EP0960349A4 - Optical devices and methods - Google Patents

Optical devices and methods

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Publication number
EP0960349A4
EP0960349A4 EP98902853A EP98902853A EP0960349A4 EP 0960349 A4 EP0960349 A4 EP 0960349A4 EP 98902853 A EP98902853 A EP 98902853A EP 98902853 A EP98902853 A EP 98902853A EP 0960349 A4 EP0960349 A4 EP 0960349A4
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Prior art keywords
methods
optical devices
optical
devices
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EP98902853A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP0960349A1 (en
Inventor
Martin Charles Elias
Stephen John Madden
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AOFR Pty Ltd
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AOFR Pty Ltd
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Publication of EP0960349A1 publication Critical patent/EP0960349A1/en
Publication of EP0960349A4 publication Critical patent/EP0960349A4/en
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/28Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/293Optical 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
    • G02B6/29304Optical 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
    • G02B6/29316Light guides comprising a diffractive element, e.g. grating in or on the light guide such that diffracted light is confined in the light guide
    • G02B6/29317Light guides of the optical fibre type
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/28Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/293Optical 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
    • G02B6/29346Optical 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
    • G02B6/2935Mach-Zehnder configuration, i.e. comprising separate splitting and combining means
    • G02B6/29352Mach-Zehnder configuration, i.e. comprising separate splitting and combining means in a light guide
    • G02B6/29353Mach-Zehnder configuration, i.e. comprising separate splitting and combining means in a light guide with a wavelength selective element in at least one light guide interferometer arm, e.g. grating, interference filter, resonator
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/28Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/293Optical 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
    • G02B6/29346Optical 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
    • G02B6/2935Mach-Zehnder configuration, i.e. comprising separate splitting and combining means
    • G02B6/29352Mach-Zehnder configuration, i.e. comprising separate splitting and combining means in a light guide
    • G02B6/29355Cascade arrangement of interferometers
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/28Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/293Optical 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
    • G02B6/29379Optical 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
    • G02B6/2938Optical 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
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04JMULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION
    • H04J14/00Optical multiplex systems
    • H04J14/02Wavelength-division multiplex systems
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/02Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating
    • G02B6/02057Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating comprising gratings
    • G02B6/02076Refractive index modulation gratings, e.g. Bragg gratings
EP98902853A 1997-02-14 1998-02-13 Optical devices and methods Withdrawn EP0960349A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AUPO511697 1997-02-14
AUPO5116A AUPO511697A0 (en) 1997-02-14 1997-02-14 An optical waveguide guide
PCT/AU1998/000089 WO1998036302A1 (en) 1997-02-14 1998-02-13 Optical devices and methods

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EP0960349A1 EP0960349A1 (en) 1999-12-01
EP0960349A4 true EP0960349A4 (en) 2000-11-02

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EP (1) EP0960349A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2001511905A (en)
AU (1) AUPO511697A0 (en)
CA (1) CA2280964A1 (en)
WO (1) WO1998036302A1 (en)

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EP0638837A1 (en) * 1993-08-10 1995-02-15 CSELT Centro Studi e Laboratori Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. Device for extraction and re-insertion of an optical carrier in optical communications networks
US5457760A (en) * 1994-05-06 1995-10-10 At&T Ipm Corp. Wavelength division optical multiplexing elements
EP0713110A1 (en) * 1994-11-16 1996-05-22 Nortel Networks Corporation Optical waveguide grating filter
US5557439A (en) * 1995-07-25 1996-09-17 Ciena Corporation Expandable wavelength division multiplexed optical communications systems

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EP0638837A1 (en) * 1993-08-10 1995-02-15 CSELT Centro Studi e Laboratori Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. Device for extraction and re-insertion of an optical carrier in optical communications networks
US5457760A (en) * 1994-05-06 1995-10-10 At&T Ipm Corp. Wavelength division optical multiplexing elements
EP0713110A1 (en) * 1994-11-16 1996-05-22 Nortel Networks Corporation Optical waveguide grating filter
US5557439A (en) * 1995-07-25 1996-09-17 Ciena Corporation Expandable wavelength division multiplexed optical communications systems

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EP0960349A1 (en) 1999-12-01
AUPO511697A0 (en) 1997-04-11
CA2280964A1 (en) 1998-08-20
WO1998036302A1 (en) 1998-08-20
JP2001511905A (en) 2001-08-14

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