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Optical device
Assignee: Shinkosha KK
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Filing: 1998-06-23
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Granted: 2001-01-30
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Expires: 2018-06-23
Abstract
Abstract An optical device incorporating an incident-side optical waveguide portion having an incident terminal port and an outgoing terminal port which are connected with a fiber array, and an outgoing-side optical waveguide portion having another outgoing terminal port. Between the incident-side and outgoing-side optical waveguide portions, there is disposed a wavelength division multiplexer for sending back an incident beam from the incident-side optical waveguide portion to the incident-side optical waveguide portion and permitting a part of the incident beam to pass therethrough. Between the wavelength division multiplexer and the outgoing-side optical waveguide portion, a polarization-independent type optical isolator is disposed. Between the wavelength division multiplexer and the incident-side optical waveguide portion, a first lens is disposed, and between the wavelength division multiplexer and the polarization-independent type optical isolator, a second lens is disposed.
Inventors
- 👤 Noriyuki Nakamura
- 👤 Yuzo Ochi
- 👤 Satoshi Sugaya
- 👤 Yasuko Kawasaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 08:48
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/24; G02B6/26; G02B6/28; G02B6/293; G02B6/29346; G02B6/29361; G02B6/2937; G02B6/2804; G02B6/2817; G02B6/29379; G02B6/2938; G02B6/42; G02B6/4201; G02B6/4204; G02B6/4206
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
186 words
An optical device comprising: an incident side optical waveguide portion, an outgoing side optical waveguide portion situated near the incident side optical waveguide portion, a first optical reflecting member situated between the incident side optical waveguide portion and the outgoing side optical waveguide portion, said first optical reflecting member returning a part of an incident beam passing through the incident side optical waveguide portion to the incident side optical waveguide portion and allowing a part of the incident beam to pass therethrough, said first optical reflecting member being a wavelength division multiplexer, an optical isolator with polarization independent characteristic situated between the first optical reflecting member and the outgoing side optical waveguide portion, a first lens situated between the first reflecting member and the incident side optical waveguide portion, a second lens situated between the first optical reflecting member and the optical isolator, a second optical reflecting member situated at a side opposite to the first reflecting member relative to the optical isolator and forming an optical branching device, and a third lens situated between the second reflecting member and the outgoing side optical waveguide portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
186 words
An optical device comprising: an incident side optical waveguide portion, an outgoing side optical waveguide portion situated near the incident side optical waveguide portion, a first optical reflecting member situated between the incident side optical waveguide portion and the outgoing side optical waveguide portion, said first optical reflecting member returning a part of an incident beam passing through the incident side optical waveguide portion to the incident side optical waveguide portion and allowing a part of the incident beam to pass therethrough, said first optical reflecting member being a wavelength division multiplexer, an optical isolator with polarization independent characteristic situated between the first optical reflecting member and the outgoing side optical waveguide portion, a first lens situated between the first reflecting member and the incident side optical waveguide portion, a second lens situated between the first optical reflecting member and the optical isolator, a second optical reflecting member situated at a side opposite to the first reflecting member relative to the optical isolator and forming an optical branching device, and a third lens situated between the second reflecting member and the outgoing side optical waveguide portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
An optical device according to claim 1 , wherein said incident side optical waveguide portion includes two optical waveguides, and said outgoing side optical waveguide portion includes one optical waveguide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
74 words
An optical device according to claim 2 , wherein one of the optical waveguides in the incident side optical waveguide portion includes an incident port, and the other of the optical waveguides in the incident side optical waveguide portion includes an outgoing port, said optical waveguide in the outgoing side optical waveguide portion including an outgoing port, said two optical waveguides in the incident side optical waveguide portion being connected by a fiber array.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
An optical device according to claim 1 , further comprising a photo semiconductor for receiving a beam reflected by the second optical reflecting member situated at one side of the second optical reflecting member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
An optical device according to claim 4 , wherein said photo semiconductor is a photodiode.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
An optical device according to claim 4 , further comprising photo semiconductors for receiving beams reflected by the second optical reflecting member, said photo semiconductors being arranged to sandwich the second optical reflecting member.
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