AU727466B2 - Switchable wavelength router - Google Patents

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AU727466B2
AU727466B2 AU69531/98A AU6953198A AU727466B2 AU 727466 B2 AU727466 B2 AU 727466B2 AU 69531/98 A AU69531/98 A AU 69531/98A AU 6953198 A AU6953198 A AU 6953198A AU 727466 B2 AU727466 B2 AU 727466B2
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Jian-Yu Liu
Kuang-Yi Wu
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    • G02B6/29361—Interference filters, e.g. multilayer coatings, thin film filters, dichroic splitters or mirrors based on multilayers, WDM filters
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    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
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    • G02B6/2753—Optical coupling means with polarisation selective and adjusting means characterised by their function or use, i.e. of the complete device
    • G02B6/2766—Manipulating the plane of polarisation from one input polarisation to another output polarisation, e.g. polarisation rotators, linear to circular polarisation converters
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    • H04Q2011/0007—Construction
    • H04Q2011/0032—Construction using static wavelength routers (e.g. arrayed waveguide grating router [AWGR] )
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