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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2006
Applicants:
Edwin Jan Klein, Enschede, NL;
Douwe Harmen Geuzebroek, Enschede, NL;
Alfred Driessen, Hengelo, NL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Universiteit Twente, Enschede, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Polarization-diverse optical devices and related methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, these devices and methods are realized by utilizing a four-port, wavelength-dependent optical coupler that is arranged to receive identical counter-propagating optical signals.