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Optical waveguiding component comprising a band-pass filter
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1993-06-17
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Granted: 1995-12-12
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Expires: 2013-06-17
Abstract
Abstract An optical filter is adapted for selectively transmitting electromagnetic radiation within a wavelength passband bounded by a pair of stop bands of relatively low transmissivity. The filter includes at least one Bragg grating formed in a waveguiding optical medium. The Bragg grating has at least one wavelength band of relatively low transmissivity. This low-transmissivity band corresponds to at least a portion of one of the stop bands of the filter.
Inventors
- 👤 Victor Mizrahi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 21:46
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/02; G02B6/02057; G02B6/02076; G02B6/0208; G02B6/02085; G02B6/24; G02B6/26; G02B6/28; G02B6/293; G02B6/29304; G02B6/29316; G02B6/29317; G02B6/29319; G02B6/2932; G02B6/29379; G02B6/2938
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
An optical demultiplexer comprising an input waveguide, at least two output waveguides, means for splitting optical transmissions from the input waveguide into the output waveguides, and wavelength-selective means for selectively transmitting electromagnetic radiation within a respective, distinct wavelength passband in each of the output waveguides, wherein: a) the wavelength-selective means comprise a respective optical filter included in each of the output waveguides, such that wavelength selection takes place after the splitting of the optical transmissions by said splitting means; b) each of said filters is adapted for selectively transmitting electromagnetic radiation within a passband of wavelengths and at least partially excluding electromagnetic radiation in first and second stop bands of wavelengths adjacent and respectively above and below the passband; c) each of said filters comprises a set of one or more Bragg gratings; d) each of said Bragg gratings has at least one wavelength band of relatively low transmissivity; and e) each of said low-transmissivity bands coincides with at least a portion of one of the stop bands of the corresponding filter.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
172 words
An optical demultiplexer comprising an input waveguide, at least two output waveguides, means for splitting optical transmissions from the input waveguide into the output waveguides, and wavelength-selective means for selectively transmitting electromagnetic radiation within a respective, distinct wavelength passband in each of the output waveguides, wherein: a) the wavelength-selective means comprise a respective optical filter included in each of the output waveguides, such that wavelength selection takes place after the splitting of the optical transmissions by said splitting means; b) each of said filters is adapted for selectively transmitting electromagnetic radiation within a passband of wavelengths and at least partially excluding electromagnetic radiation in first and second stop bands of wavelengths adjacent and respectively above and below the passband; c) each of said filters comprises a set of one or more Bragg gratings; d) each of said Bragg gratings has at least one wavelength band of relatively low transmissivity; and e) each of said low-transmissivity bands coincides with at least a portion of one of the stop bands of the corresponding filter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
Apparatus of claim 1, wherein the input waveguide and the output waveguides are optical fibers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
59 words
Apparatus of claim 1, wherein: a) each of the optical filters comprises at least a first and a second Bragg gratings, each said grating having, respectively, a first and a second wavelength band of relatively low transmissivity, wherein the first stop band comprises the corresponding first low-transmissivity band, and the second stop band comprises the corresponding second low-transmissivity band.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
Apparatus of claim 1 further comprising an optical broad-band filter for limiting the optical transmissions that are split from the input waveguide into the output waveguides to a predetermined range of wavelengths that includes the passbands of all of the optical filters.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
83 words
Apparatus of claim 4, wherein: a) the optical broadband filter comprises at least two Bragg gratings, to be referred to as first and second BBF gratings, respectively; b) said BBF gratings have, respectively, a first and a second BBF wavelength band of relatively low transmissivity; and c) the first and second BBF low-transmissivity bands overlap such that the optical broadband filter has at least one wavelength band of relatively low-transmissivity that is broader than either of said first and second BBF low-transmissivity bands.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
Apparatus of claim 5, wherein at least the first BBF grating is tilted such that multiple reflections that would otherwise occur between the first and second BBF gratings are suppressed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
Apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the passbands is at least 5 Å wide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
Apparatus of claim 1 wherein each of the passbands is at least 10 Å wide.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
Apparatus of claim 1, wherein, with respect to each of the output waveguides: a) the corresponding passband is at least 5 Å wide; and b) at least one of the corresponding stop bands is at least 10 Å wide.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
Apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of said Bragg gratings has a spatial period that is constant or continuously varied in each portion thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
48 words
Apparatus of claim 1 wherein: a) each of the optical filters comprises a glass waveguiding medium having a core characterized by a core refractive index; and b) each of the Bragg gratings is at least partly defined by a repetitive pattern of perturbations of the core refractive index.
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