Wavelength branching filter and optical communication module

• US 20070019286A1
• Filed: 05/31/2006
• Published: 01/25/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ALPS Electric Company Limited (Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: ALPS Electric Company Limited (Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Kikuchi, Toshihiro
• Granted Patent: US 7,580,191 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 359/359
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/285 comprising deposited thin solid films G02B5/281 - G02B5/289 take precedence; multilayered film filters for fibre optic multiplexing G02B6/29361

Abstract

There is provided a low-cost wavelength branching filter that transmits lights of 1310 nm wavelength band, and reflects light of 1490 nm and 1650 nm wavelength bands.

A wavelength branching filter includes a first multilayer film filter 11 positioned in a light incoming side on a glass substrate 10 and a second multilayer film filter 12 positioned in a light outgoing side, and the first multilayer film filter 11 has characteristic in reflecting light of 1490 nm wavelength band and transmitting light of 1310 nm wavelength band, and the second multilayer film filter 12 has characteristic in reflecting light of 1650 nm wavelength band and transmitting light of 1650 nm wavelength band and reflecting light of 1310 nm wavelength band.

Claims

1. A wavelength branching filter, comprising:

a first multilayer film positioned in an incoming light side on a glass substrate and a second multilayer film positioned in an outgoing light side,

wherein the first multilayer film has characteristic in reflecting light of 1490 nm wavelength band and transmitting light of 1310 nm wavelength band, and the second multilayer film has characteristic in reflecting light of 1650 nm wavelength band and transmitting light of 1310 nm wavelength band.

2. An optical communication module, comprising:

a light collecting unit collecting light of 1310 nm wavelength band, which is disposed along an optical axis of an optical fiber;

a light emitting unit emitting light of 1490 nm wavelength band, which is disposed orthogonally to the optical axis of the optical fiber; and

a wavelength branching filter which is disposed at an intersection position of the optical axes of the light collecting unit and the light emitting unit, comprising;

a first multilayer film positioned in an incoming light side on a glass substrate and a second multilayer film positioned in an outgoing light side, the first multilayer film having characteristic in reflecting light of 1490 nm wavelength band and transmitting light of 1310 nm wavelength band, and the second multilayer film having characteristic in reflecting light of 1650 nm wavelength band and transmitting light of 1310 nm wavelength band,

wherein light which the light emitting unit transmits is reflected to a cross-section direction of the optical fiber and light transmitted from a cross section of the optical fiber is transmitted.