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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2002
Applicants:
Xavier Andrieu, Bretigny sur Orge, FR;
Denis Cottevieille, Montreuil sous Bois, FR;
Isabelle Riant, Orsay, FR;
Inventors:
Xavier Andrieu, Bretigny sur Orge, FR;
Denis Cottevieille, Montreuil sous Bois, FR;
Isabelle Riant, Orsay, FR;
Assignee:
Avanex Corporation, Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 385/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention concerns a tunable filter comprising an optical fiber incorporating a Bragg grating on a portion of the fiber. Said fiber portion is coated with a material retained within a confined space and adapted to exert pressure on said Bragg grating to compress said portion of fiber radially and to stretch it longitudinally.