GB2223323B - Optical devices using curved, concentric coupled optical waveguides - Google Patents

Optical devices using curved, concentric coupled optical waveguides

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Publication number
GB2223323B
GB2223323B GB8813247A GB8813247A GB2223323B GB 2223323 B GB2223323 B GB 2223323B GB 8813247 A GB8813247 A GB 8813247A GB 8813247 A GB8813247 A GB 8813247A GB 2223323 B GB2223323 B GB 2223323B
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Prior art keywords
curved
optical
concentric
optical devices
optical waveguides
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Expired - Lifetime
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GB8813247A
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GB8813247D0 (en
GB2223323A (en
Inventor
Robert Graham Walker
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Plessey Co Ltd
BAE Systems Electronics Ltd
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GEC Marconi Ltd
Plessey Co Ltd
Marconi Co Ltd
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Priority to GB8813247A priority Critical patent/GB2223323B/en
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Publication of GB2223323A publication Critical patent/GB2223323A/en
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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
    • 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
    • G02F2203/00—Function characteristic
    • G02F2203/05—Function characteristic wavelength dependent
    • G02F2203/055—Function characteristic wavelength dependent wavelength filtering
    • 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
    • G02F2203/00—Function characteristic
    • G02F2203/20—Intrinsic phase difference, i.e. optical bias, of an optical modulator; Methods for the pre-set thereof

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Integrated Circuits (AREA)
GB8813247A 1988-06-04 1988-06-04 Optical devices using curved, concentric coupled optical waveguides Expired - Lifetime GB2223323B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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GB8813247A GB2223323B (en) 1988-06-04 1988-06-04 Optical devices using curved, concentric coupled optical waveguides

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GB8813247D0 GB8813247D0 (en) 1988-07-06
GB2223323A GB2223323A (en) 1990-04-04
GB2223323B true GB2223323B (en) 1992-08-12

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GB9018384D0 (en) * 1990-08-22 1990-10-03 Marconi Gec Ltd Integrated optic waveguide coupler
US5495544A (en) * 1995-03-22 1996-02-27 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Polarization-independent electro-optically switched directional coupler
US7302137B2 (en) * 2005-03-25 2007-11-27 Lucent Technologies Inc. Optical coupler apparatus and method
JP6424018B2 (en) * 2014-06-06 2018-11-14 株式会社フジクラ Mode conversion element and optical waveguide element
JP6346796B2 (en) * 2014-06-06 2018-06-20 株式会社フジクラ Mode conversion element and optical waveguide element

Citations (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1988007689A1 (en) * 1987-03-24 1988-10-06 British Telecommunications Public Limited Company Optical coupling device

Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1988007689A1 (en) * 1987-03-24 1988-10-06 British Telecommunications Public Limited Company Optical coupling device

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GB2223323A (en) 1990-04-04

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