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Light limiter

US6233385A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 28, 1999
Grant dateMay 15, 2001
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Expiry dateJan 28, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/395
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The object of the present invention is to provide a light limiter which can control the generation of an optical surge, comprises few components, and has high reliability; in order to achieve the object, the light limiter of the present invention comprise a parametric amplification element parametrically amplifying an input signal light, and a wavelength selection element removing a wavelength component, excepting a specified wavelength, from among the signal light output from said parametric amplification element.

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