Patent ID: 7570845
Filing Date: 2009-08-04
Classification: G02B,H01S,H04J

Abstract:
1. An optical device, comprising: a substrate; a plurality of optical components provided on the substrate, each of the plurality of components being configured to receive a corresponding one of a plurality of optical signals and a corresponding one of a plurality of electrical signals, each of the plurality of optical components having a corresponding one of a plurality of widths, each of the plurality of optical signals having a corresponding one of a plurality of power levels, each of the plurality of power levels being associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of electrical signals, wherein each of the plurality of optical signals has a corresponding one of a plurality of wavelengths, and each of the plurality of widths is different from one another such that each of the plurality of the plurality of optical components imparts a different optical loss to each of the plurality of optical signals.