Modular optical receiver
US7359642B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4202
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A modular, hermetically sealed optical signal receiver subassembly for converting a modulated optical signal to a corresponding electrical signal including an optical demultiplexer coupled to a fiber optic connector receiving a multi-wavelength optical signal having a plurality of information-containing signals each with a different predetermined wavelength and functioning to demultiplex the optical signal into distinct first and second optical beams corresponding to the predetermined wavelength and substrate is provided that forms an optional reference path of the first and second beams respectively, the photodiodes functioning to convert the respective optical signals into an electrical signal.
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