Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Lloyd E. Dekin, Jr.
  • Optical add/drop filter for wavelength division multiplexed systems
    Patent number: 6493484
    Abstract: An optical add/drop filter for wavelength division multiplexed systems and construction methods are disclosed. The add/drop filter includes a first ferrule having a first pre-formed opening for receiving a first optical fiber; an interference filter oriented to pass a first set of wavelengths along the first optical fiber and reflect a second set of wavelengths; and, a second ferrule having a second pre-formed opening for receiving the second optical fiber, and the reflected second set of wavelengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Robert J. Deri, Oliver T. Strand, Henry E. Garrett