Wavelength router

Details Wavelength router Wavelength router

2005-12-13

2005-12-13

Pak, Sung (Department: 2874)

Optical waveguides

With optical coupler

Switch

C385S047000, C359S212100, C359S223100

Reexamination Certificate

active

06975789

ABSTRACT:
A wavelength router that selectively directs spectral bands between an input port and a set of output ports. The router includes a free-space optical train disposed between the input ports and said output ports, and a routing mechanism. The free-space optical train can include air-spaced elements or can be of generally monolithic construction. The optical train includes a dispersive element such as a diffraction grating, and is configured so that the light from the input port encounters the dispersive element twice before reaching any of the output ports. The routing mechanism includes one or more routing elements and cooperates with the other elements in the optical train to provide optical paths that couple desired subsets of the spectral bands to desired output ports. The routing elements are disposed to intercept the different spectral bands after they have been spatially separated by their first encounter with the dispersive element.

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