Abstract: New elements mode-converting two-mode grating and mode-filtering two-mode coupler are disclosed and used as elements in a system for communications, add-drop filtering, and strain sensing. Methods of fabrication for these new two-mode gratings and mode-filtering two-mode couplers are also disclosed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 7, 1997
Date of Patent:
August 17, 1999
Assignee:
IFOS
Inventors:
Behzad Moslehi, Richard James Black, Herbert John Shaw