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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2009
Michael Renne Ty Tan, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Huei Pei Kuo, Cupertino, CA (US);
Paul Kessler Rosenberg, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Eric Peterson, McKinney, TX (US);
Gary Gostin, Plano, TX (US);
Michael Renne Ty Tan, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Huei Pei Kuo, Cupertino, CA (US);
Paul Kessler Rosenberg, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Eric Peterson, McKinney, TX (US);
Gary Gostin, Plano, TX (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system () and methods () for routing optical signals are disclosed. The system includes a large core hollow waveguide () having a reflective coating () covering an interior surface () of the hollow waveguide configured to guide a light beam (). At least one area based beam splitter () is integrally formed with the hollow waveguide and has an angled reflective surface () with a selectable height (H) relative to the interior surface. The angled reflective surface is oriented to redirect a predetermined amount of the light beam () based on the height of the angled reflective surface.