Patent ID: 6940647
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
Classification: G02B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An optical processing system, comprising: a light pipe operable to communicate at least a portion of an optical signal for processing, the optical signal comprising a plurality of wavelengths; a first beam splitter operable to divide the optical signal into at least a first part and a second part, the first part of the optical signal having an input state of polarization; an optical signal separator operable to receive at least the first part of the optical signal and to communicate at least a portion of the first part to a polarization adjustment device for processing, the polarization adjustment device comprising: a combiner operable to combine one or more phase shifted portions of the first part of the optical signal into a phase shifted output signal; and an optical reflector operable to receive at least some of the phase shifted optical signal and to communicate the phase shifted optical signal to an output.