Tunable chromatic dispersion and dispersion slope compensator utilizing a virtually imaged phased array and a rotating grating
US6714705B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 7, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/29395
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tunable chromatic dispersion and dispersion slope compensator that utilizes a Virtually Imaged Phased Array (VIPA), a rotating transmissive diffraction grating, and a mirror with different curvatures for different cross-sections is disclosed. The compensator in accordance with the present invention provides simultaneous tunable compensation of chromatic dispersion and dispersion slope utilizing a single apparatus. The amount of compensation is accomplished by rotating the transmissive diffracting grating and/or translating the mirror. A system which utilizes the compensator is thus cost effective to manufacture.
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