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Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014

Filed:

Jan. 30, 2012
Applicants:

Satoshi Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;

Koji Matsumoto, Hachioji, JP;

Toshiro Okamura, Hino, JP;

Takeshi Yamazaki, Hachioji, JP;

Inventors:

Satoshi Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;

Koji Matsumoto, Hachioji, JP;

Toshiro Okamura, Hino, JP;

Takeshi Yamazaki, Hachioji, JP;

Assignee:

Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/29 (2006.01); G02B 21/06 (2006.01); G02B 6/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Provided is a wavelength selective switch which includes: at least one input port; a dispersive portion for dispersing wavelength-multiplexed light input from the input port into wavelength-demultiplexed lights; a condenser element for condensing the wavelength-demultiplexed lights dispersed by the dispersive portion; a deflection portion having deflection elements for deflecting, for each wavelength-demultiplexed light condensed by the condenser element; at least one output port for outputting the wavelength-demultiplexed lights deflected by the deflection portion. A light-condensing position shift compensating element is disposed in an optical path between the input port and the dispersive portion or in the dispersive portion, for compensating light-condensing position shift of the wavelength-demultiplexed lights relative to the deflection element, light-condensing position shift being generated based on the arrangement of the input ports.


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