Wavelength manipulation system and method
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1. A wavelength selective manipulation device comprising:
- at least a first optical input port for inputting an optical signal including a plurality of wavelength channels;
a first wavelength dispersion element for angularly dispersing the wavelength channels of said optical signal into angularly dispersed wavelength signals;
an optical power element for focussing in the dimension of the angular dispersion said angularly dispersed wavelength signals such that said wavelength signals have an elongated optical intensity profile in the focal plane of said optical power element so as to form elongated spatially separated wavelength signals; and
a spatial manipulation element for selectively spatially manipulating the characteristics of said elongated spatially separated wavelength signals to produce spatially manipulated wavelength signals.
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A wavelength selective manipulation device and method including: at least a first optical input port for inputting an optical signal including a plurality of wavelength channels; a first wavelength dispersing element for angularly dispersing the wavelength channels of the optical signal into angularly dispersed wavelength signals; an optical power element for focussing in the angularly dispersed dimension the angularly dispersed wavelength signals into a series of elongated spatially separated wavelengths bands; a spatial manipulation element for selectively manipulating the spatial characteristics of the spatially separated wavelength bands to produce spatially manipulated wavelength bands.
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25 Claims
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1. A wavelength selective manipulation device comprising:
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at least a first optical input port for inputting an optical signal including a plurality of wavelength channels; a first wavelength dispersion element for angularly dispersing the wavelength channels of said optical signal into angularly dispersed wavelength signals; an optical power element for focussing in the dimension of the angular dispersion said angularly dispersed wavelength signals such that said wavelength signals have an elongated optical intensity profile in the focal plane of said optical power element so as to form elongated spatially separated wavelength signals; and a spatial manipulation element for selectively spatially manipulating the characteristics of said elongated spatially separated wavelength signals to produce spatially manipulated wavelength signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A wavelength selective manipulation device comprising:
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4-a series of optical input and output ports including a first optical input port inputting an optical signal including a plurality of wavelength channels; a first wavelength dispersion element for angularly dispersing the wavelength channels of said optical signal into angularly dispersed wavelength signals; an optical power element for focussing said angularly separated wavelength signals into a series of elongated spatially separated wavelengths bands; a spatial manipulation element for selectively spatially manipulating the characteristics of said angularly separated wavelength bands to produce spatially manipulated wavelength bands; and said spatially manipulated wavelength bands being subsequently focused by said optical power element and combined in a spatially selective manner by said first wavelength dispersion element for output at said output ports in a spatially selective manner.
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16. A method of providing wavelength selective separation capabilities for an optical input signal having multiple wavelength components, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) projecting the optical input signal against a grating structure so as to angularly separate said wavelength components; (b) focussing each of said wavelength components into an elongated wavelength component element having an elongated optical intensity profile; (c) independently manipulating said elongated wavelength component element; and (d) combining predetermined ones of said manipulated elongated wavelength components. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A wavelength selective manipulation device comprising:
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a at least a first optical input port for inputting an optical signal including a plurality of wavelength channels; polarisation alignment element for aligning the polarisation state of said optical signal; a wavelength dispersion element for angularly dispersing the wavelength channels of said optical signal into angularly dispersed wavelength signals; an optical power element for focussing the angularly dispersed wavelength signals into a series of elongated spatially separated wavelength signals; and a spatial manipulation element for selectively spatially manipulating the characteristics of said spatially separated wavelength bands to produce spatially manipulated wavelength bands.
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25. A wavelength selective manipulation device comprising:
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a series of optical input and output ports including a first optical input port inputting an optical signal including a plurality of wavelength channels; a first wavelength dispersion element for angularly dispersing the wavelength channels of said optical signal into angularly dispersed wavelength signals; an optical power element for focussing said angularly separated wavelength signals such that said wavelength signals have an elongated optical intensity profile in the focal plane of said optical power element so as to form elongated spatially separated wavelength signals; a spatial manipulation element for selectively spatially manipulating the characteristics of said elongated spatially separated wavelength signals to produce spatially manipulated wavelength signals; and said spatially manipulated wavelength signals being subsequently focused by said optical power element and combined in a spatially selective manner by said first wavelength dispersion element for output at said output ports in a spatially selective manner.
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