Tunable optical filter
CA 2101411 C · Owner: Weber, Jean-Pierre · Inventors: Weber, Jean-Pierre
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A tunable optical filter for use in wavelength division multiplexing systems. The optical filter contains a plurality of tunable reflection gratings which block all of the channels in the incoming lightwave. An electrode or a heating element is provided for each reflection grating to tune the reflection gratings so that their reflection bands do not coincide with a desired channel or channels thereby allowing the desired channel or channels to pass through the filter.
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- Filed July 27, 1993 and granted June 10, 2003. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 27, 2013.
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