发明名称 |
AN OPTICAL SWITCH AND A TIME DIVISION OPTICAL DEMULTIPLEXER USING SUCH SWITCH |
摘要 |
A high speed optical switch and a time division demultiplexer using such switch. The optical switch comprises a length of linear material (12) including an outer surface on a portion of which is formed a layer of nonlinear material (11) to form a nonlinear interface (10) at the boundary of the two materials. An input data light beam (14) is propagated in the linear material with a predetermined intensity and angle of incidence on the nonlinear interface to, by itself, cause total reflection of the input beam. A control light beam (11) is also selectively energized and directed at the nonlinear interface with an intensity and angle of incidence to cause a portion of the input data beam to be formed into a self-focused channel or beam propagating in the nonlinear material. The self-focused beam can then be detected at an edge of the nonlinear material. By disposing a number of such switches in the path of a repetitively reflected data beam, an optical time division demultiplexer is provided. |
申请公布号 |
WO8303506(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
1983.10.13 |
申请号 |
WO1983US00266 |
申请日期 |
1983.02.28 |
申请人 |
WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. |
发明人 |
SMITH, PETER, WILLIAM;TOMLINSON, III, WALTER, JOHN |
分类号 |
G02F1/19;G02B6/35;G02F1/35;H04B10/00;H04J14/08;H04Q3/52;(IPC1-7):04B9/00 |
主分类号 |
G02F1/19 |
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