发明授权
- 专利标题: Extinction ratio optical communication device using superconducting films
- 专利标题(中): 消光比光通讯器件采用超导薄膜
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申请号: US09815975申请日: 2001-03-22
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公开(公告)号: US06429958B1公开(公告)日: 2002-08-06
- 发明人: Kenneth A. Puzey , William J. Cottrell , Thomas G. Ference
- 申请人: Kenneth A. Puzey , William J. Cottrell , Thomas G. Ference
- 主分类号: G02B2600
- IPC分类号: G02B2600
摘要:
The optical assembly for modulating input light and providing modulated light at an output thereof includes a first arrangement, which includes a layer of a superconductive material having at least a part of the input light incident thereon as incident light. The superconductive material is switchable between a first state, in which the superconductive material exhibits a first refractive index, and a second state, in which the superconductive material exhibits a second refractive index. The first arrangement is configured to direct to the output as the modulated light a first fraction of the incident light, when the superconductive material is in the first state, and a second fraction of the incident light, when the superconductive material is in the second state, such that the modulated light exhibits a given value of extinction ratio, which is defined as a ratio of the first fraction of the incident light to the second fraction of the incident light at the output. The optical assembly further includes a second arrangement cooperating with the first arrangement to provide at the output of the optical assembly another value of the extinction ratio that is smaller than the given value.