Polarization and wavelength independent optical waveguide tap

Details Polarization and wavelength independent optical waveguide tap Polarization and wavelength independent optical waveguide tap

1994-12-30

1996-07-23

Bovernick, Rodney B.

Optical waveguides

With optical coupler

Particular coupling structure

385 50, 385 11, 385 16, G02B 626

Patent

active

055398502

ABSTRACT:
An integrated optical device for tapping signal power provides a tap which is substantially independent of wavelength and polarization. The optical device includes a first tap consisting of a first optical waveguide carrying an input signal S disposed in coupling relation with a second optical waveguide for providing an output cross-state transmission T.sub.1. The cross-state transmission T.sub.1 is polarization and wavelength dependent. The optical device further includes a second tap consisting of a third optical waveguide disposed in coupling relation with and in series with the second optical waveguide carrying the output cross-state transmission T.sub.1 for providing an output bar-state transmission T.sub.2. The bar-state transmission T.sub.2 has an opposite dependency on waveguide coupling than that of the cross-state transmission T.sub.1 and, thus, compensates for wavelength and polarization dependencies of the cross-state transmission signal T.sub.1, thereby providing an overall tap transmission T which is equal to T.sub.1 T.sub.2 and is substantially independent of polarization and wavelength.

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