CA2299359A1 - Optical wavelength division multiplexer - Google Patents

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CA2299359A1
CA2299359A1 CA002299359A CA2299359A CA2299359A1 CA 2299359 A1 CA2299359 A1 CA 2299359A1 CA 002299359 A CA002299359 A CA 002299359A CA 2299359 A CA2299359 A CA 2299359A CA 2299359 A1 CA2299359 A1 CA 2299359A1
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Richard Ian Laming
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    • 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
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    • 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
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    • 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
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    • 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
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    • 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
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    • 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
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    • 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
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    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
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    • 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
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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
    • G02B6/10—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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CA002299359A 1997-08-12 1998-07-28 Optical wavelength division multiplexer Abandoned CA2299359A1 (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
GBGB9815400.8A GB9815400D0 (en) 1997-08-12 1998-07-15 Optical wavelength division multiplexer
GB9815400.8 1998-07-15
GB9717079.9 1998-07-15
PCT/GB1998/002254 WO1999008143A1 (en) 1997-08-12 1998-07-28 Optical wavelength division multiplexer

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JP (1) JP2001512848A (ja)
AU (1) AU8549598A (ja)
CA (1) CA2299359A1 (ja)
GB (1) GB9815400D0 (ja)
WO (1) WO1999008143A1 (ja)

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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
WO2003052475A1 (en) * 2001-12-18 2003-06-26 Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Interleavers for awgs and interleaving method
DE102014004786B4 (de) 2014-04-02 2021-09-30 Clariant International Ltd. Alkalimetall-modifizierter Vanadium-Phosphor-Oxid (VPO)-Katalysator
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JP2001512848A (ja) 2001-08-28

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