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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 14, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
250225 ; 2502 / ; 257 22 ;
Abstract
A light switching apparatus includes an optically non-linear etalon, a first optical part for applying a signal light of a linear polarization to the optically non-linear etalon, and a second optical part for applying a control light of a circular polarization or elliptical polarization to the optically non-linear etalon. The control light varies a refractive index of an optically non-linear substance of the optically non-linear etalon to thereby perform a switching operation on the signal light.