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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2009
Applicants:
Kenneth Mcgreer, Fremont, CA (US);
Anthony J. Ticknor, Cupertino, CA (US);
Hao Xu, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth McGreer, Fremont, CA (US);
Anthony J. Ticknor, Cupertino, CA (US);
Hao Xu, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
NeoPhotonics Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods of using an optical device capable of distributing the optical power presented at an input to specified ratios in two output ports. The devices and methods described herein have the ability to broaden the range of wavelengths over which the splitting ratio is even, or substantially even. Methods involve achieving a desired splitting ratio over a broad or ultra-broad wavelength range.