Optical waveguides – With optical coupler – Particular coupling structure
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-22
2007-05-22
Connelly-Cushwa, Michelle (Department: 2874)
Optical waveguides
With optical coupler
Particular coupling structure
C385S027000, C385S089000, C359S288000, C359S337500
Reexamination Certificate
active
10935692
ABSTRACT:
An optical dispersion compensator including: a spacer element having a top surface and a bottom surface; a thin film, multi-layer mirror formed on the top surface of the spacer element, the thin film mirror having a thermally tunable reflectivity; a highly reflective mirror element formed on the bottom surface of the spacer element; and a heater element for controlling a temperature of the thermally tunable thin film mirror.
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Domash Lawrence H.
Wagner Matthias
Aegis Semiconductor, Inc.
Connelly-Cushwa Michelle
Rahll Jerry T
Rauschenbach Kurt
Rauschenbach Patent Law Group, LLC
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