JPS589405B2 - 光学スウイツチ - Google Patents

光学スウイツチ

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Publication number
JPS589405B2
JPS589405B2 JP51151031A JP15103176A JPS589405B2 JP S589405 B2 JPS589405 B2 JP S589405B2 JP 51151031 A JP51151031 A JP 51151031A JP 15103176 A JP15103176 A JP 15103176A JP S589405 B2 JPS589405 B2 JP S589405B2
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Prior art keywords
parallel
optical switch
optical
waveguide
electric field
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Expired
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JP51151031A
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Japanese (ja)
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JPS5276049A (en
Inventor
ハーウイグ・ワーナー・コーゲルニツク
ロナルド・ヴアーノン・シユミツト
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AT&T Corp
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Western Electric Co Inc
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Application filed by Western Electric Co Inc filed Critical Western Electric Co Inc
Publication of JPS5276049A publication Critical patent/JPS5276049A/ja
Publication of JPS589405B2 publication Critical patent/JPS589405B2/ja
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • 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
    • G02F2201/00—Constructional arrangements not provided for in groups G02F1/00 - G02F7/00
    • G02F2201/12—Constructional arrangements not provided for in groups G02F1/00 - G02F7/00 electrode
    • G02F2201/125—Constructional arrangements not provided for in groups G02F1/00 - G02F7/00 electrode delta-beta

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Integrated Circuits (AREA)
JP51151031A 1975-12-17 1976-12-17 光学スウイツチ Expired JPS589405B2 (ja)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US05/641,649 US4012113A (en) 1975-12-17 1975-12-17 Adjustable optical switch or modulator

Publications (2)

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JPS5276049A JPS5276049A (en) 1977-06-25
JPS589405B2 true JPS589405B2 (ja) 1983-02-21

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JP51151031A Expired JPS589405B2 (ja) 1975-12-17 1976-12-17 光学スウイツチ

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US (1) US4012113A (enExample)
JP (1) JPS589405B2 (enExample)
BE (1) BE849385A (enExample)
CA (1) CA1059600A (enExample)
DE (1) DE2656740C2 (enExample)
FR (1) FR2335864A1 (enExample)
GB (1) GB1559187A (enExample)
IT (1) IT1065665B (enExample)
NL (1) NL190996C (enExample)

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GB1559187A (en) 1980-01-16
US4012113A (en) 1977-03-15
JPS5276049A (en) 1977-06-25
CA1059600A (en) 1979-07-31
NL7613968A (nl) 1977-06-21
FR2335864B1 (enExample) 1982-04-23
DE2656740A1 (de) 1977-06-30
NL190996B (nl) 1994-07-01
IT1065665B (it) 1985-03-04
FR2335864A1 (fr) 1977-07-15
NL190996C (nl) 1994-12-01
DE2656740C2 (de) 1982-05-19
BE849385A (fr) 1977-04-01

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