Patent · US Expired

Planar lightwave circuit module

US6507680B1 · kind B1 · utility

12Cited by
5References
13Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateAug 14, 2000
Grant dateJan 14, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 23, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B2006/12145
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A planar lightwave circuit (PLC) of a PLC module is provided with many waveguides including a plurality of input (output) optical waveguide on a substrate. Junction faces between these input (output) optical waveguide and input (output) optical fibers are slant against the optical axis thereof. The PLC module has photodetectors opposed to corresponding junction faces disposed at the input-optical-fiber's-side (output-optical-waveguide's-side).

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.