Passband flattened demultiplexer employing segmented reflectors and other devices derived therefrom
US6904203B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 23, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/12021
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical wavelength multiplexing device for use in an optical networking environment is presented. The device features optically dispersive elements combined with an array of reflectors that permit both realization of flat-top filter characteristics together with noise reduction, and in some embodiments wavelength routing, blocking or add-drop functionality. Additionally, the design of the device is easily modified to dissipate light having a wavelength that does not correspond to any predetermined wavelength channel.
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