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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael LoCascio, Albany, NY (US);
Clinton T. Ballinger, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Daniel P. Landry, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
Evident Technologies, Troy, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 2/02 ; G02F 1/365 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 2/02 ; G02F 1/365 ;
Abstract
An optical wavelength converter converts an optical input signal having a first wavelength into an optical output signal having a second wavelength. The wavelength converter includes a saturable absorber switch having a control beam waveguide and an input waveguide. The converter further includes a first input coupled to the control beam waveguide and adapted to receive the optical input signal, and a second input coupled to the input waveguide and adapted to receive a second optical signal having the second wavelength from an optical source.