AU8549598A - Optical wavelength division multiplexer - Google Patents

Optical wavelength division multiplexer

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Publication number
AU8549598A
AU8549598A AU85495/98A AU8549598A AU8549598A AU 8549598 A AU8549598 A AU 8549598A AU 85495/98 A AU85495/98 A AU 85495/98A AU 8549598 A AU8549598 A AU 8549598A AU 8549598 A AU8549598 A AU 8549598A
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Australia
Prior art keywords
wavelength division
optical wavelength
division multiplexer
multiplexer
optical
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Abandoned
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AU85495/98A
Inventor
Richard Ian Laming
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University of Southampton
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University of Southampton
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Priority claimed from GBGB9717079.9A external-priority patent/GB9717079D0/en
Application filed by University of Southampton filed Critical University of Southampton
Publication of AU8549598A publication Critical patent/AU8549598A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • 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
    • G02B6/29304—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
    • G02B6/29316—Light guides comprising a diffractive element, e.g. grating in or on the light guide such that diffracted light is confined in the light guide
    • G02B6/29317—Light guides of the optical fibre type
    • G02B6/29319—With a cascade of diffractive elements or of diffraction operations
    • G02B6/2932—With a cascade of diffractive elements or of diffraction operations comprising a directional router, e.g. directional coupler, circulator
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/10—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type
    • G02B6/12—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type of the integrated circuit kind
    • G02B6/12007—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type of the integrated circuit kind forming wavelength selective elements, e.g. multiplexer, demultiplexer
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • 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
    • G02B6/2938—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 for multiplexing or demultiplexing, i.e. combining or separating wavelengths, e.g. 1xN, NxM
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04J—MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION
    • H04J14/00—Optical multiplex systems
    • H04J14/02—Wavelength-division multiplex systems
    • H04J14/0201—Add-and-drop multiplexing
    • H04J14/0202—Arrangements therefor
    • H04J14/0213—Groups of channels or wave bands arrangements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04J—MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION
    • H04J14/00—Optical multiplex systems
    • H04J14/02—Wavelength-division multiplex systems
    • H04J14/0201—Add-and-drop multiplexing
    • H04J14/0215—Architecture aspects
    • H04J14/0219—Modular or upgradable architectures
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/10—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type
    • G02B6/12—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type of the integrated circuit kind
    • G02B2006/12083—Constructional arrangements
    • G02B2006/12107—Grating
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/10—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type
    • G02B6/12—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type of the integrated circuit kind
    • G02B2006/12083—Constructional arrangements
    • G02B2006/12109—Filter
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/10—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type
    • G02B6/12—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type of the integrated circuit kind
    • G02B2006/12133—Functions
    • G02B2006/12164—Multiplexing; Demultiplexing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04J—MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION
    • H04J14/00—Optical multiplex systems
    • H04J14/02—Wavelength-division multiplex systems
    • H04J14/0201—Add-and-drop multiplexing
    • H04J14/0202—Arrangements therefor
    • H04J14/0208—Interleaved arrangements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04J—MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION
    • H04J14/00—Optical multiplex systems
    • H04J14/02—Wavelength-division multiplex systems
    • H04J14/0201—Add-and-drop multiplexing
    • H04J14/0202—Arrangements therefor
    • H04J14/0209—Multi-stage arrangements, e.g. by cascading multiplexers or demultiplexers

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Optical Communication System (AREA)
AU85495/98A 1997-08-12 1998-07-28 Optical wavelength division multiplexer Abandoned AU8549598A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB9717079.9A GB9717079D0 (en) 1997-08-12 1997-08-12 Wavelength division multiplexing mux/demux
GB9717079 1997-08-12
GB9815400 1998-07-15
GBGB9815400.8A GB9815400D0 (en) 1997-08-12 1998-07-15 Optical wavelength division multiplexer
PCT/GB1998/002254 WO1999008143A1 (en) 1997-08-12 1998-07-28 Optical wavelength division multiplexer

Publications (1)

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AU8549598A true AU8549598A (en) 1999-03-01

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EP (1) EP1004045A1 (en)
JP (1) JP2001512848A (en)
AU (1) AU8549598A (en)
CA (1) CA2299359A1 (en)
GB (1) GB9815400D0 (en)
WO (1) WO1999008143A1 (en)

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US6559988B1 (en) * 1999-12-16 2003-05-06 Lucent Technologies Inc. Optical wavelength add/drop multiplexer for dual signal transmission rates
US6591038B1 (en) 2001-04-03 2003-07-08 Jds Uniphase Corporation Optical interleaver and demultiplexing apparatus for wavelength division multiplexed optical communications
GB0119154D0 (en) * 2001-08-06 2001-09-26 Southampton Photonics Ltd An optical demultiplexer
US20030068120A1 (en) * 2001-10-05 2003-04-10 Lacey Jonathan P. Optical interleaver
AU2002361806A1 (en) 2001-12-18 2003-06-30 Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Interleavers for awgs and interleaving method
DE102014004786B4 (en) 2014-04-02 2021-09-30 Clariant International Ltd. Alkali metal modified vanadium phosphorus oxide (VPO) catalyst
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GB9815400D0 (en) 1998-09-16

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MK6 Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase