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G02B 6/10

of the optical waveguide type (G02B6/02, G02B6/24 take precedence; devices or arrangements for the control of light by electric, magnetic, electro-magnetic or acoustic means G02F1/00; transferring the modulation of modulated light G02F2/00; optical logic elements G02F3/00; optical analogue/digital converters G02F7/00)

Introduced: January 1985

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: of the optical waveguide type

CPC: of the optical waveguide type (G02B6/02, G02B6/24 take precedence; devices or arrangements for the control of light by electric, magnetic, electro-magnetic or acoustic means G02F1/00; transferring the modulation of modulated light G02F2/00; optical logic elements G02F3/00; optical analogue/digital converters G02F7/00)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings > of the optical waveguide type

CPC:

Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings > of the optical waveguide type (G02B6/02, G02B6/24 take precedence; devices or arrangements for the control of light by electric, magnetic, electro-magnetic or acoustic means G02F1/00; transferring the modulation of modulated light G02F2/00; optical logic elements G02F3/00; optical analogue/digital converters G02F7/00)

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 3 additional codes.

3 codes are CPC-only extensions.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1985.

Child Classifications

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  • G02B 6/102 CPC only CPC only
  • G02B 6/105 CPC only CPC only
  • G02B 6/107 CPC only CPC only
  • G02B 6/14 Mode converters since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC