Single wavelength bidirectional fiber optical link with beam-splitting element
US8705975B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 24, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4246
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical transceiver and method for bidirectionally communicating optical signals in an optical transceiver involve an optical element that bidirectionally separates incoming and outgoing optical signals of the same wavelength. The optical element can be a diffractive element such as a grating or, alternatively, a partially reflective element such as a transparent block having a thin-film coating.
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