Interferometric optical device including an optical resonator
US6339474B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 4, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/29352
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and circuit is disclosed wherein two waveguides coupled to an optical resonator are further coupled such that beams propagating therein interfere with one another to provide a desired output response. In one embodiment, multiplexed channels of light can be demultiplexed by the device described heretofore, or alternatively, the phase relationship between these two beams can be altered prior to their being combined to provide, for example, a linearized output response useful in applications such as wavelength locking.
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