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Optical equalizer

US6321000A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 1, 1998
Grant dateNov 20, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 1, 2018

Classification

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

Abstract

An optical equalizer comprises a plurality of serially concatenated filter elements the phase and modulation depth of which can be individually tuned. The filter elements are tuneable in order to generate a desired optical equalization function. Each of the filter elements is a three arm interferometer and each is fabricated utilizing integrated waveguide technology.

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