Comb optical interference filter
US5225930A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B26/001
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
High total transmission, tunable comb filter structures are described which comprise moderately thick layers of optical material having periodic or multiply periodic refractive index modulation features comprising a multiplicity of coherently-coupled, weakly-resonant optical cavities, resulting in and characterized by spectra of high order (5 or higher) relative to a fundamental (lowest order) cavity resonance, consisting of narrow, moderate to high density reflection lines occurring in one or more sets, each set being characterized by lines equally spaced by wave number if optical dispersion is neglected. Filters of the inversion can be structured to be tuned, electro-opti PAC RIGHTS OF THE GOVERNMENT The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the Government of the United States for all governmental purposes without the payment of any royalty.
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