Optical link

CH Cox, LM Johnson, GE Betts - US Patent 5,287,212, 1994 - Google Patents
4,553,101 11/1985 M e X 359/121 former double-tuned circuit. The link exhibits electrical
4,627,106 12/1986 Drake........... 359/159 transfer efficiency (ie, gain) proportional to the …

Multiplexer-demultiplexer for integrated optic circuit

BL Booth - US Patent 5,098,804, 1992 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In optical communication systems, messages are
transmitted by carrier waves of optical frequencies that are generated by sources such as …

Optical device with an optical coupler for effecting light branching and/or combining and an optical amplifier

S Mishima, Y Handa - US Patent 5,369,719, 1994 - Google Patents
It is an object of the present invention to provide an optical device with an optical coupler
and an optical amplifier for flexibly and properly adjusting an apparent branching and/or …

Optical switch circuit

M Fujiwara, A Ajisawa, S Suzuki - US Patent 4,798,435, 1989 - Google Patents
An optical switch circuit is con? gured as a matrix array to arbitrarily switch the connections
between optical transmission channels. The optical switch circit com prises a plurality of …

Optical coupling device

FH Levinson - US Patent 4,486,071, 1984 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to optical communications
systems, and in particular to a device for diverting light among various optical transmission" …

Modulated light source with a linear transfer function and method utilizing same

RJ Plastow - US Patent 5,289,550, 1994 - Google Patents
Distortion in an optical transmission system is signifi cantly reduced by the use of two
modulatable optical sources with non-ideal transfer functions of electric signal to light. The …

Method and arrangement for optical switching

S Johansson - US Patent 5,450,224, 1995 - Google Patents
An optical switch for switching wavelength multi plexed optical signals between N input links
and M output links is disclosed. The optical switch contains a? rst plurality of input terminals …

Wavelength converter for binary optical signals

A Jourdan, G Soulage, JC Jacquinot… - US Patent 5,978,129, 1999 - Google Patents
The invention relates to a wavelength converter including an interferometer Structure for
delivering an output optical Signal, in which converter a first branch contains a first …

Optical switch array capable of bidirectional signal transfer between a plurality of terminals

J Tokumitsu - US Patent 5,227,906, 1993 - Google Patents
US5227906A - Optical switch array capable of bidirectional signal transfer between a plurality
of terminals - Google Patents US5227906A - Optical switch array capable of bidirectional …

Integrated optical multiplexer-and-demultiplexer

M Ogusu, S Ohshima - US Patent 5,799,118, 1998 - Google Patents
An integrated optical multiplexer-and-demultiplexer com prising an arrayed waveguide
having an optical delay por tion imparting an optical band-pass characteristic, a lens …