Optical components having reduced insertion loss
US7006729B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B2006/1215
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical device is provided which includes a slab waveguide and at least one input waveguide coupled to a first side of the slab waveguide. The device also includes a plurality of output waveguides coupled to a second side of the slab waveguide. The slab waveguide has a segmented transition region that includes a plurality of waveguiding regions spaced apart from one other by at least one discrete sector.
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