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Patent No.:

US 6912073 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2005

Filed:

Jun. 28, 2002
Applicants:

George F. Wildeman, Painted Post, NY (US);

Michael Yadlowsky, Corning, NY (US);

Inventors:

George F. Wildeman, Painted Post, NY (US);

Michael Yadlowsky, Corning, NY (US);

Assignee:

Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B001/10 ; G02B005/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an optical apparatus includes a glass monolithic structure including a plurality of optical filter elements, and the glass monolithic structure is not an optical fiber. In accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an optical apparatus includes a glass monolithic structure which includes a plurality of optical filter elements. The optical apparatus further includes a device which selectively aligns an optical input and an optical output to one of said plurality of optical filter elements. In accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a method of adding/dropping a particular frequency from an optical signal includes providing a glass monolithic structure which further includes a plurality of optical filter elements. The method further includes providing a device which selectively aligns an optical input and an optical output to one of the plurality of optical filters.


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Wildeman, George. (2005). Optical filter array and method of use (U.S. Patent No. 6912073). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6912073

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