Optical waveguides – With optical coupler – Plural
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-28
2006-03-28
Healy, Brian M. (Department: 2883)
Optical waveguides
With optical coupler
Plural
C385S037000, C385S042000, C385S043000, C385S045000, C385S129000, C385S130000, C398S082000, C398S087000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07020358
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides a wavelength division demultiplexing apparatus which can reduce the connection loss between an input slab and channel waveguides and can suppress excitation of higher-order mode light to reduce the loss. The apparatus includes a first waveguide for propagating WDM light, a first slab for diffusing the light from the first waveguide, a plurality of channel waveguides having a series of different waveguide lengths with a predetermined difference for receiving and splitting the light from the first slab, a second slab for condensing the split light from the channel waveguides, and a second waveguide for propagating the light from the second slab therein, all formed on asubtrate. The channel waveguides and the first slab are optically connected to each other at a number of nodes greater than the number of nodes at which the channel waveguides and the second slab are connected to each other.
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Naruse Terukazu
Tabuchi Haruhiko
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