摘要:
The invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for compensating the polarization-dependent shift of the centre frequency in an optical filter containing an interferometer by way of compensating for the birefringency in at least one waveguide of the interferometer, wherein at least one λ2-plate is inserted into the beam path of the interferometer and the at least one waveguide (16, 17) is brought to a specifiable temperature at least in sections on the right and left of the λ2-plate (11) and at least one section on the right of the λ2-plate (11) is brought to a first temperature T1 and at least one section on the left of the λ2-plate (11) is brought to a second temperature T2.
摘要:
The invention relates to an analogue-digital converter (5) having at least one input, to which at least one analogue input signal (S(t)) can be supplied, and at least one output (31), which is configured to output a digital data stream that represents the analogue input signal, wherein the analogue-digital converter has an optical input stage (1), which is designed to convert the analogue input signal (S(t)) into a phase-modulated optical signal and to feed the signal to a hybrid coupler (12) having a plurality of output waveguides (122), each connected to at least one photodiode (13a, 13b), the connection contacts of the photodiodes (13a, 13b) are each connected to the input of an associated analogue-digital converter (21a, 21b), with which converters an analogue electrical input signal can be converted into a digital electrical output signal and the output of the analogue-digital converters (21a, 21b) is connected to the inputs of an output stage (3), which is designed to form the digital data stream at the output (31) from the digital output signals of the analogue-digital converters (21a, 21b), wherein the output stage (3) is designed to select the output signal of the analogue-digital converter (21a) that lies inside a specifiable range of amplitude and has a specifiable slope and/or is greater than specifiable adjacent output signal. The invention further relates to a corresponding method for generating a digital data stream.
摘要:
The invention relates to a tunable DVR laser (1; 1'; 1"), comprising an amplifier section (2) containing an active material (3), a partially reflecting optical output (4), a connecting section (5) that follows the amplifier section (2) at an end (6) of the amplifier section (2) opposite the output (4) of the DBR laser (1), and a wavelength-selective reflector (7a, 7b, 7c, 7d) optically coupled to the amplifier section (2) by the connecting section (5), wherein the DBR laser (1) has at least one further wavelength-selective reflector (7a, 7b, 7c, 7d), which is likewise optically coupled to the amplifier section (2) by the connecting section (5), and the connecting section (5) contains at least one MMI coupler (9), wherein the wavelength-selective reflectors (7a, 7b, 7c, 7d) differ from one another by different reflection spectra and are each connected to one of several outputs (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) of the at least one MMI coupler (9), wherein the connecting section (5) comprises a plurality of waveguides (13a, 13b, 13c, 13d; 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d) running beside one another, such that different optical paths respectively lead from the amplifier section (2) to each of the reflectors (7a, 7b, 7c, 7d) through the at least one MMI coupler and through one of the waveguides (13a, 13b, 13c, 13d; 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d), and wherein a phase shifter (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d) is arranged in the course of at least one of said waveguides (13a, 13b, 13c, 13d; 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d), such that by activating the at least one phase shifter (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d), the DBR laser (1) can be switched between various resonators that are respectively delimited by one of the wavelength-selective reflectors (7a, 7b, 7c, 7d). The invention further relates to a method for operating a tunable DBR laser (1).
摘要:
The invention relates to a multimode interference coupler (MMI) comprising at least one supply waveguide and at least one output waveguide, wherein the MMI has along its longitudinal extent in the direction of the supply waveguide at least one longitudinal section in which the refractive index has a locally oscillating profile in a direction running substantially at right angles to the direction of the supply waveguide. The invention furthermore relates to a method for the structural configuration of a multimode interference coupler.
摘要:
The invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for compensating the polarization-dependent shift of the centre frequency in an optical filter containing an interferometer by way of compensating for the birefringency in at least one waveguide of the interferometer, wherein at least one λ2-plate is inserted into the beam path of the interferometer and the at least one waveguide (16, 17) is brought to a specifiable temperature at least in sections on the right and left of the λ2-plate (11) and at least one section on the right of the λ2-plate (11) is brought to a first temperature T1 and at least one section on the left of the λ2-plate (11) is brought to a second temperature T2.