Optical waveguide mode coupling using mechanical wave interference
US5708736A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 3, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/2852
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for mode coupling in a waveguide that includes an engagement substrate arranged for intimate contact with a waveguide, and at least two actuators coupled to the engagement substrate and operative to create an interference pattern in the engagement substrate for producing a periodic deformation of the waveguide.
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