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Optical signal band-pass filter module

Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corp
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Filing: 1992-01-21
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Granted: 1993-07-06
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Expires: 2012-01-21
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Abstract

Abstract An optical signal band-pass filter module permitting a light which is transmitted through a band-pass filter twice so that the central wavelength in a transmittance bandwidth thereof is prevented to be varied. The optical signal band-pass filter comprises a first optical fiber for emitting a first light, a first lens connected to the first optical fiber by way of a holder for converting the first light into a parallel light, a band-pass filter which is confronted with the first lens, on which the parallel light is incident, a right-angled prism confronted with the band-pass filter, the right-angled prism capable of turning the traveling direction of the parallel light after it has been transmitted through the band-pass filter, reversing the light after it has been reflected thereby, and of permitting the reversed light incident on the band-pass filter, a second lens confronted with the band-pass filter, the second lens capable of collecting the reversed light after it has been transmitted through the band-pass filter, and a second optical fiber connected to the second lens by way of a second holder through which the reversed light is emitted.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hideki Ikeno
  • 👤 Kazuhiro Ohki

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/24; G02B6/36; G02B6/38; G02B6/3807; G02B6/381; G02B6/3826; G02B6/3827; G02B6/26; G02B6/28; G02B6/293; G02B6/29346; G02B6/29361; G02B6/29379; G02B6/2938; G02B6/32

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 155 words
An optical signal band-pass filter module comprising: a first optical fiber for emitting a first light; a first lens connected to the first optical fiber by way of a holder for converting the first light into a parallel light; a band-pass filter which is confronted with the first lens, on which the parallel light is incident; a right-angled prism confronted with the band-pass filter, the right-angled prism capable of turning the traveling direction of the parallel light after it has been transmitted through the band-pass filter, reversing the light after it has been reflected thereby, and of permitting the reversed light incident on the band-pass filter; a second lens confronted with the band-pass filter, the second lens capable of collecting the reversed light after it has been transmitted through the band-pass filter; and a second optical fiber connected to the second lens by way of a second holder through which the reversed light is emitted.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 155 words
An optical signal band-pass filter module comprising: a first optical fiber for emitting a first light; a first lens connected to the first optical fiber by way of a holder for converting the first light into a parallel light; a band-pass filter which is confronted with the first lens, on which the parallel light is incident; a right-angled prism confronted with the band-pass filter, the right-angled prism capable of turning the traveling direction of the parallel light after it has been transmitted through the band-pass filter, reversing the light after it has been reflected thereby, and of permitting the reversed light incident on the band-pass filter; a second lens confronted with the band-pass filter, the second lens capable of collecting the reversed light after it has been transmitted through the band-pass filter; and a second optical fiber connected to the second lens by way of a second holder through which the reversed light is emitted.

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