Variable optical filter and a wavelength-selective sensor based thereon

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9842873
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15337489

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A variable optical filter is disclosed including a bandpass filter and a blocking filter. The bandpass filter includes a stack of alternating first and second layers, and the blocking filter includes a stack of alternating third and fourth layers. The first, second and fourth materials each comprise different materials, so that a refractive index of the first material is smaller than a refractive index of the second material, which is smaller than a refractive index of the fourth material; while an absorption coefficient of the second material is smaller than an absorption coefficient of the fourth material. The materials can be selected to ensure high index contrast in the blocking filter and low optical losses in the bandpass filter. The first to fourth layers can be deposited directly on a photodetector array.

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  • VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bradley, Richard A Santa Rosa, US 16 142
Hendrix, Karen Denise Santa Rosa, US 37 514
Hulse, Charles A Sebastopol, US 16 182
Kuna, Jeffrey James San Francisco, US 23 82

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