Optical waveguides – With optical coupler – Input/output coupler
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-05
2005-07-05
Palmer, Phan T. H. (Department: 2874)
Optical waveguides
With optical coupler
Input/output coupler
C385S024000, C385S122000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06915040
ABSTRACT:
Techniques, devices, and systems for generating tunable dispersions to control or compensate for dispersions in optical signals by using wave-guiding grating elements with nonlinear group delays.
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Nezam S.M. Reza Motaghian
Song Yong-Won
Willner Alan E.
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Palmer Phan T. H.
University of Southern California
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