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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/01 (2006.01); G02B 6/02 (2006.01); H04B 10/25 (2013.01); H04J 14/02 (2006.01); G02F 1/125 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01); G02B 6/293 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/0134 (2013.01); G02B 6/022 (2013.01); G02B 6/0208 (2013.01); G02B 6/02204 (2013.01); G02B 6/29383 (2013.01); G02B 6/4287 (2013.01); G02F 1/0147 (2013.01); G02F 1/125 (2013.01); H04B 10/2504 (2013.01); H04J 14/02 (2013.01); G02B 6/02076 (2013.01); G02B 6/02095 (2013.01); G02B 6/29395 (2013.01); G02B 6/4214 (2013.01); G02B 6/4215 (2013.01); G02F 2201/58 (2013.01);
Abstract
A communication apparatus includes an optical fiber along which radiation can be transmitted; an optical fiber grating formed within the optical fiber, the optical fiber grating having a structure, and configured to reflect radiation at a particular wavelength; and an instrument coupled to the grating and configured to controllably modify the structure of the grating, thereby changing the wavelength at which the grating reflects radiation. A communication system including the communication apparatus is also described, along with a method of communicating a signal.