Abstract:
Embodiments comprise laser emitter devices that generate a collimated beam of light the intensity or amplitude of which may be varied so as to carry data signals at a high rate of efficiency, and that is less sensitive to alignment of the detector, and detector systems for detecting the same collimated beam and reading the data carried in the beam of light.
Abstract:
A multi-wavelength laser array (10) of a plurality of emitters in a diode bar (12) or stack where each beam passes through a first deflector (12) comprising an array of prisms and is deflected by a different angle to be incident upon a uniform volume holographic grating (18). A portion of the beam is diffracted by the grating (18) and reflected by a second deflector (20) as a feedback portion while a further portion provides a wavelength tuned output unique to each emitter. The arrangement of a uniform volume holographic grating with deflectors such as phaseplates eliminates the need to use expensive wavelength chirped gratings.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a photonic integrated circuit, system, apparatus and method which can be used as an optical transmitter in a system, for example in a telecommunication system. According to the various embodiments of the invention, the circuit includes several optical devices, wherein some are passive and others have gain, which constructed and connected with the specific characteristics, leads to a multi-wavelength transmitter with tunable operation band.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a tunable laser (100), the tunable laser (100) comprising a first waveguide (101), a second waveguide (103) and a semiconductor layer being arranged to separate the first waveguide (101) from the second waveguide (103). The first waveguide (101) comprises a first coupling portion (101 a) and an active portion for generating a laser signal. The second waveguide (103) comprises a second coupling portion (1 03a) and a tuning portion for tuning the wavelength of the laser signal. The first coupling portion (101a) and the second coupling portion (103a) are configured to couple the laser signal between the first waveguide (101) and the second waveguide (103) through the semiconductor layer.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device (1) for coupling wavelengths of laser beams (2a, 2n) that have different wavelengths (λ 1 ,..., λ n ), and comprising: at least one laser source (3) for generating a plurality of laser beams (2a, 2n), as well as a superposing device (7) for spatially superposing said plurality of laser beams (2a, 2n) so as to form a superposed laser beam (8) with a plurality of wavelengths (λ 1 ,..., λ n ). The device (1) comprises a feedback device which is arranged in the beam path between said laser source (3) and superposing device (7) for the purpose of feeding a beam portion of the laser beams (2a, 2n) to be superposed back to the laser source (3), and which comprises a partially reflective angle-dispersive optical element, particularly a partially reflective diffraction grating (6). The superposing device can, for example, be designed as a transmitting or reflective diffraction grating (7) whose optical properties are adapted to the optical properties of the partially reflective diffraction grating (6) in order for the laser beams (2a, 2n) to be superposed substantially without dispersion.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf einen Laser (1) mit einem Laserchip (10), der eine Mehrzahl aktiver Laserkanäle (20), eine Frontfacette (10a) zur Auskopplung der Laserstrahlung der Laserkanäle (20) und eine Rückfacette (10b) zur rückseitigen Reflexion der Laserstrahlung der Laserkanäle (20) in Richtung Frontfacette (10a) aufweist. Erfindungsgemäß ist vorgesehen, dass zumindest einer der Laserkanäle (20) zumindest abschnittweise gekrümmt ist.
Abstract:
A laser array mux assembly generally includes an array of laser emitters coupled to an optical multiplexer, such as an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG), with an external partial reflector after the multiplexer. Each of the laser emitters may include a gain region that emits light across a range of wavelengths including, for example, channel wavelengths in an optical communication system. The AWG filters the emitted light from each of the laser emitters at different channel wavelengths associated with each of the laser emitters. The reflector reflects at least a portion of the filtered light such that lasing occurs at the channel wavelengths of the reflected light. The laser array mux assembly may be used to generate an optical signal at a selected channel wavelength or to generate and combine optical signals at multiple channel wavelengths.
Abstract:
The present document relates to the field of optical access networks. In particular, the present document relates to an optical transmitter, in particular (but not exclusively) for a WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) passive optical network, and to a WDM PON comprising such an optical transmitter. An optical transmitter arrangement (7) is described. The arrangement (7) comprises a first mirror (41) and a second mirror (64) at a first end and a second end of a cavity, respectively; an optical amplifier (63) configured to amplify light polarized in a first polarization plane; wherein the optical amplifier (63) is positioned within the cavity upstream the first mirror (64); an optical waveguide (5-2) configured to transmit light from the optical amplifier (63) to the second mirror (41) and vice versa; a first non-reciprocal polarization rotator (82) positioned within the cavity upstream of the optical amplifier (63) and downstream of the optical waveguide (5-2); and a second non-reciprocal polarization rotator (81) positioned within the cavity upstream of the optical waveguide (5-2) and downstream of the first mirror (41); wherein the first (82) and second (81) non-reciprocal polarization rotators are configured to rotate the polarization of the light such that light which re-enters the optical amplifier (63) after having been reflected by the second mirror (41) is polarized in the first polarization plane.