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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2002
Mark E. Mcdonald, Milpitas, CA (US);
Andrew Daiber, Palo Alto, CA (US);
William B. Chapman, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Nadim Maluf, Los Altos, CA (US);
Mark E. McDonald, Milpitas, CA (US);
Andrew Daiber, Palo Alto, CA (US);
William B. Chapman, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Nadim Maluf, Los Altos, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods that utilize tunable elements to provide for selective wavelength tuning of a light beam. The apparatus comprises a first tunable wavelength selection element having a first adjustable free spectral range, a second tunable wavelength selection element having a second adjustable free spectral range, with the first and second tunable wavelength selection elements configured to define a tunable joint transmission peak. The first and second tunable wavelength selection elements respectively define first and second pluralities of tunable transmission peaks, wherein respective ones of each of the first and second plurality of transmission peaks are aligned to obtain a joint transmission peak that may be adjusted by tuning the wavelength selection elements. The free spectral ranges of the wavelength selection elements are configured to enable a Vernier tuning effect.