Optical waveguide device with two predetermined wavelength, polarization independent, directional coupler switches
First Claim
1. An optical waveguide device, comprising:
- a plurality of optical directional coupler switches provided on a substrate, each of said optical directional coupler switches being provided with a pair of parallel waveguides;
means for applying a voltage across said parallel waveguides; and
light input and output terminals coupled to said optical directional coupler switches, wherein;
at least a first one of said optical directional coupler switches operates independently of a polarization of light having a first predetermined wavelength by defining a width of said parallel waveguides and a distance therebetween being equal to first predetermined values, and at least a second one of said optical directional coupler switches operates independently of the polarization of light having a second predetermined wavelength by defining a width of said parallel waveguides and a distance therebetween being equal to second predetermined values, said parallel waveguides of said first and second one of said optical directional coupler switches being provided by diffusing films of the same thickness deposited in a predetermined pattern on said substrate thereinto by a predetermined diffusing condition.
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Abstract
In an optical waveguide device, a plurality of optical directional coupler switches are provided on a substrate, and light input and output terminals are also provided to be coupled to the optical directional coupler switches. Each of the optical directional coupler switches is provided with a pair of parallel waveguides. One of the optical directional coupler switches operates independently of the polarization of light having a first predetermined wavelength by defining a width of the parallel waveguides and a distance therebetween to be first predetermined values, and one of the optical directional coupler switches operates independently of the polarization of light having a second predetermined wavelength by defining a width of the parallel waveguides and a distance therebetween to be second predetermined values. The parallel waveguides of the first and second ones of the optical directional coupler switches are provided by diffusing films of the same thickness deposited in a predetermined pattern on the substrate thereinto by a predetermined diffusing condition.
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5 Claims
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1. An optical waveguide device, comprising:
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a plurality of optical directional coupler switches provided on a substrate, each of said optical directional coupler switches being provided with a pair of parallel waveguides; means for applying a voltage across said parallel waveguides; and light input and output terminals coupled to said optical directional coupler switches, wherein; at least a first one of said optical directional coupler switches operates independently of a polarization of light having a first predetermined wavelength by defining a width of said parallel waveguides and a distance therebetween being equal to first predetermined values, and at least a second one of said optical directional coupler switches operates independently of the polarization of light having a second predetermined wavelength by defining a width of said parallel waveguides and a distance therebetween being equal to second predetermined values, said parallel waveguides of said first and second one of said optical directional coupler switches being provided by diffusing films of the same thickness deposited in a predetermined pattern on said substrate thereinto by a predetermined diffusing condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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