Multi-plane optical apparatus

Details Multi-plane optical apparatus Multi-plane optical apparatus

2005-06-20

2009-08-11

Amari, Alessandro (Department: 2872)

Optical: systems and elements

Single channel simultaneously to or from plural channels

By partial reflection at beam splitting or combining surface

C359S568000, C345S007000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07573640

ABSTRACT:
An optical apparatus for transmitting light having a spectrum of wavelengths is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a plurality of optical devices design and constructed to decompose the light into a plurality of portions, respectively corresponding to different sub-spectra of the spectrum, such that each portion of the light is transmitted within a different optical device.

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