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Nonlinear optical device and optical signal processing unit

US5403520A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 27, 1993
Grant dateApr 4, 1995
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Expiry dateOct 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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