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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sethumadhavan Chandrasekhar, Matawan, NJ (US);
Andrew Gomperz Dentai, Atlantic Highlands, NJ (US);
Barry Franklin Levine, Livingston, NJ (US);
Thomas Gordon Beck Mason, Middletown, NJ (US);
Ola Sjolund, Macungie, PA (US);
Assignee:
Agere Systems Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/42 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/42 ;
Abstract
An optical device for coupling an optical signal to an optical detector is disclosed. The optical device includes a mode compression section disposed between an optical input source and a photodetector, which enables efficient coupling between the optical input source and the photodetector.