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Materials and structures for optical faraday rotation devices

Assignee: American Optical Corp
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Filing: 1965-06-24
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Granted: 1969-01-07
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Expires: 1985-06-24
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert W Young
  • 👤 Robert E Graf
  • 👤 Charles C Robinson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 17:35
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/09

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 93 words
A FARADAY ROTATION DEVICE PROVIDING GOOD LIGHT TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTICS FOR OPTICAL ENERGY OF A PRESELECTED WAVELENGTH WHEN PASSING THERETHROUGH AND HAVING A LARGE VERDET CONSTANT AT SAID WAVELENGTH WHEN SUBJECTED TO A PREDETERMINED MAGNETIC FIELD, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING AN ELONGATED MEMBER OF GLASS AND MAGNETIC MEANS DISPOSED IN ADJACENT RELATION TO SIDE WALL PORTIONS THEREOF FOR SUBJECTING SAID MEMBER TO THE MAGNETIC FIELD OF SAID MAGNETIC MEANS, SAID GLASS MEMBER BEING FORMED OF A ZINC BORATE GLASS HAVING AS AN ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT THEREOF A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF A TRIVALENT RARE EARTH METAL OXIDE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 93 words
A FARADAY ROTATION DEVICE PROVIDING GOOD LIGHT TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTICS FOR OPTICAL ENERGY OF A PRESELECTED WAVELENGTH WHEN PASSING THERETHROUGH AND HAVING A LARGE VERDET CONSTANT AT SAID WAVELENGTH WHEN SUBJECTED TO A PREDETERMINED MAGNETIC FIELD, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING AN ELONGATED MEMBER OF GLASS AND MAGNETIC MEANS DISPOSED IN ADJACENT RELATION TO SIDE WALL PORTIONS THEREOF FOR SUBJECTING SAID MEMBER TO THE MAGNETIC FIELD OF SAID MAGNETIC MEANS, SAID GLASS MEMBER BEING FORMED OF A ZINC BORATE GLASS HAVING AS AN ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT THEREOF A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF A TRIVALENT RARE EARTH METAL OXIDE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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