Sumitomo Electric Industries, Limited

Hokkaido University

Takanori Sato

Kunimasa Saitoh

Naoki Fujiwara

Takuo Hiratani

Takeshi Fujisawa

An optical filter includes a first loop mirror, a second loop mirror, a first waveguide optically coupled to the first loop mirror and the second loop mirror, a second waveguide optically coupled to the first loop mirror and the second loop mirror, a first access waveguide optically coupled to the first waveguide, a second access waveguide optically coupled to the second waveguide, and an output section, wherein the first loop mirror includes a first loop waveguide and a first multiplexer/demultiplexer, the second loop mirror includes a second loop waveguide and a second multiplexer/demultiplexer, the output section includes a third loop waveguide, a third multiplexer/demultiplexer, a third waveguide, and a fourth waveguide, the third loop waveguide optically coupled to the second loop waveguide and the third multiplexer/demultiplexer, the third waveguide and the fourth waveguide optically coupled to the third multiplexer/demultiplexer, and the output section.

Growing community of inventors

Sapporo, Japan

Takanori Sato