Selective optical device and wavelength multiplexer-demultiplexer
US6014482A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/2938
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A wavelength selective optical device includes a two-dimensional grating (6) and a device 11. The two-dimensional grating represents an intrinsic function. The device (11) is to change the complex amplitude of the electromagnetic field of the light wave, according to a filtering function, and is to expand the image spot into a monochromatic light in the direction of the spectral dispersion. An optical fiber wavelength multiplexer-demultiplexer includes a filter (11), a mirror (9) and a grating (6). The optical axis of the mirror passes through the plane of the grating and is parallel to the lines of the grating. The filter (11) is arranged in the vicinity of the mirror to control the intrinsic function of the multiplexer-demultiplexer.
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