Interferometric tunable optical filter

Details Interferometric tunable optical filter Interferometric tunable optical filter

1992-08-14

1994-09-27

Gonzalez, Frank

Optical waveguides

Temporal optical modulation within an optical waveguide

Electro-optic

385 27, G02B 610, G02F 1035

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053513177

ABSTRACT:
An interferometric tunable optical filter selects a predetermined wavelength or wavelengths from a wavelength division multiplexed signal. The optical filter splits an input signal into a plurality of waveguide branches. In each branch, the amplitude and phase of the signal can be individually controlled. The signals are then recombined. The resulting interference gives a wavelength dependent transmission spectrum that can be adjusted as desired.

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