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Optical monomode guidance structure including low resolution grating
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-05-04
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Granted: 1988-05-31
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Expires: 2007-05-04
Abstract
Abstract Optical guidance structure comprising a monomode input guide having a particular direction (De), two monomode output guides having directions (Ds 1 , Ds 2 ) symmetrically inclined with respect to the direction (De) of the input guide and a widened junction zone between the input guide and the output guides. A diffraction grating is located between the input guide and the junction. The grating has a spacing which defines only two diffraction directions of orders differing from zero, respectively +1 and -1. The spacing is chosen so that these two diffraction directions coincide with the directions of the first two output guides.
Inventors
- 👤 Alfredo Yi-Yan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 16:54
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/24; G02B6/26; G02B6/28; G02B6/2804; G02B6/2848; G02B6/10; G02B6/12; G02B6/122; G02B6/124; G02B6/13; G02B6/134; G02B6/1345; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/29; G02F1/295; G02F1/2955
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
An optical guidance structure comprising: (a) a monomode input guide having a particular direction (De); (b) two monomode output guides having directions (Ds 1 , Ds 2 ) symmetrically inclined with respect to the direction (De) of said monomode input guide; (c) a widened junction zone between said monomode input guide and said two monomode output guides; and (d) a low resolution diffraction grating located partly in said monomode input guide and partly in said widened junction zone, said low resolution diffraction grating having lines extending along the direction (De) of said monomode input guide, said lines having a length and a spacing which defines only two diffraction directions of orders differing from zero by, respectively, +1 and -1, said spacing being chosen so that said two diffraction directions coincide with the directions (Ds 1 , Ds 2 ) of said two monomode output guides.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
An optical guidance structure comprising: (a) a monomode input guide having a particular direction (De); (b) two monomode output guides having directions (Ds 1 , Ds 2 ) symmetrically inclined with respect to the direction (De) of said monomode input guide; (c) a widened junction zone between said monomode input guide and said two monomode output guides; and (d) a low resolution diffraction grating located partly in said monomode input guide and partly in said widened junction zone, said low resolution diffraction grating having lines extending along the direction (De) of said monomode input guide, said lines having a length and a spacing which defines only two diffraction directions of orders differing from zero by, respectively, +1 and -1, said spacing being chosen so that said two diffraction directions coincide with the directions (Ds 1 , Ds 2 ) of said two monomode output guides.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
An optical guidance structure according to claim 1 and further comprising a third monomode output guide located between said two monomode output guides and having the same direction as that of said monomode input guide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
An optical guidance structure according to claim 1 wherein said low resolution diffraction grating is formed by two electrodes raised to different potentials.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
An optical guidance structure according to claim 1 wherein said grating is an index grating.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
An optical guidance structure according to claim 1 wherein said grating is obtained by undulation of the thickness of the guidance layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
An optical guidance structure according to claim 1, wherein the lines of said low resolution diffraction grating have different lengths.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
An optical guidance structure according to claim 6, wherein the lines of said low resolution diffraction grating are shorter on the edges of said low resolution diffraction grating than in the center.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
An optical guidance structure according to claim 1, wherein the lines of said low resolution diffraction grating have the same lengths.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
An optical guidance structure according to claim 1, wherein said low resolution diffraction grating has no more than about 10 lines.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
An optical guidance structure according to claim 1, wherein the angular aperture between said two monomode output guides is on the order of several dozen degrees, thereby reducing coupling between said two monomode output guides.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
51 words
An optical guidance structure according to claim 1, wherein: (a) the spacing of the lines in said low resolution diffraction grating is approximately 1 micron and (b) the width of said monomode input guide is approximatetly 8-10 microns, whereby said low resolution diffraction grating has no more than about 10 lines.
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