| CPC G01B 9/02049 (2013.01) [G02B 6/2935 (2013.01); G02B 2006/12159 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. An optical filter comprising:
a first waveguide extending between a first coupler section and a second coupler section, wherein the first waveguide comprises a plurality of buffer sections and a plurality of first taper sections, each first taper section of the plurality of first taper sections being disposed between a set of buffer sections of the plurality of buffer sections; and
a second waveguide extending between the first coupler section and the second coupler section and including a plurality of compensation sections and a plurality of second taper sections, each second taper section of the plurality of second taper sections being disposed between a set of compensation sections of the plurality of compensation sections.
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