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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2004
Applicant:
Terry Victor Clapp, Hertfordshire, GB;
Inventor:
Terry Victor Clapp, Hertfordshire, GB;
Assignee:
Dow Corning Corporation, Inc., Auburn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/28 (2006.01); G02B 6/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for filtering an optical signal. The method includes receiving at least one input optical signal, forming first and second optical signals using the at least one input optical signal, and modifying at least one portion of the first optical signal using a plurality of non-waveguiding electro-optic phase adjusters. The method also includes forming an output optical signal by combining the first optical signal, including the at least one modified portion of the first optical signal, with the second optical signal.