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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 1990
Filed:
Mar. 28, 1989
Charles H Henry, Montgomery Township, Somerset County, NJ (US);
Rudolf F Kazarinov, Martinsville, NJ (US);
Rodney C Kistler, Easton, PA (US);
Kenneth J Orlowsky, Borough of Middlesex, NJ (US);
Yosi Shani, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Aasmund S Sudbo, Summit, NJ (US);
American Telephone and Telegraph Company, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
An optical device is disclosed which provides wavelength multiplexing/demultiplexing utilizing a plurality of focusing Bragg reflectors. Each Bragg reflector includes a plurality of confocal (i.e., common foci) elliptical grating lines, with the exit/entrance ports of the input/output waveguides located at the foci of the ellipse. By virtue of the elliptical design, the signal propagating outward from the exit port of the input waveguide will be reflected by the appropriate Bragg reflector and focused into the entrance port of the appropriate output waveguide. When each Bragg reflector exhibits a different ellipticity, but shares one common focal point, optical multiplexing/demultiplexing may be achieved. Optical filtering may be achieved when all Bragg reflectors are designed to have common foci.