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Optical waveguide attenuation

US6021248A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 15, 1998
Grant dateFeb 1, 2000
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Expiry dateJul 15, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B2006/12097
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A turntable optical transmission circuit has a light source forming an input to a waveguide, a detector detecting light output from the waveguide, a comparator for comparing the output with a predetermined value to generate a difference signal and a waveguide trimmer for changing the waveguide transmission in dependence on the difference signal until the output matches the predetermined value.

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