GB2370369B - Optical Modulators - Google Patents

Optical Modulators

Info

Publication number: GB2370369B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: optical modulators; modulators; optical
Prior art date: 2000-12-21
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Fee Related

Application number

GB0031241A

Other versions

GB2370369A (en

GB0031241D0 (en

Inventor

Eric Mark Kimber

Robert G Walker

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Nortel Networks Ltd

Lumentum Technology UK Ltd

Original Assignee

Nortel Networks Ltd

Bookham Technology PLC

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2000-12-21

Filing date

2000-12-21

Publication date

2004-07-14

2000-12-21 Application filed by Nortel Networks Ltd, Bookham Technology PLC filed Critical Nortel Networks Ltd

2000-12-21 Priority to GB0031241A priority Critical patent/GB2370369B/en

2001-01-31 Publication of GB0031241D0 publication Critical patent/GB0031241D0/en

2001-12-18 Priority to PCT/GB2001/005582 priority patent/WO2002050606A1/en

2002-06-26 Publication of GB2370369A publication Critical patent/GB2370369A/en

2004-07-14 Application granted granted Critical

2004-07-14 Publication of GB2370369B publication Critical patent/GB2370369B/en

2020-12-21 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- 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
- G02F1/01—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
- G02F1/21—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 by interference
- G02F1/225—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 by interference in an optical waveguide structure
- 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
- G02F2203/25—Frequency chirping of an optical modulator; Arrangements or methods for the pre-set or tuning thereof

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Nonlinear Science (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Optics & Photonics (AREA)
Optical Modulation, Optical Deflection, Nonlinear Optics, Optical Demodulation, Optical Logic Elements (AREA)

GB0031241A 2000-12-21 2000-12-21 Optical Modulators Expired - Fee Related GB2370369B (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB0031241A GB2370369B (en)	2000-12-21	2000-12-21	Optical Modulators
PCT/GB2001/005582 WO2002050606A1 (en)	2000-12-21	2001-12-18	Optical modulator_______________________________________________

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB0031241A GB2370369B (en)	2000-12-21	2000-12-21	Optical Modulators

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB0031241D0 GB0031241D0 (en)	2001-01-31
GB2370369A GB2370369A (en)	2002-06-26
GB2370369B true GB2370369B (en)	2004-07-14

Family

ID=9905587

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB0031241A Expired - Fee Related GB2370369B (en)	2000-12-21	2000-12-21	Optical Modulators

Country Status (2)

Country	Link
GB (1)	GB2370369B (en)
WO (1)	WO2002050606A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US9069223B2 (en) *	2012-02-15	2015-06-30	Teraxion Inc.	Mach-Zehnder optical modulator using a balanced coplanar stripline with lateral ground planes

Citations (3)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB2270173A (en) *	1992-08-28	1994-03-02	Marconi Gec Ltd	Optical modulator
US5408544A (en) *	1993-12-28	1995-04-18	Fujitsu Limited	Optical modulator for producing a controllable chirp
US5778113A (en) *	1996-11-07	1998-07-07	Northern Telecom Limited	Configurable chirp Mach-Zehnder optical modulator

Family Cites Families (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB2375614B (en) *	2000-04-06	2003-07-16	Bookham Technology Plc	Optical modulator with pre-determined frequency chirp

2000
- 2000-12-21 GB GB0031241A patent/GB2370369B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
2001
- 2001-12-18 WO PCT/GB2001/005582 patent/WO2002050606A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB2270173A (en) *	1992-08-28	1994-03-02	Marconi Gec Ltd	Optical modulator
US5408544A (en) *	1993-12-28	1995-04-18	Fujitsu Limited	Optical modulator for producing a controllable chirp
US5778113A (en) *	1996-11-07	1998-07-07	Northern Telecom Limited	Configurable chirp Mach-Zehnder optical modulator

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
WO2002050606A1 (en)	2002-06-27
GB2370369A (en)	2002-06-26
GB0031241D0 (en)	2001-01-31

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EP1319973A4 (en)	2004-07-14	Optical device
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EP1278189A4 (en)	2006-12-27	Optical disc
GB0002117D0 (en)	2000-03-22	Optical device
GB2370369B (en)	2004-07-14	Optical Modulators
GB0110248D0 (en)	2001-06-20	Mach-zehnder optical modulator
GB0030258D0 (en)	2001-01-24	Optical devices
GB0019238D0 (en)	2000-09-27	Optical device
GB0129248D0 (en)	2002-01-23	An optical modulator
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Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2003-08-13	732E	Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)
2003-09-10	732E	Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)
2005-08-10	PCNP	Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee	Effective date: 20041221