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Patent No.:

US 6766073 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2004

Filed:

May. 17, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:

Betty Lise Anderson, Gahanna, OH (US);

Assignee:

The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/42 ; G02B 6/32 ; G02B 6/34 ; G02B 5/08 ; G02B 5/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/42 ; G02B 6/32 ; G02B 6/34 ; G02B 5/08 ; G02B 5/10 ;
Abstract

An optical circulator of the present invention comprises (a) an array of ports, the array comprising at least a first port and a last port, each port is adapted to (i) inject a beam of light into said optical circulator, and (ii) remove a beam of light from said optical circulator; (b) a first reflective member adapted to receive a beam of light from a port and to reflect the beam of light to a second reflective member; (c) a second reflective member adapted to receive a beam of light from the first reflective member and to reflect the beam of light to a third reflective member; and (d) a third reflective member adapted to receive a beam of light from the second reflective member and to sequentially direct the beam to a next port of the array so as to circulate the beam of light through at least a portion of the array of ports.


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Anderson, Betty. (2004). Optical circulator with large number of ports and no polarization-based components (U.S. Patent No. 6766073). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6766073

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