| 摘要 |
Micro-optic components such as multiplexer/demultiplexers are disclosed. In one example, a micro-optic MUX/DEMUX includes a substrate having upper and lower surfaces, and a reflective coating disposed on a substantial portion of the lower surface. Multiple micro-prisms are disposed on the substrate and are constructed and arranged to receive, as inputs, multiplexed data signals having components of different wavelengths, but to transmit, as outputs, only a selected component of the input multiplexed signal. An I/O micro-prism is configured to receive a multiplexed signal from an optical fiber. In operation, the I/O micro-prism receives a multiplexed optical signal from an optical fiber. This multiplexed optical signal is then passed to the array of succeeding micro-prisms, each micro-prism extracting a corresponding component of the input multiplexed optical signal and transmitting the extracted component, until only a single component remains. The single component is then transmitted by the last micro-prism in the array.
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