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Filter for guided light, and an optical link including the filter

US5732169A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 1995
Grant dateMar 24, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S2301/04
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention provides a Fabry-Perot filter for guided light, the filter comprising two Bragg gratings that follow each other along a common light guide, a gap being left between the two gratings, wherein the two gratings have respective different lengths. The invention is particularly applicable to optical fiber telecommunications systems.

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