WAVELENGTH-SPECIFIC PHOTONIC DEVICE FOR WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXED FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS BASED ON SAMPLED BRAGG GRATINGS IN WAVEGUIDE MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER - Patent 1060437

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EP 1 060 437 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	20.12.2000 Bulletin 2000/51

(21)	Application number: 99914881.0

(22)	Date of filing: 23.02.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G02F 1/225, G02B 6/12

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9903/981

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9942/899 (26.08.1999 Gazette 1999/34)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

23.02.1998 US 75642 P
05.01.1999 US 225930

(71)	Applicant: Lightwave Microsystems Corporation
	San Jose, CA 95134 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	MOROZOV, Valentine, N. San Jose, CA 95111 (US)

(74)	Representative: Leeming, John Gerard et al
	J.A. Kemp & Co.,14 South Square,Gray's Inn London WC1R 5LX London WC1R 5LX (GB)

(54)	WAVELENGTH-SPECIFIC PHOTONIC DEVICE FOR WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXED FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS BASED ON SAMPLED BRAGG GRATINGS IN WAVEGUIDE MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER