公开(公告)号：US07062122B2

公开(公告)日：2006-06-13

申请号：US10700193

申请日：2003-11-03

申请人： Adam Bergeron ,  Robert E. Klinger ,  Georg J. Ockenfuss ,  Markus K. Tilsch ,  Frederik Kevin Zernik

发明人： Adam Bergeron ,  Robert E. Klinger ,  Georg J. Ockenfuss ,  Markus K. Tilsch ,  Frederik Kevin Zernik

IPC分类号： G02B6/28

CPC分类号： G02B6/29361 ,  G02B6/29383 ,  G02B6/29395

摘要： A wavelength-tunable add/drop device for adding or dropping n channels having different center wavelengths is disclosed. A first multicavity variable optical filter for selectably operable to passing one channel while reflecting n−1 other channels depends upon a location where light is launched into an end of the multicavity optical filter. A broadband optical reflector is disposed directly adjacent to the multicavity variable optical filter and disposed between planes coincident with the first and second surfaces of the variable filter, the broadband reflector having a reflectivity that will reflect all n channels of light. Preferably, the broadband reflector is disposed distal from the bottom and top layers of the multicavity filter and is adjacent to the middle layers or near the middle of the multicavity filter layers.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于添加或丢弃具有不同中心波长的n个通道的波长可调加/减装置。 用于可选择地可操作以在反射n-1个其它通道的同时通过一个通道的第一多腔可变滤光器取决于将光发射到多腔滤光器的一端的位置。 宽带光学反射器直接设置在多重可变滤光器附近，并且设置在与可变滤光片的第一和第二表面重合的平面之间，宽带反射器具有将反射所有n个光通道的反射率。 优选地，宽带反射器设置在多腔过滤器的底层和顶层的远侧，并且与多层过滤层的中间层或中间附近相邻。

公开(公告)号：US06850366B2

公开(公告)日：2005-02-01

申请号：US10267421

申请日：2002-10-09

申请人： Karen Denise Hendrix ,  Charles Andrew Hulse ,  Frederik Kevin Zernik

发明人： Karen Denise Hendrix ,  Charles Andrew Hulse ,  Frederik Kevin Zernik

IPC分类号： G02B5/28

CPC分类号： G02B5/288 ,  Y10S428/916

摘要： The invention provides a multi-cavity filter, and in particular, a multi-cavity bandpass filter having a predetermined centre wavelength. The filter includes a plurality of cavities, each cavity including two partially reflecting films separated by a layer of dielectric material. The two partially reflecting layers are formed from layers of material having alternating high and low refractive indices. Each layer of dielectric material has a thickness that is an integral number of half-waves of the centre wavelength. The filter has an asymmetric structure that causes the reflected chromatic dispersion from one side of the filter to be reduced relative to the reflected chromatic dispersion from the other side.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种多空腔滤波器，特别是具有预定中心波长的多腔带通滤波器。 过滤器包括多个空腔，每个空腔包括由介电材料层隔开的两个部分反射膜。 两个部分反射层由具有交替的高折射率和低折射率的材料层形成。 每层介电材料的厚度均为中心波长半波的整数。 滤光器具有不对称结构，其使来自滤光器一侧的反射色散相对于来自另一侧的反射色散减小。

公开(公告)号：US07006292B2

公开(公告)日：2006-02-28

申请号：US11018648

申请日：2004-12-21

申请人： Karen Denise Hendrix ,  Charles Andrew Hulse ,  Frederik Kevin Zernik

发明人： Karen Denise Hendrix ,  Charles Andrew Hulse ,  Frederik Kevin Zernik

IPC分类号： G02B5/28

CPC分类号： G02B5/288 ,  Y10S428/916

摘要： The invention provides a multi-cavity filter, and in particular, a multi-cavity bandpass filter having a predetermined centre wavelength. The filter includes a plurality of cavities, each cavity including two partially reflecting films separated by a layer of dielectric material. The two partially reflecting layers are formed from layers of material having alternating high and low refractive indices. Each layer of dielectric material has a thickness that is an integral number of half-waves of the centre wavelength. The filter has an asymmetric structure that causes the reflected chromatic dispersion from one side of the filter to be reduced relative to the reflected chromatic dispersion from the other side.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种多空腔滤波器，特别是具有预定中心波长的多腔带通滤波器。 过滤器包括多个空腔，每个空腔包括由介电材料层隔开的两个部分反射膜。 两个部分反射层由具有交替的高折射率和低折射率的材料层形成。 每层介电材料的厚度均为中心波长半波的整数。 滤光器具有不对称结构，其使来自滤光器一侧的反射色散相对于来自另一侧的反射色散减小。