US 12,072,516 B2
Optical device
Valton Smith, Novato, CA (US); Michael Klimek, Santa Rosa, CA (US); and Curtis R. Hruska, Cloverdale, CA (US)
Assigned to VIAVI Solutions Inc., Chandler, AZ (US)
Filed by VIAVI Solutions Inc., Chandler, AZ (US)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/340,446.
Application 18/340,446 is a continuation of application No. 17/197,814, filed on Mar. 10, 2021, granted, now 11,698,478.
Prior Publication US 2023/0333295 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. G02B 5/20 (2006.01); G01J 3/51 (2006.01); G02B 7/00 (2021.01)
CPC G02B 5/201 (2013.01) [G01J 3/51 (2013.01); G02B 7/006 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An optical filter comprising:
a row of optical channels including:
a first set of optical channels associated with a first wavelength range; and
a second set of optical channels associated with a second wavelength range,
the optical filter including only one row of optical channels,
the row of optical channels being the one row of optical channels,
the first set of optical channels and the second set of optical channels being arranged in one of:
an alternating, one-dimensional pattern, or
a consolidated, one-dimensional pattern,
a first optical channel, of the first set of optical channels, being configured to pass first light to a first sensor element, and
a second optical channel, of the second set of optical channels, being configured to pass second light to a second sensor element.