Abstract: A configuration for multiplexing and/or demultiplexing the signals of at least two optical wavelength channels, is described. Provided in this case is a grating device having an optical grating, a first optical free beam region and a second optical free beam region. Accordingly, radiation is coupled into and out of the first free beam region via a coupling device which effects a flattening and/or widening of the field distribution of the light coupled in or out, at least in the plane of the first free beam region. This permits a transmission characteristic of the configuration to be flattened.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 30, 2002
Date of Patent:
September 7, 2004
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies AG
Inventors:
Helmut Albrecht, Ingo Baumann, Gerhard Heise, Zhan Gao