INTEGRATED OPTICAL DEVICE WITH COUPLING WAVEGUIDE LAYER - Patent 1196795

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EP 1 196 795 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	17.04.2002 Bulletin 2002/16

(21)	Application number: 00948124.3

(22)	Date of filing: 14.07.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G02B 6/12

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/GB0002/703

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0106/286 (25.01.2001 Gazette 2001/04)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

15.07.1999 GB 9916642

(71)	Applicant: University of Bristol
	Bristol BS8 1TR (GB)

(72)	Inventors:
	WHITE, Ian Hugh Bath BA1 3NH (GB) PENTY, Richard, Vincent Royston SG8 OOF (GB) YU, Siyuan Stoke BishopBristol BS9 1SZ (GB)

(74)	Representative: Vigars, Christopher Ian
	Haseltine Lake & Co.,Imperial House,15-19 Kingsway London WC2B 6UD London WC2B 6UD (GB)

(54)	INTEGRATED OPTICAL DEVICE WITH COUPLING WAVEGUIDE LAYER