FR2839160B1 - OPTICAL FILTERING DEVICE PROVIDING A PROGRAMMABLE DIFFRACTIVE ELEMENT, SPATIAL ROUTER OF SPECTRAL BANDS AND CORRESPONDING CHROMATIC DISPERSION COMPENSATION DEVICE - Google Patents

OPTICAL FILTERING DEVICE PROVIDING A PROGRAMMABLE DIFFRACTIVE ELEMENT, SPATIAL ROUTER OF SPECTRAL BANDS AND CORRESPONDING CHROMATIC DISPERSION COMPENSATION DEVICE

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FR2839160B1
FR2839160B1 FR0205171A FR0205171A FR2839160B1 FR 2839160 B1 FR2839160 B1 FR 2839160B1 FR 0205171 A FR0205171 A FR 0205171A FR 0205171 A FR0205171 A FR 0205171A FR 2839160 B1 FR2839160 B1 FR 2839160B1
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chromatic dispersion
dispersion compensation
optical filtering
diffractive element
spectral bands
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FR0205171A
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FR2839160A1 (en
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Bougrenet De La Tocnaye Jea De
Bruno Fracasso
Mustapha Razzak
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Optogone
Optogone SA
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Optogone
Optogone SA
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Priority to PCT/FR2003/001292 priority patent/WO2003091755A2/en
Priority to EP03747157A priority patent/EP1497683A2/en
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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
    • G02B6/29304—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
    • G02B6/29307—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 components assembled in or forming a solid transparent unitary block, e.g. for facilitating component alignment
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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
    • G02B6/29305—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
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    • G02B6/29313—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 characterised by means for controlling the position or direction of light incident to or leaving the diffractive element, e.g. for varying the wavelength response
    • G02B6/29314—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 characterised by means for controlling the position or direction of light incident to or leaving the diffractive element, e.g. for varying the wavelength response by moving or modifying the diffractive element, e.g. deforming
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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
    • 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
    • G02B6/29371—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 principle based on material dispersion
    • G02B6/29374—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 principle based on material dispersion in an optical light guide
    • G02B6/29376—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 principle based on material dispersion in an optical light guide coupling light guides for controlling wavelength dispersion, e.g. by concatenation of two light guides having different dispersion properties
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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
    • G02B6/29379—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
    • G02B6/29392—Controlling dispersion
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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
    • G02B6/29395—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 configurable, e.g. tunable or reconfigurable
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    • G02B6/32—Optical coupling means having lens focusing means positioned between opposed fibre ends
FR0205171A 2002-04-24 2002-04-24 OPTICAL FILTERING DEVICE PROVIDING A PROGRAMMABLE DIFFRACTIVE ELEMENT, SPATIAL ROUTER OF SPECTRAL BANDS AND CORRESPONDING CHROMATIC DISPERSION COMPENSATION DEVICE Expired - Fee Related FR2839160B1 (en)

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FR0205171A FR2839160B1 (en) 2002-04-24 2002-04-24 OPTICAL FILTERING DEVICE PROVIDING A PROGRAMMABLE DIFFRACTIVE ELEMENT, SPATIAL ROUTER OF SPECTRAL BANDS AND CORRESPONDING CHROMATIC DISPERSION COMPENSATION DEVICE
AU2003246858A AU2003246858A1 (en) 2002-04-24 2003-04-23 Optical filter device employing a programmable diffractive element and the corresponding spatial spectral band router and chromatic dispersion compensation device
PCT/FR2003/001292 WO2003091755A2 (en) 2002-04-24 2003-04-23 Optical filter device employing a programmable diffractive element and the corresponding spatial spectral band router and chromatic dispersion compensation device
EP03747157A EP1497683A2 (en) 2002-04-24 2003-04-23 Optical filter device employing a programmable diffractive element and the corresponding spatial spectral band router and chromatic dispersion compensation device

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