Optical bandpass filter using long period gratings

Details Optical bandpass filter using long period gratings Optical bandpass filter using long period gratings

2005-01-18

2005-01-18

Healy, Brian (Department: 2874)

Optical waveguides

With optical coupler

Input/output coupler

C385S027000, C372S102000, C398S087000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06845194

ABSTRACT:
The specification describes an optical filter wherein long period gratings (LPGs) are used in a new configuration to provide in-line bandpass filtering of optical signals. In the basic embodiment, two dissimilar LPGs are installed in the optical fiber transmission line. The first LPG converts light, over a broad wavelength range, being transmitted in the fundamental, or LP01, mode of the optical fiber transmission line into light in a higher order mode (HOM) of the optical fiber. The mode-converted signal, with mode LPm,n, is then coupled to a second waveguide, the second waveguide having transmission characteristics different from those of the first. The second waveguide supports propagation of light in a LPm,nmode. The mode-converted signal is then transmitted through a second LPG where the signal over a selected narrow band of wavelengths that is accepted by the second LPG is converted back to a LP01mode. The selected narrow band in the LP01mode propagates efficiently over the remainder of the optical fiber transmission path.

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