Multiplexer-demultiplexer module having an arrayed waveguide grating
AssigneeAlcatel Optronics
InventorVincent Patoz
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Abstract
In an optical module comprising an arrayed waveguide grating multiplexer-demultiplexer component having at least one inlet waveguide and at least one outlet waveguide, the module is integrated and comprises at least one inlet optical fiber and at least one outlet optical fiber, said inlet waveguide presenting an optical coupling interface with the inlet optical fiber and said outlet waveguide presenting an optical coupling interface with the outlet optical fiber, and a thin film filter is inserted directly at the optical coupling interface between the inlet and/or outlet waveguide(s) of the multiplexer-demultiplexer component and the inlet/outlet optical fiber(s) of the module.
Claims10
An optical module comprising:
- an arrayed waveguide grating multiplexer-demultiplexer component, said multiplexer-demultiplexer component comprising at least one inlet waveguide and at least one outlet waveguide;
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- a thin film filter;
- wherein the module is integrated and comprises at least one inlet optical fiber and at least one outlet optical fiber, said inlet waveguide presenting an optical coupling interface with the inlet optical fiber and said outlet waveguide presenting an optical coupling interface with the outlet optical fiber;
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- wherein said thin film filter is inserted directly at the optical coupling interface between the inlet and/or outlet waveguide(s) of the multiplexer-demultiplexer component and the inlet and/or outlet optical fiber(s) of the module.
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