Optical waveguide structure including at least first, second...

Details Optical waveguide structure including at least first, second... Optical waveguide structure including at least first, second...

2004-05-13

2010-02-16

Font, Frank G (Department: 2883)

Optical waveguides

With optical coupler

Particular coupling structure

C385S043000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07664353

ABSTRACT:
The present invention disclosed is an optical waveguide structure that has a first waveguide provided with the opposite ends A and B, a second waveguide with the opposite ends C and D, a third waveguide with the opposite ends E and F, and a coupling waveguide having its first beam incoming/outgoing end connected to the end B of the first waveguide and its second beam incoming/outgoing end connected to the end C of the second waveguide and the end E of the third waveguide. The optical waveguide is characterized in that the first waveguide and the coupling waveguide are longitudinally dimensioned so that light beam at its peak of light intensity can transit the point of axial mal-alignment at the end A of the first waveguide and further transit the axial zone at the second beam incoming/outgoing end of the coupling waveguide.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5438640 (1995-08-01), Sasaoka et al.
patent: 5745619 (1998-04-01), Li et al.
patent: 5799119 (1998-08-01), Rolland et al.
patent: 6222966 (2001-04-01), Khan et al.
patent: 6236784 (2001-05-01), Ido
patent: 6463188 (2002-10-01), Takahashi et al.
patent: 6553164 (2003-04-01), Ono et al.
patent: 6633703 (2003-10-01), Katayama
patent: 6643432 (2003-11-01), Bouda
patent: 6647184 (2003-11-01), Ukechi et al.
patent: 6728438 (2004-04-01), Kwang Bae
patent: 6768842 (2004-07-01), Bulthuis et al.
patent: 6888985 (2005-05-01), Hosoi
patent: 6892008 (2005-05-01), Singh et al.
patent: 7006734 (2006-02-01), Zheng et al.
patent: 7046881 (2006-05-01), Sakuma et al.
patent: 7343070 (2008-03-01), Van Der Vliet et al.
patent: 2002/0159703 (2002-10-01), McGreer
patent: 2003/0021536 (2003-01-01), Sakuma et al.
patent: 2003/0202746 (2003-10-01), Hanashima
patent: 2004/0008944 (2004-01-01), Johannessen et al.
patent: 2004/0114860 (2004-06-01), Dultz et al.
patent: 2005/0041925 (2005-02-01), Takahashi et al.
patent: 2005/0069258 (2005-03-01), Zheng et al.
patent: 2005/0207705 (2005-09-01), Laurent-Lund
patent: 04-213407 (1992-08-01), None
patent: 2809517 (1992-08-01), None
patent: 2000-066045 (2000-03-01), None
patent: 2003-207663 (2003-07-01), None
patent: 2003-294963 (2003-10-01), None
Klekamp et al “An Improved Single-Mode Y-Branch Design for Cascaded 1:2 Splitters”. Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 14, No. 12. Dec. 1996. pp. 2684-2686.
Official Action, for Application No. 2005-506245, mailed Dec. 11, 2006.
A. Klekamp, et al, Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 14, No. 12, Dec. 1996, p. 2684-2686.
Japanese Official Action, dated Jun. 12, 2006, for Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-506245.
A. Klekamp, et al., “An Improved Single-Mode Y-Branch Design for Cascaded 1:2 Splitters”,Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 14, No. 12, Dec. 1996.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Optical waveguide structure including at least first, second... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Optical waveguide structure including at least first, second..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Optical waveguide structure including at least first, second... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4204485