GB2264792B - Optical communications - Google Patents

Optical communications

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GB2264792B
GB2264792B GB9304062A GB9304062A GB2264792B GB 2264792 B GB2264792 B GB 2264792B GB 9304062 A GB9304062 A GB 9304062A GB 9304062 A GB9304062 A GB 9304062A GB 2264792 B GB2264792 B GB 2264792B
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optical communications
communications
optical
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GB9304062A
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GB2264792A (en
GB9304062D0 (en
Inventor
John Howard Couper
Stephen William Newell
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British Telecommunications PLC
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British Telecommunications PLC
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B10/00—Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
    • H04B10/60—Receivers
    • H04B10/66—Non-coherent receivers, e.g. using direct detection
    • H04B10/67—Optical arrangements in the receiver
    • H04B10/671—Optical arrangements in the receiver for controlling the input optical signal
    • H04B10/675—Optical arrangements in the receiver for controlling the input optical signal for controlling the optical bandwidth of the input signal, e.g. spectral filtering
    • 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
    • G02B6/02—Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating
    • G02B6/02052—Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating comprising optical elements other than gratings, e.g. 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
    • G02B6/29346—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
    • G02B6/29368—Light guide comprising the filter, e.g. filter deposited on a fibre end
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B10/00—Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
    • H04B10/40—Transceivers
    • 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
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/3833—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture
    • G02B6/3845—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture ferrules comprising functional elements, e.g. filters
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04J—MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION
    • H04J14/00—Optical multiplex systems
    • H04J14/02—Wavelength-division multiplex systems

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
  • Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
  • Optical Communication System (AREA)
GB9304062A 1992-03-02 1993-03-01 Optical communications Expired - Fee Related GB2264792B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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GB9204493A GB9204493D0 (en) 1992-03-02 1992-03-02 Optical communications

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GB9304062D0 GB9304062D0 (en) 1993-04-14
GB2264792A GB2264792A (en) 1993-09-08
GB2264792B true GB2264792B (en) 1995-10-18

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US5841583A (en) * 1996-02-09 1998-11-24 Corning Incorporated Multi-path interference filter
US6046854A (en) 1996-02-09 2000-04-04 Corning Incorporated Multi-path interference filter with reflective surfaces
GB2338079B (en) * 1998-06-04 2003-02-19 Bookham Technology Ltd Optical waveguide attenuation
GB2356262A (en) * 1999-11-11 2001-05-16 Schweizer Kashyap Hannah Usha Gap or lens located bewteen two optic fibres to prevent heat spot damage

Citations (8)

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US3891302A (en) * 1973-09-28 1975-06-24 Western Electric Co Method of filtering modes in optical waveguides
US3916182A (en) * 1972-08-21 1975-10-28 Western Electric Co Periodic dielectric waveguide filter
GB2155200A (en) * 1983-08-15 1985-09-18 David B Chang Intrawaveguide fiber optic beamsplitter/coupler
EP0242218A2 (en) * 1986-04-17 1987-10-21 Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha Coal-water slurry producing system
US4837044A (en) * 1987-01-23 1989-06-06 Itt Research Institute Rugate optical filter systems
WO1991010148A1 (en) * 1989-12-26 1991-07-11 United Technologies Corporation Optical waveguide embedded transverse spatial mode discrimination filter
EP0438759A2 (en) * 1989-12-26 1991-07-31 United Technologies Corporation Optical waveguide embedded light redirecting Bragg grating arrangement
EP0480370A1 (en) * 1990-10-08 1992-04-15 Fujitsu Limited Optical waveguide type wavelength filter

Patent Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3916182A (en) * 1972-08-21 1975-10-28 Western Electric Co Periodic dielectric waveguide filter
US3891302A (en) * 1973-09-28 1975-06-24 Western Electric Co Method of filtering modes in optical waveguides
GB2155200A (en) * 1983-08-15 1985-09-18 David B Chang Intrawaveguide fiber optic beamsplitter/coupler
EP0242218A2 (en) * 1986-04-17 1987-10-21 Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha Coal-water slurry producing system
US4837044A (en) * 1987-01-23 1989-06-06 Itt Research Institute Rugate optical filter systems
WO1991010148A1 (en) * 1989-12-26 1991-07-11 United Technologies Corporation Optical waveguide embedded transverse spatial mode discrimination filter
EP0438759A2 (en) * 1989-12-26 1991-07-31 United Technologies Corporation Optical waveguide embedded light redirecting Bragg grating arrangement
EP0480370A1 (en) * 1990-10-08 1992-04-15 Fujitsu Limited Optical waveguide type wavelength filter

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GB2264792A (en) 1993-09-08
GB9304062D0 (en) 1993-04-14
GB9204493D0 (en) 1992-04-15

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