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Article comprising an optical waveguide with in-line refractive index grating
Assignee: Furukawa Electric North America Inc
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Filing: 1993-04-22
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Granted: 1994-08-09
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Expires: 2013-04-22
Abstract
Abstract Broadband in-line gratings in optical waveguides are disclosed. The gratings have a bandwidth of at least 2 nm (preferably at least 4 nm) and a peak reflectivity of at least 70% (preferably at least 90%). Exemplarily, such gratings can be formed in H 2 -treated Si-based fibers that support a normalized index change of at least 10 -3 . Gratings according to the invention can be used, for instance, to form pump radiation reflectors in an optical fiber communication system with Er-doped fiber amplifiers, or to flatten the amplifier gain curve. The gratings can be of the blazed or non-blazed type.
Inventors
- 👤 Victor Mizrahi
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-25 22:11
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/24; G02B6/42; G02B6/4201; G02B6/4204; G02B6/4215; G02B6/02; G02B6/02057; G02B6/02076; G02B6/0208; G02B6/02085; G02B6/02114; G02B6/26; G02B6/28; G02B6/293; G02B6/29304; G02B6/29316; G02B6/29317; H; H01; H01S; H01S3/00; H01S3/05; H01S3/06; H01S3/063; H01S3/067; H01S3/0675; G02B6/29331; G02B6/29332; H01S2301/00; H01S2301/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
An article comprising an optical waveguide that comprises a silica-containing core region that is at least partially surrounded by a cladding, said waveguide comprising a portion wherein said core region has a refractive index that varies in a longitudinal direction, the index varying such that said portion of the waveguide reflects radiation of a predetermined wavelength propagating longitudinally in the waveguide, said portion to be referred to as the grating, associated with the grating being a center wavelength, a reflection bandwidth and a peak reflectivity; Characterized In That the grating has a reflection bandwidth of at least 2 nm and a peak reflectivity of at least 70%.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
107 words
An article comprising an optical waveguide that comprises a silica-containing core region that is at least partially surrounded by a cladding, said waveguide comprising a portion wherein said core region has a refractive index that varies in a longitudinal direction, the index varying such that said portion of the waveguide reflects radiation of a predetermined wavelength propagating longitudinally in the waveguide, said portion to be referred to as the grating, associated with the grating being a center wavelength, a reflection bandwidth and a peak reflectivity; Characterized In That the grating has a reflection bandwidth of at least 2 nm and a peak reflectivity of at least 70%.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
An article according to claim 1, wherein the grating comprises a multiplicity of core regions of relatively high refractive index separated by core regions of relatively low refractive index, said regions of relatively high refractive index oriented essentially at right angle relative to said longitudinal direction.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
An article according to claim 1, wherein the grating comprises a multiplicity of core regions of relatively high refractive index separated by core regions of relatively low refractive index, said regions of relatively high refractive index oriented relative to said longitudinal direction at an angle that is not a fight angle.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
An article according to claim 3, wherein the article comprises means for generating optical signal radiation, means responsive to said signal radiation, and an optical waveguide transmission path linking the generating means and the responsive means, with said transmission path comprising said grating.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
68 words
An article according to claim 4, wherein the article is an optical communication system comprising at least one optical waveguide amplifier, said amplifier comprising a source of pump radiation of wavelength less than the signal radiation, and means for coupling the pump radiation into the optical waveguide transmission path, the grating selected such that the grating causes emission of some signal radiation from the optical waveguide transmission path.
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