DE60120597D1 - Ein polarisationsunabhängiger, konfigurierbarer, optischer Multiplexer - Google Patents
Ein polarisationsunabhängiger, konfigurierbarer, optischer MultiplexerInfo
- Publication number
- DE60120597D1 DE60120597D1 DE60120597T DE60120597T DE60120597D1 DE 60120597 D1 DE60120597 D1 DE 60120597D1 DE 60120597 T DE60120597 T DE 60120597T DE 60120597 T DE60120597 T DE 60120597T DE 60120597 D1 DE60120597 D1 DE 60120597D1
- Authority
- DE
- Germany
- Prior art keywords
- configurable
- polarization
- independent
- optical multiplexer
- multiplexer
- 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.)
- Expired - Lifetime
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Classifications
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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
- G02B6/27—Optical coupling means with polarisation selective and adjusting means
- G02B6/2706—Optical coupling means with polarisation selective and adjusting means as bulk elements, i.e. free space arrangements external to a light guide, e.g. polarising beam splitters
- G02B6/2713—Optical coupling means with polarisation selective and adjusting means as bulk elements, i.e. free space arrangements external to a light guide, e.g. polarising beam splitters cascade of polarisation selective or adjusting operations
- G02B6/272—Optical coupling means with polarisation selective and adjusting means as bulk elements, i.e. free space arrangements external to a light guide, e.g. polarising beam splitters cascade of polarisation selective or adjusting operations comprising polarisation means for beam splitting and combining
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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
- G02B6/27—Optical coupling means with polarisation selective and adjusting means
- G02B6/2753—Optical coupling means with polarisation selective and adjusting means characterised by their function or use, i.e. of the complete device
- G02B6/2766—Manipulating the plane of polarisation from one input polarisation to another output polarisation, e.g. polarisation rotators, linear to circular polarisation converters
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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
- G02B6/29379—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
- G02B6/29383—Adding and dropping
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- 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
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04Q—SELECTING
- H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
- H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
- H04Q11/0005—Switch and router aspects
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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
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04J—MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION
- H04J14/00—Optical multiplex systems
- H04J14/06—Polarisation multiplex systems
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04Q—SELECTING
- H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
- H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
- H04Q11/0005—Switch and router aspects
- H04Q2011/0007—Construction
- H04Q2011/0026—Construction using free space propagation (e.g. lenses, mirrors)
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04Q—SELECTING
- H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
- H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
- H04Q11/0005—Switch and router aspects
- H04Q2011/0007—Construction
- H04Q2011/0032—Construction using static wavelength routers (e.g. arrayed waveguide grating router [AWGR] )
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04Q—SELECTING
- H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
- H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
- H04Q11/0005—Switch and router aspects
- H04Q2011/0007—Construction
- H04Q2011/0035—Construction using miscellaneous components, e.g. circulator, polarisation, acousto/thermo optical
Landscapes
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
- Signal Processing (AREA)
- Optical Communication System (AREA)
- Liquid Crystal (AREA)
- Polarising Elements (AREA)
- Optical Modulation, Optical Deflection, Nonlinear Optics, Optical Demodulation, Optical Logic Elements (AREA)
- Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
- Use Of Switch Circuits For Exchanges And Methods Of Control Of Multiplex Exchanges (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US703400 | 2000-10-31 | ||
US09/703,400 US6658212B1 (en) | 2000-10-31 | 2000-10-31 | Polarization-independent, configurable optical multiplexer |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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DE60120597D1 true DE60120597D1 (de) | 2006-07-27 |
DE60120597T2 DE60120597T2 (de) | 2007-05-31 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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DE60120597T Expired - Lifetime DE60120597T2 (de) | 2000-10-31 | 2001-08-29 | Polarisationsunabhängiger, konfigurierbarer optischer Multiplexer |
Country Status (4)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US6658212B1 (de) |
EP (1) | EP1202091B1 (de) |
JP (1) | JP2002268016A (de) |
DE (1) | DE60120597T2 (de) |
Families Citing this family (14)
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US6795182B2 (en) * | 2001-07-06 | 2004-09-21 | Arroyo Optics, Inc. | Diffractive fourier optics for optical communications |
US6993260B2 (en) * | 2001-08-17 | 2006-01-31 | Lucent Technologies Inc. | Interconnecting processing units of a stored program controlled system using free space optics |
US7298540B2 (en) * | 2001-08-22 | 2007-11-20 | Avanex Corporation | Equalizing optical wavelength routers |
US6947628B1 (en) * | 2001-08-30 | 2005-09-20 | Avanex Corporation | Dynamic wavelength-selective optical add-drop switches |
US7014326B2 (en) * | 2001-09-10 | 2006-03-21 | Jds Uniphase Corporation | Wavelength blocker |
GB2382246A (en) * | 2002-04-09 | 2003-05-21 | Bookham Technology Plc | Add-drop multiplexing through selective polarization control |
US20040018019A1 (en) * | 2002-07-26 | 2004-01-29 | Lacey Jonathan P. | Interleaver-based multiplexer and demultiplexer |
US7286764B1 (en) * | 2003-02-03 | 2007-10-23 | Silicon Light Machines Corporation | Reconfigurable modulator-based optical add-and-drop multiplexer |
DE10337558A1 (de) * | 2003-08-14 | 2005-03-10 | Leica Microsystems | Optische Vorrichtung und Mikroskop mit einer optischen Vorrichtung |
JP4712413B2 (ja) * | 2004-04-19 | 2011-06-29 | シチズンホールディングス株式会社 | 可変光減衰器およびそれを備えた光学フィルタ |
US20050265721A1 (en) * | 2004-05-13 | 2005-12-01 | Meriton Networks Inc. | Multi-band architecture for DWDM rings |
WO2006123344A2 (en) * | 2005-05-19 | 2006-11-23 | Xtellus Inc. | Single-pole optical wavelength selector |
US7412175B2 (en) * | 2005-06-20 | 2008-08-12 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Administrator Of The National Aeronautics And Space Administration | Interferometric polarization control |
US8121482B2 (en) * | 2008-09-15 | 2012-02-21 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | Spatial light modulator-based reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer and method of adding an optical channel using the same |
Family Cites Families (8)
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US5002349A (en) * | 1989-11-29 | 1991-03-26 | Bell Communications Research, Inc. | Integrated acousto-optic filters and switches |
US5414540A (en) * | 1993-06-01 | 1995-05-09 | Bell Communications Research, Inc. | Frequency-selective optical switch employing a frequency dispersive element, polarization dispersive element and polarization modulating elements |
US5917625A (en) * | 1993-09-09 | 1999-06-29 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | High resolution optical multiplexing and demultiplexing device in optical communication system |
US6097518A (en) * | 1996-10-29 | 2000-08-01 | Chorum Technologies Inc. | N x M optical wavelength routing switch |
CA2280032A1 (en) * | 1997-02-07 | 1998-08-13 | Bell Communications Research, Inc. | Dual liquid-crystal wavelength-selective optical switch |
US6130971A (en) * | 1998-08-06 | 2000-10-10 | Avanex Corporation | Fiber optic dense wavelength division multiplexer with a phase differential method of wavelength separation utilizing a polarization beam splitter and a nonlinear interferometer |
US6285500B1 (en) * | 1999-06-29 | 2001-09-04 | Corning Incorporated | Wavelength selective switch |
US6337935B1 (en) * | 1999-08-16 | 2002-01-08 | Lucent Technologies | Dispersed image inverting optical wavelength multiplexer |
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2000
- 2000-10-31 US US09/703,400 patent/US6658212B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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2001
- 2001-08-29 DE DE60120597T patent/DE60120597T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2001-08-29 EP EP01120566A patent/EP1202091B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2001-10-30 JP JP2001332537A patent/JP2002268016A/ja not_active Ceased
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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US6658212B1 (en) | 2003-12-02 |
EP1202091A3 (de) | 2004-04-07 |
JP2002268016A (ja) | 2002-09-18 |
DE60120597T2 (de) | 2007-05-31 |
EP1202091A2 (de) | 2002-05-02 |
EP1202091B1 (de) | 2006-06-14 |
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Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
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8328 | Change in the person/name/address of the agent |
Representative=s name: SCHOPPE, ZIMMERMANN, STOECKELER & ZINKLER, 82049 PU |
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8364 | No opposition during term of opposition | ||
8328 | Change in the person/name/address of the agent |
Representative=s name: DILG HAEUSLER SCHINDELMANN PATENTANWALTSGESELLSCHA |