Optical waveguides – With optical coupler – Particular coupling function
Reexamination Certificate
2005-12-06
2005-12-06
Glick, Edward J. (Department: 2882)
Optical waveguides
With optical coupler
Particular coupling function
C385S014000, C385S015000, C385S027000, C385S039000, C385S040000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06973232
ABSTRACT:
Through the introduction of an imaging multimode interference device in an integrated optical circuit, such performance degradations as lateral waveguide field oscillations and backreflections may be suppressed. The suppression of lateral waveguide field oscillations (that may occur due to misaligned optical coupling), in particular, can significantly reduce variations in the power splitting ratio of an optical power splitting structure, such as those employed by a Mach-Zehnder modulator.
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Betty Ian B.
Poirier Maxime
Bookham Technology plc
Glick Edward J.
Lahive & Cockfield LLP
Laurentano, Esq. Anthony A.
Suchecki Krystyna
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