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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2014
Finisar Germany Gmbh, Berlin, DE;
Benjamin Voelker, Teltow, DE;
Norbert Ebel, Berlin, DE;
FINISAR GERMANY GMBH, Berlin, DE;
Abstract
An embodiment of the invention relates to an optical module comprising at least one optoelectronic component capable of generating or receiving radiation; at least one access port for receiving or emitting the radiation; at least one free-space beam path located between the access port and the optoelectronic component; at least one mirror located in said beam path; at least one attenuation unit located in said beam path; the attenuation unit having a reflecting surface section and an absorbing surface section; and, a control unit for adjusting the amount of radiation which is directed towards the absorbing surface section of the attenuation unit by controlling at least one or all of the following: the position of the mirror, the orientation of the mirror, the position of the attenuation unit and/or the orientation of the attenuation unit.