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Optical module, light divider/insertor and light transmission device

  • US 6,801,683 B2
  • Filed: 12/31/2002
  • Issued: 10/05/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An optical module comprising;

  • at least one optical switch;

    at least one optical variable attenuator;

    a planar optical waveguide member having a first optical circuit constituting a part of the optical switch and a second optical circuit constituting a part of the optical variable attenuator; and

    an actuator structure, supported by the planar optical waveguide member, having a first actuator section constituting a part of the optical switch and a second actuator section constituting a part of the optical variable attenuator;

    the first optical circuit having two optical waveguides which are formed in the planar optical waveguide member and cross over to each other and a groove provided at a cross region of the two optical waveguides.

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