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Determination of optical properties of a device under test in transmission and in reflection

US6788396B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 25, 2002
Grant dateSep 7, 2004
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Expiry dateJul 4, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N21/21
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to determination of optical properties, e.g. polarization dependent loss (PDL), polarization mode dispersion (PMD), differential group delay (DGD), insertion loss, return loss and/or chromatic dispersion (CD), of a device under test (DUT) in transmission and in reflection of an optical beam. The invention is disclosing an element that is at least partly transmissive and at least partly reflective.

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