CA2114082A1 - Narrow band mach-zehnder filter - Google Patents
Narrow band mach-zehnder filterInfo
- Publication number
- CA2114082A1 CA2114082A1 CA002114082A CA2114082A CA2114082A1 CA 2114082 A1 CA2114082 A1 CA 2114082A1 CA 002114082 A CA002114082 A CA 002114082A CA 2114082 A CA2114082 A CA 2114082A CA 2114082 A1 CA2114082 A1 CA 2114082A1
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- Prior art keywords
- fibers
- fiber
- coupler
- filter
- delta
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
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- 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
- G02B6/2935—Mach-Zehnder configuration, i.e. comprising separate splitting and combining means
- G02B6/29352—Mach-Zehnder configuration, i.e. comprising separate splitting and combining means in a light guide
- G02B6/29355—Cascade arrangement of interferometers
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- G02B6/2804—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers
- G02B6/2856—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers formed or shaped by thermal heating means, e.g. splitting, branching and/or combining elements
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- 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
- G02B6/2804—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers
- G02B6/2861—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers using fibre optic delay lines and optical elements associated with them, e.g. for use in signal processing, e.g. filtering
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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
- G02B6/29331—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 evanescent wave coupling
- G02B6/29332—Wavelength selective couplers, i.e. based on evanescent coupling between light guides, e.g. fused fibre couplers with transverse coupling between fibres having different propagation constant wavelength dependency
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US08/052,523 US5351325A (en) | 1993-04-29 | 1993-04-29 | Narrow band Mach-Zehnder filter |
| US08/052,523 | 1993-04-29 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA2114082A1 true CA2114082A1 (en) | 1994-10-30 |
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| CA002114082A Abandoned CA2114082A1 (en) | 1993-04-29 | 1994-01-24 | Narrow band mach-zehnder filter |
Country Status (8)
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1993
- 1993-04-29 US US08/052,523 patent/US5351325A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1994
- 1994-01-24 CA CA002114082A patent/CA2114082A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1994-02-08 TW TW083101195A patent/TW236058B/zh active
- 1994-04-13 EP EP94105674A patent/EP0622650B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1994-04-13 DE DE69411222T patent/DE69411222T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1994-04-15 CN CN94104223A patent/CN1098506A/zh active Pending
- 1994-04-20 AU AU60548/94A patent/AU677819B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1994-04-28 JP JP6111945A patent/JPH07168018A/ja active Pending
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| AU6054894A (en) | 1994-11-03 |
| EP0622650A1 (en) | 1994-11-02 |
| US5351325A (en) | 1994-09-27 |
| CN1098506A (zh) | 1995-02-08 |
| EP0622650B1 (en) | 1998-06-24 |
| AU677819B2 (en) | 1997-05-08 |
| TW236058B (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) | 1994-12-11 |
| DE69411222T2 (de) | 1998-10-29 |
| JPH07168018A (ja) | 1995-07-04 |
| DE69411222D1 (de) | 1998-07-30 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| EEER | Examination request | ||
| FZDE | Discontinued |