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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2002
Applicants:
Alexandre Shen, Paris, FR;
Denis Leclerc, Igny, FR;
Inventors:
Alexandre Shen, Paris, FR;
Denis Leclerc, Igny, FR;
Assignee:
Avanex Corporation, Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/16 (2006.01); H04J 14/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a saturable light absorber adapted to receive different focused spectral components, wherein the structure of said saturable light absorber comprises microcavities integrated into a substrate and each associated with a respective one of said spectral components, each microcavity comprising a saturable absorber layer delimited by a top reflector and a bottom reflector and being disposed and having dimensions such that it receives only the focused spectral component associated with it.