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DE3875882D1 - Quantum-well-modulator fuer elektromagnetische wellen und anwendung dieses modulators als polarisator. - Google Patents

Quantum-well-modulator fuer elektromagnetische wellen und anwendung dieses modulators als polarisator.

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DE3875882D1
DE3875882D1 DE8888402182T DE3875882T DE3875882D1 DE 3875882 D1 DE3875882 D1 DE 3875882D1 DE 8888402182 T DE8888402182 T DE 8888402182T DE 3875882 T DE3875882 T DE 3875882T DE 3875882 D1 DE3875882 D1 DE 3875882D1
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modulator
polarizer
electromagnetic waves
quantum well
well modulator
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Dominique Delacourt
Michel Papuchon
Jean-Paul Pocholle
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Thales SA
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Thomson CSF SA
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    • 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
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    • G02F1/017—Structures with periodic or quasi periodic potential variation, e.g. superlattices, quantum wells
    • G02F1/01716—Optically controlled superlattice or quantum well devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B82—NANOTECHNOLOGY
    • B82Y—SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES
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    • 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
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    • G02F1/017—Structures with periodic or quasi periodic potential variation, e.g. superlattices, quantum wells
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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
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    • G02F1/015—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 intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on semiconductor elements having potential barriers, e.g. having a PN or PIN junction
    • G02F1/0155—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 intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on semiconductor elements having potential barriers, e.g. having a PN or PIN junction modulating the optical absorption
    • 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
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    • G02F1/015—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 intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on semiconductor elements having potential barriers, e.g. having a PN or PIN junction
    • G02F1/017—Structures with periodic or quasi periodic potential variation, e.g. superlattices, quantum wells
    • G02F1/01775—Structures with periodic or quasi periodic potential variation, e.g. superlattices, quantum wells involving an inter-subband transition in one well, e.g. e1->e2
    • 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
    • G02F2203/07—Polarisation dependent

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  • Optical Modulation, Optical Deflection, Nonlinear Optics, Optical Demodulation, Optical Logic Elements (AREA)
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DE8888402182T 1987-09-01 1988-08-30 Quantum-well-modulator fuer elektromagnetische wellen und anwendung dieses modulators als polarisator. Expired - Fee Related DE3875882T2 (de)

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FR8712153A FR2619936B1 (fr) 1987-09-01 1987-09-01 Modulateur pour onde electromagnetique, a puits quantiques, et utilisation de ce modulateur comme polariseur

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DE3875882D1 true DE3875882D1 (de) 1992-12-17
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US (1) US4943144A (de)
EP (1) EP0306400B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH01152432A (de)
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FR2619936A1 (fr) 1989-03-03
EP0306400A1 (de) 1989-03-08
DE3875882T2 (de) 1993-05-19
FR2619936B1 (fr) 1989-12-01
JPH01152432A (ja) 1989-06-14
US4943144A (en) 1990-07-24
EP0306400B1 (de) 1992-11-11

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