Abstract: Integrated monomode spatial optical filter and its method of embodiment. The optical filter of the invention for isolating one first optical mode and eliminating second stray optical modes consists of an optical microguide (4) borne by a substrate (2) and having along a plane parallel to the surface (P) of the substrate at least one curved portion (6) whose radius of curvature is such that the losses in the curve of the first and second modes are respectively negligible and extremely high and two light absorbers (8, 10) disposed within a given plane on both sides of the curved portion (6).

Abstract: The device comprises microguides (G1, G2, . . . GN) traversed by light beams with N different wavelengths, a diffraction grating (R) formed by reflecting elliptical facets and a single microguide (G). Point (S) of the end of the single microguide (G) and points (P1, . . . PN) of the ends of microguides (G1, . . . GN) are optically joined by the grating for different wavelengths.

Abstract: The wave guide is constituted by a film layer C.sub.1 of magnetizable material having a constant refractive index n.sub.1 and placed between two media having refractive indices of lower value than the index n.sub.1. The layer C.sub.1 has two flat parallel surfaces which separate the layer C.sub.1 from the two media which have lower refractive indices and is constituted by a plurality of adjacent regions forming parallel layers, the gyrotropy of at least two of these regions being different.

Abstract: A dielectric film layer C.sub.2 is deposited on a transparent film layer C.sub.1 in which two optical transverse TE and TM modes propagate and is provided with a metallic coating having reflecting properties on the face which is not in contact with the layer C.sub.1. The thickness of the layer C.sub.2 is such that phase-tuning is effected along the direction of propagation of the two TE and TM waves within the wave guide as essentially constituted by the layer C.sub.1.