT/EP1996/003877 patent/WO1997009654A1/fr active Application Filing
- 1996-09-04 CA CA 2231424 patent/CA2231424A1/fr not_active Abandoned
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| CA2231424A1 (fr) | 1997-03-13 |
| DE19637696A1 (de) | 1997-03-13 |
| WO1997009654A1 (fr) | 1997-03-13 |
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