JPS5849917A - 光学的スイツチング装置 - Google Patents

光学的スイツチング装置

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JPS5849917A
JPS5849917A JP57153785A JP15378582A JPS5849917A JP S5849917 A JPS5849917 A JP S5849917A JP 57153785 A JP57153785 A JP 57153785A JP 15378582 A JP15378582 A JP 15378582A JP S5849917 A JPS5849917 A JP S5849917A
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Prior art keywords
light
liquid crystal
optical
incident
crystal cell
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JP57153785A
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JPS6412370B2 (enExample
Inventor
Guregori Hanson Eritsuku
エリツク・グレゴリ・ハンソン
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Hewlett Packard Japan Inc
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Yokogawa Hewlett Packard Ltd
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Publication of JPS5849917A publication Critical patent/JPS5849917A/ja
Publication of JPS6412370B2 publication Critical patent/JPS6412370B2/ja
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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
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S359/00—Optical: systems and elements
    • Y10S359/90—Methods

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Liquid Crystal (AREA)
JP57153785A 1981-09-03 1982-09-03 光学的スイツチング装置 Granted JPS5849917A (ja)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US298986 1981-09-03
US06/298,986 US4410238A (en) 1981-09-03 1981-09-03 Optical switch attenuator

Publications (2)

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JPS5849917A true JPS5849917A (ja) 1983-03-24
JPS6412370B2 JPS6412370B2 (enExample) 1989-02-28

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US (1) US4410238A (enExample)
JP (1) JPS5849917A (enExample)
DE (1) DE3231894A1 (enExample)

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Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS6211823A (ja) * 1985-07-10 1987-01-20 Mitsubishi Electric Corp 偏光変換器
JPS6215518A (ja) * 1985-07-15 1987-01-23 Mitsubishi Electric Corp 偏光変換器
JPS62187827A (ja) * 1985-11-05 1987-08-17 アイテイ−テイ−・インダストリ−ズ・インコ−ポレ−テツド 液晶分波装置
JPS62187826A (ja) * 1985-11-05 1987-08-17 アイテイ−テイ−・インダストリ−ズ・インコ−ポレ−テツド 液晶光スイツチング装置
JPS62138838A (ja) * 1985-12-12 1987-06-22 Mitsubishi Electric Corp 液晶光スイツチ
JPS63173225U (enExample) * 1987-05-01 1988-11-10

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US4410238A (en) 1983-10-18
JPS6412370B2 (enExample) 1989-02-28

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