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Optical waveguide device and optical transmission system
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1994-01-07
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Granted: 1996-10-29
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Expires: 2014-01-07
Abstract
Abstract An optical signal is incident on a semiconductor optical waveguide with a grating and is reflected or transmitted therethrough to thereby perform dispersion compensation. Application of an electric field or implantation of carriers can be effected in the optical waveguide by means of electrodes attached in the optical waveguide. In addition, a temperature of the optical waveguide can be varied by a resistance heater. By using these measures, the dispersion compensation wavelength and the dispersion compensation intensity can be adjusted.
Inventors
- 👤 Tatemi Ido
- 👤 Hirohisa Sano
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-03 18:34
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/10; G02B6/12; G02B6/12007; B; B82; B82Y; B82Y20/00; G02B6/122; G02B6/124; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/015; G02F1/025; H; H04; H04B; H04B10/00; H04B10/25; H04B10/2507; H04B10/2513; H04B10/25133; G02B6/24; G02B6/26; G02B6/28; G02B6/293; G02B6/29379; G02B6/29392; G02B6/29394; G02F1/0147; G02F1/0151; G02F1/017; G02F1/01708; G02F2201/00; G02F2201/30; H01; H01S; H01S5/00; H01S5/10; H01S5/12; H01S5/1206; H01S5/1212; H01S5/1215; H01S5/1225; H01S5/50; H01S5/5045; H04B2210/00; H04B2210/25; H04B2210/252
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
74 words
An optical waveguide device comprising a semiconductor optical waveguide with a grating, wherein a Bragg diffraction wavelenght λ B of the grating is defined as λ B =2 nw; wherein n is an effective refractive index of said semiconductor optical waveguide and w is a pitch of said grating; and the optical waveguide device further comprising coatings applied on input and output end surfaces of said optical waveguide to control a transmissivity of light.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
74 words
An optical waveguide device comprising a semiconductor optical waveguide with a grating, wherein a Bragg diffraction wavelenght λ B of the grating is defined as λ B =2 nw; wherein n is an effective refractive index of said semiconductor optical waveguide and w is a pitch of said grating; and the optical waveguide device further comprising coatings applied on input and output end surfaces of said optical waveguide to control a transmissivity of light.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
123 words
An optical waveguide device comprising a semiconductor optical waveguide with a grating, wherein a Bragg diffraction wavelength λ B of the grating is defined as λ B =2 nw; wherein n is an effective refractive index of said semiconductor optical waveguide and w is a pitch of said grating; wherein said grating reflects or transmits an optical signal incident thereon to thereby perform dispersion compensation; and wherein said optical waveguide device further comprises: a heater mounted in the vicinity of said semiconductor optical waveguide to change a temperature of said semiconductor optical waveguide or a temperature adjusting device having said optical waveguide device mounted therein to change a temperature of all of said optical waveguide device to thereby adjust a dispersion compensation function.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
123 words
An optical waveguide device comprising a semiconductor optical waveguide with a grating, wherein a Bragg diffraction wavelength λ B of the grating is defined as λ B =2 nw; wherein n is an effective refractive index of said semiconductor optical waveguide and w is a pitch of said grating; wherein said grating reflects or transmits an optical signal incident thereon to thereby perform dispersion compensation; and wherein said optical waveguide device further comprises: a heater mounted in the vicinity of said semiconductor optical waveguide to change a temperature of said semiconductor optical waveguide or a temperature adjusting device having said optical waveguide device mounted therein to change a temperature of all of said optical waveguide device to thereby adjust a dispersion compensation function.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
95 words
An optical dispersion compensator for reducing deterioration of an optical signal due to dispersion of an optical fiber by compensating for the dispersion of the optical fiber, the optical dispersion compensator comprising a semiconductor optical waveguide with a grating, wherein a Bragg diffraction wavelength λ B of the grating is defined as λ B =2 nw; wherein n is an effective refractive index of said semiconductor optical waveguide and w is a pitch of said grating; further comprising coatings applied on input and output end surfaces of said optical waveguide to control transmissivity of light.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
95 words
An optical dispersion compensator for reducing deterioration of an optical signal due to dispersion of an optical fiber by compensating for the dispersion of the optical fiber, the optical dispersion compensator comprising a semiconductor optical waveguide with a grating, wherein a Bragg diffraction wavelength λ B of the grating is defined as λ B =2 nw; wherein n is an effective refractive index of said semiconductor optical waveguide and w is a pitch of said grating; further comprising coatings applied on input and output end surfaces of said optical waveguide to control transmissivity of light.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
76 words
An optical dispersion compensator for reducing deterioration of an optical signal due to dispersion of an optical fiber by compensating for the dispersion of the optical fiber, the optical dispersion compensator comprising a semiconductor optical waveguide with a grating, wherein a Bragg diffraction wavelength λ B of the grating is defined as λ B =2 nw; wherein n is an effective refractive index of said semiconductor optical waveguide and w is a pitch of said grating.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
76 words
An optical dispersion compensator for reducing deterioration of an optical signal due to dispersion of an optical fiber by compensating for the dispersion of the optical fiber, the optical dispersion compensator comprising a semiconductor optical waveguide with a grating, wherein a Bragg diffraction wavelength λ B of the grating is defined as λ B =2 nw; wherein n is an effective refractive index of said semiconductor optical waveguide and w is a pitch of said grating.
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