DE3581032D1 - Elektrisch kontrollierter fiberoptischer richtkoppler. - Google Patents

Elektrisch kontrollierter fiberoptischer richtkoppler.

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DE3581032D1
DE3581032D1 DE8585305071T DE3581032T DE3581032D1 DE 3581032 D1 DE3581032 D1 DE 3581032D1 DE 8585305071 T DE8585305071 T DE 8585305071T DE 3581032 T DE3581032 T DE 3581032T DE 3581032 D1 DE3581032 D1 DE 3581032D1
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fiber
directional coupler
interaction material
propagation
electrically controlled
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George A Pavlath
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Northrop Grumman Guidance and Electronics Co Inc
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Litton Systems Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
    • G02B6/354—Switching arrangements, i.e. number of input/output ports and interconnection types
    • G02B6/3544—2D constellations, i.e. with switching elements and switched beams located in a plane
    • G02B6/3546—NxM switch, i.e. a regular array of switches elements of matrix type constellation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/2804—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers
    • G02B6/2821—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers using lateral coupling between contiguous fibres to split or combine optical signals
    • G02B6/2826—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers using lateral coupling between contiguous fibres to split or combine optical signals using mechanical machining means for shaping of the couplers, e.g. grinding or polishing
    • G02B6/283—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers using lateral coupling between contiguous fibres to split or combine optical signals using mechanical machining means for shaping of the couplers, e.g. grinding or polishing couplers being tunable or adjustable
    • 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
    • G02F1/3131—Digital deflection, i.e. optical switching in an optical waveguide structure in optical fibres
DE8585305071T 1984-08-20 1985-07-17 Elektrisch kontrollierter fiberoptischer richtkoppler. Expired - Fee Related DE3581032D1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US06/642,215 US4679894A (en) 1984-08-20 1984-08-20 Electrically switched fiber optic directional coupler

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US (1) US4679894A (de)
EP (1) EP0176178B1 (de)
JP (1) JPS6159305A (de)
KR (1) KR900007556B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE59710T1 (de)
AU (1) AU558060B2 (de)
BR (1) BR8503103A (de)
CA (1) CA1245755A (de)
DE (1) DE3581032D1 (de)
IL (1) IL75889A0 (de)
NO (1) NO853275L (de)

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ATE59710T1 (de) 1991-01-15
JPS6159305A (ja) 1986-03-26
BR8503103A (pt) 1986-05-27
KR900007556B1 (ko) 1990-10-15
NO853275L (no) 1986-02-21
AU558060B2 (en) 1987-01-15
EP0176178A3 (en) 1987-09-23
EP0176178A2 (de) 1986-04-02
EP0176178B1 (de) 1991-01-02
IL75889A0 (en) 1985-12-31
KR860002027A (ko) 1986-03-24
AU4305185A (en) 1986-02-27
US4679894A (en) 1987-07-14
JPH0250451B2 (de) 1990-11-02
CA1245755A (en) 1988-11-29

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