Nonlinear optical device and optical signal processing unit
US5403520A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 27, 1993 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F2203/07
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The nonlinear optical device of the present invention comprises a nonlinear optical element comprised of a chiral compound having a third-order nonlinearity. Further, the optical signal processing unit comprises a laser light source, the above-described nonlinear optical device, and a photodetector.
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