based on ceramics or electro-optical crystals, e.g. exhibiting Pockels or Kerr effect

Introduced: July 1974

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

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 > based on ceramics or electro-optical crystals, e.g. exhibiting Pockels or Kerr effect

Classification Context

Section:: PHYSICS
Class:: OPTICS
Subclass:: 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

Related Keywords

KERR [effect]

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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G02F 1/035 in an optical waveguide structure
G02F 1/05 with ferro-electric properties
G02F 1/055 the active material being a ceramic