Mechanically tunable optical devices such as interferometers

Details Mechanically tunable optical devices such as interferometers Mechanically tunable optical devices such as interferometers

2005-11-29

2005-11-29

Kaveh, Kianni (Department: 2833)

Optical waveguides

With optical coupler

Movable coupler

C385S016000, C385S009000, C372S092000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06970619

ABSTRACT:
An optical device has at least one waveguide with at least one adjacent resonator, where the distance between the resonator and the waveguide can be controllably adjusted to change the optical coupling between the resonator and the waveguide. When implemented as part of an interferometer, the ability to adjust the waveguide/resonator distance—and thereby the optical coupling between them—provides a mechanically tunable interferometer.

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