Method, system and apparatus for chromatic dispersion compensation utilizing a Gires-Tournois interferometer

Patent 6748140 Issued on June 8, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date:

October 15, 2022. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Avanex Corporation

Application

No. 10271418 filed on 10/15/2002

US Classes:

385/39, Particular coupling structure385/33, Lens385/23, Single pole single throw385/36, Prism385/24, Plural (e.g., data bus)398/152Including polarization

Examiners

Primary: Palmer, Phan T. H.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Sawyer law Group LLP

International Class

G02B 626

Abstract

A method for compensating for chromatic dispersion of an optical signal includes: receiving the optical signal from an input fiber; collimating the optical signal using a collimator; delivering the collimated optical signal to a Gires-Tournois interferometer; reflecting a chromatic-dispersion-compensated optical signal from the Gires-Tournois interferometer to the collimator; focusing the chromatic-dispersion compensated optical signal into an output fiber. The compensator in accordance with the present invention provides flexibility in producing periodically varying chromatic dispersion so as to compensate for unwanted periodic chromatic dispersion produced in an interferometric interleaved channel separator. Also, the compensator enables compensation of fiber optic chromatic dispersion.

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