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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2000
Yuri A. Yudin, Nashua, NH (US);
Mikhail N. Sokolskiy, St. Petersburg, RU;
Robert K. Wade, Boca Raton, FL (US);
LightChip, Inc., Salem, NH (US);
Abstract
A variety of wavelength division multiplexing/demultiplexing devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, an improved wavelength division multiplexing for receiving a plurality of diverging monochromatic optical beams, for combining the plurality of diverging monochromatic optical beams into a converging multiplexed, polychromatic optical beam, and for transmitting the converging, multiplexed, polychromatic optical beam. The concave diffraction grating can be formed in a variety of ways such as, for example, in a polymer material with a reflective surface. Alternatively, the concave diffraction grating may be etched into a rigid material with a reflective surface.