Global Patent Index - EP 1595167 A4

EP 1595167 A4 20100120 - TUNABLE OPTICAL FILTERS HAVING ELECTRO-OPTIC WHISPERING-GALLERY-MODE RESONATORS

Title (en)

TUNABLE OPTICAL FILTERS HAVING ELECTRO-OPTIC WHISPERING-GALLERY-MODE RESONATORS

Title (de)

ABSTIMMBARE OPTISCHE FILTER MIT ELEKTROOPTISCHEN WHISPERING-GALLERY-MODE-RESONATOREN

Title (fr)

FILTRES OPTIQUES ACCORDABLES COMPRENANT DES RESONATEURS ELECTRO-OPTIQUES A MODE DE GALERIE

Publication

EP 1595167 A4 20100120 (EN)

Application

EP 04707796 A 20040203

Priority

  • US 2004003043 W 20040203
  • US 44442303 P 20030203
  • US 70220103 A 20031104

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004070432A2] Tunable optical filters using whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) optical resonators are described. The WGM optical resonator in a filter exhibits an electro-optical effect and hence is tunable by applying a control electrical signal.

IPC 1-7

G02F 1/01; G02B 1/00; G02F 1/035; G02B 6/34

IPC 8 full level

G02F 1/01 (2006.01); G02F 1/035 (2006.01); G02B 6/34 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G02B 6/29341 (2013.01); G02F 1/011 (2013.01); G02F 1/035 (2013.01); G02B 6/29352 (2013.01); G02F 2203/055 (2013.01); G02F 2203/15 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

  • [A] GB 2377504 A 20030115 - ASTON PHOTONIC TECH LTD [GB]
  • [A] WO 0171401 A1 20010927 - CALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN [US], et al
  • [A] US 2003012504 A1 20030116 - ILTCHENKO VLADIMIR [US]
  • [XI] ILCHENKO V S ET AL: "Tunability and synthetic lineshapes in high-Q optical whispering-gallery modes", LASER RESONATORS AND BEAM CONTROL VI, THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICAL ENGINEERING, vol. 4969, 28 January 2003 (2003-01-28) - 30 January 2003 (2003-01-30), San Jose, Ca, USA, pages 195 - 206, XP002558876, ISSN: 0277-786X
  • [XI] ILCHENKO V S ET AL: "Sub-MicroWatt Photonic Microwave Receiver", IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISCATAWAY, NJ, US, vol. 14, no. 11, 1 November 2002 (2002-11-01), XP011067384, ISSN: 1041-1135
  • [XP] SAVCHENKOV A A ET AL: "Tunable filter based on whispering gallery modes", ELECTRONICS LETTERS, IEE STEVENAGE, GB, vol. 39, no. 4, 20 February 2003 (2003-02-20), pages 389 - 391, XP006019862, ISSN: 0013-5194
  • See references of WO 2004070432A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004070432 A2 20040819; WO 2004070432 A3 20050707; CA 2514818 A1 20040819; EP 1595167 A2 20051116; EP 1595167 A4 20100120; JP 2006515081 A 20060518; JP 4564923 B2 20101020

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2004003043 W 20040203; CA 2514818 A 20040203; EP 04707796 A 20040203; JP 2005518867 A 20040203