Optical component having different waveguide angles at the interface between two planar lightwave circuits
US8995808B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 18, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B2006/1204
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical component has first and second planar lightwave circuits. The first and second planar lightwave circuits are aligned and jointed such that the position of an i-th optical waveguide (where i is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to n) of the first planar lightwave circuit and that of an i-th optical waveguide of the second planar lightwave circuit are matched on a joint interface. An angle formed by the i-th optical waveguide of the first planar lightwave circuit and a normal of the interface is configured to vary in accordance with a value of i within a range satisfying the Snell's law.
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