Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rotary beam symmetrizer
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Application No.: US16592488Application Date: 2019-10-03
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Publication No.: US11624932B2Publication Date: 2023-04-11
- Inventor: Martin H. Muendel , Patrick Gregg
- Applicant: Lumentum Operations LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Milpitas
- Assignee: Lumentum Operations LLC
- Current Assignee: Lumentum Operations LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Milpitas
- Agency: Harrity & Harrity, LLP
- Main IPC: G02B27/28
- IPC: G02B27/28 ; B23K26/064 ; B23K26/073 ; B23K26/08 ; B23K26/38

Abstract:
An optical device may include a polarization splitter to split a unidirectional rotary optical beam into a first rotary optical beam having a first polarization state and a second rotary optical beam having a second polarization state. The unidirectional rotary optical beam and the second rotary optical beam may have optical power with a first direction of spatial rotation. The optical device may include a reflective element to reverse a parity of the first rotary optical beam in association with causing optical power of the first rotary optical beam to have a second direction of spatial rotation. The optical device may include a polarization combiner to, after reversal of the parity of the first rotary optical beam, combine the first rotary optical beam and the second rotary optical beam to create a bi-directional rotary optical beam having the first polarization state and the second polarization state.
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