CA1188552A - Device for separating radiation beams which emerge from an optical fibre - Google Patents

Device for separating radiation beams which emerge from an optical fibre

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Publication number
CA1188552A
CA1188552A CA000410671A CA410671A CA1188552A CA 1188552 A CA1188552 A CA 1188552A CA 000410671 A CA000410671 A CA 000410671A CA 410671 A CA410671 A CA 410671A CA 1188552 A CA1188552 A CA 1188552A
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beams
wavelengths
radiation
wavelength
radiation beams
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CA000410671A
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English (en)
French (fr)
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Antonius M.J. Koonen
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Koninklijke Philips NV
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Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken NV
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    • 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
    • G02B6/29304—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
    • G02B6/2931—Diffractive element operating in reflection
    • 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
    • G02B6/29346—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 wave or beam interference
    • G02B6/29361—Interference filters, e.g. multilayer coatings, thin film filters, dichroic splitters or mirrors based on multilayers, WDM filters
    • 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
    • G02B6/29382—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 including at least adding or dropping a signal, i.e. passing the majority of signals

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Diffracting Gratings Or Hologram Optical Elements (AREA)
  • Laser Beam Processing (AREA)
  • Laser Surgery Devices (AREA)
  • Surface Treatment Of Glass Fibres Or Filaments (AREA)
CA000410671A 1981-09-07 1982-09-02 Device for separating radiation beams which emerge from an optical fibre Expired CA1188552A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
NL8104124 1981-09-07
NL8104124A NL8104124A (nl) 1981-09-07 1981-09-07 Inrichting voor het scheiden van uit een optische vezel tredende stralingsbundels.

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CA1188552A true CA1188552A (en) 1985-06-11

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JP (1) JPS5860721A (it)
AU (1) AU552527B2 (it)
CA (1) CA1188552A (it)
DE (1) DE3232493A1 (it)
FR (1) FR2512560B1 (it)
GB (1) GB2105489B (it)
IT (1) IT1152528B (it)
NL (1) NL8104124A (it)
SE (1) SE8205021L (it)

Families Citing this family (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3213839A1 (de) * 1982-04-15 1983-10-27 Philips Patentverwaltung Gmbh, 2000 Hamburg Optische wellenlaengen-multiplex- bzw. -demultiplexanordnung
US4671603A (en) * 1983-11-17 1987-06-09 Pilkington P.E. Limited Optical filters and multiplexing-demultiplexing devices using the same
CA1280921C (en) * 1986-01-30 1991-03-05 Masataka Shirasaki Optical wavelength compounding/dividing device
US4736360A (en) * 1986-07-21 1988-04-05 Polaroid Corporation Bulk optic echelon multi/demultiplexer
GB8718560D0 (en) * 1987-08-05 1987-09-09 Gec Avionics Nuclear pulse simulation
GB2228799A (en) * 1989-03-02 1990-09-05 British Telecomm Optical star coupler
US5457573A (en) * 1993-03-10 1995-10-10 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Diffraction element and an optical multiplexing/demultiplexing device incorporating the same
US20020191913A1 (en) * 2001-06-08 2002-12-19 Honeywell International Inc. Apparatus and method for processing light

Family Cites Families (3)

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JPS5640802A (en) * 1979-09-11 1981-04-17 Delta Kogyo Kk Remote operating device of back mirror
JPS5640804A (en) * 1979-09-13 1981-04-17 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Optical branching filter
DE3037712A1 (de) * 1980-10-06 1982-05-13 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Optisches wellenlaengen-multiplex-system

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IT8223119A0 (it) 1982-09-03
DE3232493A1 (de) 1983-03-24
AU552527B2 (en) 1986-06-05
FR2512560B1 (fr) 1986-08-29
SE8205021D0 (sv) 1982-09-03
JPS5860721A (ja) 1983-04-11
IT1152528B (it) 1987-01-07
FR2512560A1 (fr) 1983-03-11
GB2105489B (en) 1985-09-04
GB2105489A (en) 1983-03-23
AU8798482A (en) 1983-03-17
NL8104124A (nl) 1983-04-05
SE8205021L (sv) 1983-03-08

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