Abstract: An optical bypass switch receives arbitrarily polarized light from an input optical fiber which is divided into the P and S-polarized light beams by a polarization beamsplitter. These P and S-polarized light beams are focussed to a magneto-optic garnet wherein the plane of polarization is rotated in accordance with a desired switching function and directed to an output optical fiber determined by the polarization rotation state established in the magneto-optic garnet.

Abstract: A variable refractive index device, such as a Bragg cell, is temperature stabilized by sensing ray path deviations of a secondary diffracted beam. Two photodetectors with centers offset from the exit position of the central ray of the beam at normal temperature operation receive light energy as a function of the deviation of this ray path from the normal position. Light in each fiber is detected to derive electrical signals that are utilized to establish a correction signal to a voltage controlled oscillator which varies the frequency thereof and compensates for the diffraction deviations caused by temperature variations.

Abstract: An optical bypass switch includes a variable diffraction element responsive to acoustical signals operable to couple light signals incident to first and second input ports to first and second output ports, respectively, for a first diffraction index and from the first and second input ports to the second and first output ports, respectively, for a second diffraction index. Acoustical signals are provided by an electro-acoustic transducer coupled to the variable diffraction element which establishes acoustical signals in response to acoustical signals coupled thereto.

Abstract: Stabilization of the propagation of storage bits around the storage loops of a Vertical Bloch Line (VBL) memory is obtained by the vapor-deposition of a nickel-iron film over the VBL structure. The film has a composition range of 65-90% nickel and a thickness of 1,000 to 10,000 Angstroms, and is deposited in a vacuum of 10.sup.-4 to 10.sup.-6 Torr to provide parallel, periodic, magnetic stripe domains, and thus potential well domains, that have a periodicity in the range of 0.1 to 1 micron. The stripe domains are oriented perpendicular to the direction of data propagation and form potential wells along the elongated direction of the storage loops.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cross-tie wall memory system for the generating, propagating and detecting of binary data represented by the presence or absence of cross-tie, Bloch-line pairs along a cross-tie wall in a thin magnetic layer. The system includes a three-level structure comprised of the following superposed layers: a straight-edged current conductive stripline; a serrated-edged thin magnetic layer data track, and a wide-narrow-edged current conductive stripline terminated on one end by a cross-tie, Bloch-line pair generator. A cross-tie detector is positioned intermediate the ends of the data track and is sandwiched between the data track and the wide-narrow-edged current conductive stripline. An N-bit data word is stored in the data track between the generator and the detector, is shifted through the detector for readout of the stored data word and is then restored into its original stored position by being shifted in a reverse manner along the data track and back through the detector.

Abstract: A generator of single wall domains, i.e., bubbles, for a bubble memory system is disclosed. The generator includes a closed feed ring, constructed of a repetitive pattern of magnetically soft chevrons, having merging input and output channels of similar chevron design. A nucleator in the input channel, driven at one-half the frequency of the rotating in-plane field, generates a bubble every other cycle of the in-plane field frequency such that only alternate positions along the input channel, and correspondingly the feed ring, are initially filled with bubbles. The bubbles, as driven around the four 90.degree. corners of the feed ring, are delayed one complete cycle of the in-plane field frequency such that the generated bubbles from the input channel and the bubbles in the feed ring fill alternate positions along the feed ring. Thus, after the first generated bubble completes two complete cycles of the feed ring, the feed ring is filled.