AU743545B2 - Optical assembly and method based on TEC fibers - Google Patents
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- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/27—Optical coupling means with polarisation selective and adjusting means
- G02B6/2746—Optical coupling means with polarisation selective and adjusting means comprising non-reciprocal devices, e.g. isolators, FRM, circulators, quasi-isolators
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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
- G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
- G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour
- G02F1/09—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on magneto-optical elements, e.g. exhibiting Faraday effect
- G02F1/093—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on magneto-optical elements, e.g. exhibiting Faraday effect used as non-reciprocal devices, e.g. optical isolators, circulators
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US08/915525 | 1997-08-15 | ||
| US08/915,525 US5930418A (en) | 1997-02-25 | 1997-08-15 | Optical assembly and method based on TEC fibres |
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| AU6995698A AU6995698A (en) | 1999-02-25 |
| AU743545B2 true AU743545B2 (en) | 2002-01-31 |
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| US (1) | US5930418A (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP0898185B1 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JPH11133261A (enExample) |
| AU (1) | AU743545B2 (enExample) |
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| US6239900B1 (en) * | 1997-09-19 | 2001-05-29 | Nz Applied Technologies Corp. | Reflective fiber-optic isolator |
| US6044187A (en) * | 1998-04-01 | 2000-03-28 | Duck; Gary S. | Multi-port fiber optical device |
| US6075642A (en) * | 1998-06-18 | 2000-06-13 | Hewlett-Packard Company | Multi-port optical isolator |
| US6064522A (en) * | 1998-06-23 | 2000-05-16 | Lucent Technologies Inc | Miniature mass producible non-reciprocal devices |
| US6078716A (en) * | 1999-03-23 | 2000-06-20 | E-Tek Dynamics, Inc. | Thermally expanded multiple core fiber |
| US6263131B1 (en) * | 1999-07-02 | 2001-07-17 | Nortel Networks (Photonics) Pty Ltd. | Reflective non-reciprocal optical device |
| US6236506B1 (en) * | 1999-09-23 | 2001-05-22 | Avanex Corporation | Reflection-type optical circulation utilizing a lens and birefringent plates |
| US6560015B1 (en) * | 1999-09-23 | 2003-05-06 | Avanex Corporation | High-isolation dense wavelength division multiplexer utilizing birefringent plates and a non-linear interferometer |
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| US6532316B1 (en) * | 1999-11-10 | 2003-03-11 | Avanex Corporation | Bi-directional polarization-independent optical isolator |
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| US6563641B2 (en) * | 2000-06-23 | 2003-05-13 | Cirvine Corporation | Fold interleaver |
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| US5706371A (en) * | 1996-12-03 | 1998-01-06 | E-Tek Dynamics, Inc. | Optical isolator array device |
| US5734763A (en) * | 1996-09-04 | 1998-03-31 | Hewlett-Packard Company | Compact two-by-n optical components based on bierfringent walk-off crystals |
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| US5734763A (en) * | 1996-09-04 | 1998-03-31 | Hewlett-Packard Company | Compact two-by-n optical components based on bierfringent walk-off crystals |
| US5706371A (en) * | 1996-12-03 | 1998-01-06 | E-Tek Dynamics, Inc. | Optical isolator array device |
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| EP0898185B1 (en) | 2002-08-21 |
| US5930418A (en) | 1999-07-27 |
| DE69807298T2 (de) | 2003-04-17 |
| EP0898185A3 (en) | 2001-04-25 |
| DE69807298D1 (de) | 2002-09-26 |
| AU6995698A (en) | 1999-02-25 |
| JPH11133261A (ja) | 1999-05-21 |
| EP0898185A2 (en) | 1999-02-24 |
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| PC1 | Assignment before grant (sect. 113) |
Owner name: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. Free format text: THE FORMER OWNER WAS: HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY |
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| TC | Change of applicant's name (sec. 104) |
Owner name: HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY Free format text: FORMER NAME: HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY |
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| FGA | Letters patent sealed or granted (standard patent) |