Global Patent Index - EP 1216427 A1

EP 1216427 A1 20020626 - A GRATING DESIGN

Title (en)

A GRATING DESIGN

Title (de)

GITTERSTRUKTUR

Title (fr)

STRUCTURE DE RESEAU

Publication

EP 1216427 A1 20020626 (EN)

Application

EP 00965644 A 20000921

Priority

  • AU 0001151 W 20000921
  • AU PQ300199 A 19990921

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0122126A1] The present invention provides an optical device incorporating a sampled grating structure having a chirped sampling period. The present invention may alternatively be defined as a method of producing a grating structure in a photosensitive optical waveguide, the method comprising the step of irradiating the device with UV light at an intensity sufficient to induce refractive index variations in the waveguide in a manner to produce a sampled grating structure, and wherein the radiation is controlled in a manner to effect chirping of the sampling period. The invention may alternatively be defined as providing a group delay dispersion compensator device comprising a sampled grating structure a having chirped sampling period. It has also been recognised that a method of producing a zero dispersion WDM channel can be provided.

IPC 1-7

G02B 5/20; G02B 5/26; G02B 5/28; G02B 6/18; G02B 6/14

IPC 8 full level

G02B 5/18 (2006.01); G02B 6/02 (2006.01); G02B 6/34 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

G02B 6/00 (2013.01 - KR); G02B 6/02085 (2013.01 - EP); G02B 6/02138 (2013.01 - EP); G02B 6/2932 (2013.01 - EP); G02B 6/29323 (2013.01 - EP); G02B 6/29376 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0122126A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE FR GB IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0122126 A1 20010329; AU PQ300199 A0 19991014; CA 2385078 A1 20010329; EP 1216427 A1 20020626; JP 2003510627 A 20030318; KR 20020038763 A 20020523

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 0001151 W 20000921; AU PQ300199 A 19990921; CA 2385078 A 20000921; EP 00965644 A 20000921; JP 2001525439 A 20000921; KR 20027003692 A 20020320