Optical differentiation device
CA 2345371 A1 · Owner: Devaux, Fabrice · Inventors: Shen, Alexandre; Provost, Jean-Guy; Sartorius, Bernd
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The invention concerns an optical device (1) for differentiating a first optical signal and an optical signal delayed relatively to the first wherein the differentiation is represented by a signal carried by a continuous wave passing through the two arms (5 6) of an inteferometer comprising media whereof the index is a function of the optical power traversing said media. The delayed signal is looped-back on one of the arms through a delay (7).
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- Filed August 2, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 2, 2020.
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