AU2003246858A1 - Optical filter device employing a programmable diffractive element and the corresponding spatial spectral band router and chromatic dispersion compensation device - Google Patents

Optical filter device employing a programmable diffractive element and the corresponding spatial spectral band router and chromatic dispersion compensation device

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AU2003246858A1
AU2003246858A1 AU2003246858A AU2003246858A AU2003246858A1 AU 2003246858 A1 AU2003246858 A1 AU 2003246858A1 AU 2003246858 A AU2003246858 A AU 2003246858A AU 2003246858 A AU2003246858 A AU 2003246858A AU 2003246858 A1 AU2003246858 A1 AU 2003246858A1
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optical filter
chromatic dispersion
dispersion compensation
spectral band
diffractive element
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Jean-Louis De Bougrenet De La Tocnaye
Bruno Fracasso
Mustapha Razzak
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OPTOGONE
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Optogone
Optogone SA
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    • G02B6/29304—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means operating by diffraction, e.g. grating
    • G02B6/29305—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means operating by diffraction, e.g. grating as bulk element, i.e. free space arrangement external to a light guide
    • G02B6/29307—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means operating by diffraction, e.g. grating as bulk element, i.e. free space arrangement external to a light guide components assembled in or forming a solid transparent unitary block, e.g. for facilitating component alignment
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    • G02B6/29305—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means operating by diffraction, e.g. grating as bulk element, i.e. free space arrangement external to a light guide
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    • G02B6/29313—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means operating by diffraction, e.g. grating as bulk element, i.e. free space arrangement external to a light guide characterised by means for controlling the position or direction of light incident to or leaving the diffractive element, e.g. for varying the wavelength response
    • G02B6/29314—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means operating by diffraction, e.g. grating as bulk element, i.e. free space arrangement external to a light guide characterised by means for controlling the position or direction of light incident to or leaving the diffractive element, e.g. for varying the wavelength response by moving or modifying the diffractive element, e.g. deforming
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    • G02B6/29371—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means operating principle based on material dispersion
    • G02B6/29374—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means operating principle based on material dispersion in an optical light guide
    • G02B6/29376—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means operating principle based on material dispersion in an optical light guide coupling light guides for controlling wavelength dispersion, e.g. by concatenation of two light guides having different dispersion properties
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    • G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/293—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means
    • G02B6/29379—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means characterised by the function or use of the complete device
    • G02B6/29392—Controlling dispersion
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    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/293—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means
    • G02B6/29379—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means characterised by the function or use of the complete device
    • G02B6/29395—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means characterised by the function or use of the complete device configurable, e.g. tunable or reconfigurable
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AU2003246858A 2002-04-24 2003-04-23 Optical filter device employing a programmable diffractive element and the corresponding spatial spectral band router and chromatic dispersion compensation device Abandoned AU2003246858A1 (en)

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FR0205171A FR2839160B1 (en) 2002-04-24 2002-04-24 OPTICAL FILTERING DEVICE PROVIDING A PROGRAMMABLE DIFFRACTIVE ELEMENT, SPATIAL ROUTER OF SPECTRAL BANDS AND CORRESPONDING CHROMATIC DISPERSION COMPENSATION DEVICE
FR02/05171 2002-04-24
PCT/FR2003/001292 WO2003091755A2 (en) 2002-04-24 2003-04-23 Optical filter device employing a programmable diffractive element and the corresponding spatial spectral band router and chromatic dispersion compensation device

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