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Planar lightwave circuit active connector

US9768901B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 12, 2015
Grant dateSep 19, 2017
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Expiry dateFeb 12, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q2011/0032
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An assembly of waveguide wavelength multiplexers and demultiplexers, together with continuous wave (CW) laser transmitters that interface to grating couplers on a silicon photonics chip, providing CW sources, multiplexed output and optionally multiplexed input, all using a single photonic lightwave circuit (PLC).

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