EP1314059A4 - Bulk internal bragg gratings and optical devices - Google Patents

Bulk internal bragg gratings and optical devices

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EP1314059A4
EP1314059A4 EP01946161A EP01946161A EP1314059A4 EP 1314059 A4 EP1314059 A4 EP 1314059A4 EP 01946161 A EP01946161 A EP 01946161A EP 01946161 A EP01946161 A EP 01946161A EP 1314059 A4 EP1314059 A4 EP 1314059A4
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Prior art keywords
optical devices
bragg gratings
bulk internal
internal bragg
bulk
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1314059A1 (en
Inventor
Venkata A Bhagavatula
Nicholas F Borrelli
Monica K Davis
Edward F Murphy Iii
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Corning Inc
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Corning Inc
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    • G02B6/29334—Grating-assisted evanescent light guide couplers, i.e. comprising grating at or functionally associated with the coupling region between the light guides, e.g. with a grating positioned where light fields overlap in the coupler
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    • G02B6/02057—Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating comprising gratings
    • G02B6/02076—Refractive index modulation gratings, e.g. Bragg gratings
    • G02B6/02114—Refractive index modulation gratings, e.g. Bragg gratings characterised by enhanced photosensitivity characteristics of the fibre, e.g. hydrogen loading, heat treatment
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    • G02B6/29304—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means operating by diffraction, e.g. grating
    • G02B6/29316—Light guides comprising a diffractive element, e.g. grating in or on the light guide such that diffracted light is confined in the light guide
    • G02B6/29317—Light guides of the optical fibre type
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EP01946161A 2000-07-31 2001-06-06 Bulk internal bragg gratings and optical devices Withdrawn EP1314059A4 (en)

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US22177000P 2000-07-31 2000-07-31
US221770P 2000-07-31
PCT/US2001/018488 WO2002010826A1 (en) 2000-07-31 2001-06-06 Bulk internal bragg gratings and optical devices

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