CA2214870A1 - Variable-attenuation tunable optical router - Google Patents

Variable-attenuation tunable optical router

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CA2214870A1
CA2214870A1 CA002214870A CA2214870A CA2214870A1 CA 2214870 A1 CA2214870 A1 CA 2214870A1 CA 002214870 A CA002214870 A CA 002214870A CA 2214870 A CA2214870 A CA 2214870A CA 2214870 A1 CA2214870 A1 CA 2214870A1
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optical signal
tunable optical
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Koichi Abe
Gary Stephen Duck
Mark Farries
Jinghui Li
Stephen J. Mihailov
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Lumentum Ottawa Inc
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Jds Fitel Inc.
Koichi Abe
Gary Stephen Duck
Mark Farries
Jinghui Li
Stephen J. Mihailov
Jds Uniphase Inc.
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    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
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Abstract

A device for distributing an optical signal has an optical waveguide with a plurality of gratings disposed in series therein, the gratings having a predetermined reflectivity response within a specific wavelength range; an optical circulator having at least three ports, one of the ports serving as an input port for receiving the optical signal, and another port for removing at least a part of the optical signal reflected from one of the gratings; and, control means for individually controlling at least some of the gratings to effect a change of the wavelength range of the reflectivity response of the gratings. The change may be a shift, an expansion or a compression of the range. The device can function as a signal distributor (router), an equalizer or a demultiplexer. The reflectivity response is preferably a sloped response.
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