Devices and methods for optical communication systems
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    发明授权
    Devices and methods for optical communication systems 失效
    光通信系统的设备和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06415074B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-07-02

    申请号:US09727528

    申请日:2000-11-28

    IPC分类号: G02B628

    摘要: An optical assembly having a light circulating device is used for routing light and may be used with a receiver. The assembly includes a tunable filter for receiving light traveling from the light circulating device and for selecting which wavelengths of light that reach the receiver. A wavelength routing mechanism optically coupled to the tunable filter and located downstream from the circulator is used to prevent undesired dropping of signal wavelengths. The mechanism has a first operational mode preventing light from reaching the receiver and a second operational mode allowing light to reach the receiver. When the filter is tuning, the mechanism is preferably in the first operational mode. Preferably, the assembly has an arrangement of mirror reflections on the first path and the second path so that an even number of mirror reflection are experienced on one path and an odd number on the other path as light is recombined.

    摘要翻译: 具有光循环装置的光学组件用于布置光并且可以与接收器一起使用。 组件包括可调滤光器,用于接收从光循环装置传播的光并用于选择到达接收器的哪些波长的光。 光耦合到可调谐滤波器并位于环行器下游的波长路由机制被用于防止信号波长的不期望的丢弃。 该机构具有防止光到达接收器的第一操作模式和允许光到达接收器的第二操作模式。 当过滤器调谐时,机构优选地处于第一操作模式。 优选地,组件在第一路径和第二路径上具有镜面反射的布置,使得当光被重新组合时,在一条路径上经历偶数数量的镜面反射,而在另一条路径上经历奇数。