Optical component having a flat top output
US6614951B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B2006/1215
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The optical component includes an array waveguide grating having a plurality of array waveguides. The optical component also includes a light distribution component configured to receive a light signal through an inlet port and distribute the light signal to a plurality of the array waveguides. The optical component further includes an output light distribution component configured to receive the light signal distributed to the array waveguides. The light distribution component is configured such that a light signal received through the inlet port with a non-periodic intensity distribution is received in the output light distribution component with a periodic intensity distribution. The period intensity distribution can have a shape that approximates a sinc function.
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