GB2205172B - Delaying an amplitude-modulated optical signal - Google Patents

Delaying an amplitude-modulated optical signal

Info

Publication number: GB2205172B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: delaying; amplitude; optical signal; modulated optical; modulated
Prior art date: 1987-05-23
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 - Lifetime

Application number

GB8712271A

Other versions

GB8712271D0 (en

GB2205172A (en

Inventor

Nicholas John Parsons

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.)

General Electric Company PLC

Original Assignee

General Electric Company 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.)

1987-05-23

Filing date

1987-05-23

Publication date

1991-01-30

1987-05-23 Application filed by General Electric Company PLC filed Critical General Electric Company PLC

1987-05-23 Priority to GB8712271A priority Critical patent/GB2205172B/en

1987-12-16 Publication of GB8712271D0 publication Critical patent/GB8712271D0/en

1988-06-08 Priority claimed from EP88305211A external-priority patent/EP0345391A1/en

1988-11-30 Publication of GB2205172A publication Critical patent/GB2205172A/en

1991-01-30 Application granted granted Critical

1991-01-30 Publication of GB2205172B publication Critical patent/GB2205172B/en

2007-05-23 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q3/00—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system
- H01Q3/26—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture
- H01Q3/2676—Optically controlled phased array
- 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
- G02F1/011—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 in optical waveguides, not otherwise provided for in this subclass
- 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

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Nonlinear Science (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Optics & Photonics (AREA)
Variable-Direction Aerials And Aerial Arrays (AREA)

GB8712271A 1987-05-23 1987-05-23 Delaying an amplitude-modulated optical signal Expired - Lifetime GB2205172B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB8712271A GB2205172B (en)	1987-05-23	1987-05-23	Delaying an amplitude-modulated optical signal

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB8712271A GB2205172B (en)	1987-05-23	1987-05-23	Delaying an amplitude-modulated optical signal
EP88305211A EP0345391A1 (en)	1988-06-08	1988-06-08	Method and apparatus for controlling the phase of an amplitude-modulated optical signal and its use in a phased-array antenna

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB8712271D0 GB8712271D0 (en)	1987-12-16
GB2205172A GB2205172A (en)	1988-11-30
GB2205172B true GB2205172B (en)	1991-01-30

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB8712271A Expired - Lifetime GB2205172B (en)	1987-05-23	1987-05-23	Delaying an amplitude-modulated optical signal

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Citations (3)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
EP0183502A2 (en) *	1984-11-24	1986-06-04	Roke Manor Research Limited	Improvements relating to optical pulse generating arrangements
GB2174505A (en) *	1985-05-04	1986-11-05	Standard Telephones Cables Ltd	Optical signal processing
GB2181857A (en) *	1985-10-18	1987-04-29	Stc Plc	Optical phase control

1987
- 1987-05-23 GB GB8712271A patent/GB2205172B/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
EP0183502A2 (en) *	1984-11-24	1986-06-04	Roke Manor Research Limited	Improvements relating to optical pulse generating arrangements
GB2174505A (en) *	1985-05-04	1986-11-05	Standard Telephones Cables Ltd	Optical signal processing
GB2181857A (en) *	1985-10-18	1987-04-29	Stc Plc	Optical phase control

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
GB8712271D0 (en)	1987-12-16
GB2205172A (en)	1988-11-30

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Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1992-01-22	PCNP	Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee