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EP0890133 - LINEARIZED OPTIC MODULATOR WITH SEGMENTED ELECTRODES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  28.02.2003
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.02.2003Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 16.04.2003  [2003/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CRYSTAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
1040 East Meadow Circle
Palo Alto, CA 94303 / US
[1999/02]
Inventor(s)01 / SKEIE, Halvor
3338 Pearltone Drive
San Jose, CA 95117 / US
[1999/02]
Representative(s)Epping - Hermann - Fischer
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Schlossschmidstrasse 5
80639 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2001/19]Epping Hermann & Fischer
Ridlerstrasse 55
80339 München / DE
Former [1999/02]Patentanwälte Westphal, Buchner, Mussgnug Neunert, Göhring
Waldstrasse 33
78048 Villingen-Schwenningen / DE
Application number, filing date97917522.113.03.1997
[1999/02]
WO1997US03968
Priority number, dateUS1996062416229.03.1996         Original published format: US 624162
[1999/02]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9737278
Date:09.10.1997
Language:EN
[1997/43]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0890133
Date:13.01.1999
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.10.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1999/02]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP09.10.1997
ClassificationIPC:G02F1/225, G02F1/313
[1999/02]
CPC:
G02F1/225 (EP,US); G02F1/3136 (EP,US); G02F1/311 (EP,US);
G02F2203/19 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   NL,   SE [1999/02]
TitleGerman:LINEARISIERTER OPTISCHER MODULATOR MIT SEGMENTIERTEN ELEKTRODEN[1999/02]
English:LINEARIZED OPTIC MODULATOR WITH SEGMENTED ELECTRODES[1999/02]
French:MODULATEUR OPTIQUE LINEARISE A ELECTRODES SEGMENTEES[1999/02]
Entry into regional phase09.10.1998National basic fee paid 
09.10.1998Designation fee(s) paid 
09.10.1998Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.10.1997Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
09.10.1998Examination requested  [1999/02]
02.11.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
02.05.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.10.2002Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2003/16]
08.10.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.11.2002Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2003/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.03.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
18.03.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
21.02.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.03.200206   M06   Not yet paid
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Cited inInternational search[XD]US5249243  (SKEIE HALVOR [US]) [XD] 1-15 * column 13, line 01 - column 15, line 27; figure 15 *;
 [AD]US5148503  (SKEIE HALVOR [US]) [AD] 1 * column 8, line 38 - line 63; figure 5 *;
 [A]EP0239220  (TEKTRONIX INC [US]) [A] 1 * page 7, line 07 - line 19; figure 5 *
 [X]  - SKEIE H, "An optically linearized modulator for CATV applications", INTEGRATED OPTICS AND MICROSTRUCTURES II, SAN DIEGO, CA, USA, 26-28 JULY 1994, ISSN 0277-786X, PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPIE - THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICAL ENGINEERING, 1994, USA, vol. 2291, pages 227 - 238, XP000603209 [X] 1-7,9-15 * chapter 3.: Electrical Matching; page 230; figure 5 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.190911
 [A]  - HOWERTON M M ET AL, "Effect of intrinsic phase mismatch on linear modulator performance of the 1*2 directional coupler and Mach-Zehnder interferometer", JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY, AUG. 1990, USA, ISSN 0733-8724, vol. 8, no. 8, pages 1177 - 1186, XP000174449 [A] 12-15 * figure 1(b) *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/50.57838
 [A]  - BETTS G E ET AL, "Optical analog link using a linearized modulator", LEOS '94. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. IEEE LASERS AND ELECTRO-OPTICS SOCIETY 1994 7TH ANNUAL MEETING (CAT. NO.94CH3371-2), PROCEEDINGS OF LEOS'94, BOSTON, MA, USA, 31 OCT.-3 NOV. 1994, ISBN 0-7803-1470-0, 1994, NEW YORK, NY, USA, IEEE, USA, pages 278 - 279 vol.2, XP000510701 [A] 1-5 * figure 2 *
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