摘要:
An optical device includes: a complex photonic crystal in which a plurality of materials with different refractive indices are placed periodically, whereby a plurality of photonic crystals 6c 1 to 6C n with a periodic refractive index distribution are arranged in a column in a direction of a common primitive lattice vector; ingoing optical waveguides 1c and 2c 1 to 2c n for allowing light to be incident upon the complex photonic crystal; and an outgoing optical waveguide 3c for receiving light output from the complex photonic crystal.
摘要:
An optical device includes, in a predetermined section of an optical fiber (1), a first functional part (7) having a plurality of Faraday crystal columns (5) that are parallel to each other and almost penetrating perpendicularly to an optical axis (2) of an optical fiber (1) through a core thereof, and a second functional part (8) having a plurality of holes (6) that are parallel to each other and almost penetrating perpendicularly to the optical axis (2) of the optical fiber (1) through the core thereof. A longitudinal direction of the Faraday crystal columns (5) and a longitudinal direction of the holes (6) form an angle of 45 degrees along a plane perpendicular to the optical axis (2). Thus, the optical device can be realized only by processing the optical fiber. An aspect of the present invention is directed to a method of fabricating a photonic crystal. The method includes the step of forming the photonic crystal by making, in a predetermined section along an optical axis of an optical fiber composed of a core through which light propagate and a clad surrounding the core, a plurality of columns penetrate through the core.
摘要:
The objective of the present invention is to provide a current sensor that does not depend on the frequency of a current to be measured. A current sensor of the present invention is composed by arranging along the optic axis, successively from the side of incident light, a first polarizer (17), a Faraday cell for detection (18), a Faraday cell for modulation (1), and a second polarizer (2). A magnetic field proportional to a current to be measured is impressed on the Faraday cell for detection (18), and a periodic magnetic field for modulation that varies the angle of Faraday rotation by nπ radians, where n is a positive integer, during each period and that has a frequency higher than the magnetic field impressed on the Faraday cell for detection is impressed on the Faraday cell for modulation (17), and the current to be measured is determined based on a phase change in the intensity of the light emitted from the second polarizer of said polarization state detector. A current to be measured is determined accurately from DC to high frequency without being influenced by the external environment.
摘要:
The present invention provides an optical demultiplexer and an optical multi-/demultiplexer at low cost without reducing performance capabilities. An optical demultiplexer (100a) includes: a multi-mode waveguide (102a) having such an optical path length as to cause a difference between first and second wavelengths with respect to a phase difference between zero- and first-order modes to become an integral multiple of π; an input waveguide (105a) optically connected to the input side of the multi-mode waveguide (102a) such that the optical axis thereof is offset from the center line of the multi-mode waveguide (102a); and two output waveguides (103a and 104a) optically coupled to the multi-mode waveguide (102a) at different positions of the output side of the multi-mode waveguide (102a). The two output waveguides (103a and 104a) are located in such a manner as to maximize the extinction ratio.
摘要:
A slab-type photonic crystal arranged to reduce the coupling loss in coupling to an optical fiber and to satisfy single-mode conditions. The photonic crystal has a slab having a plurality of slab refractive index portions and vacancies formed between the slab refractive index portions. The number, shape, size and refractive index of the slab refractive index portions and the number and shape of the vacancies are selected so that when a beam of light entering the waveguide expands to a maximum extent, the size of the beam in the slab thickness direction does not exceed the slab thickness.
摘要:
The invention provides a small optical device with which incident light can be demultiplexed. The optical device includes a demultiplexing portion (4) (first optical member) separating TE waves and TM waves of incident light of a wavelength λ and an optical fiber (1) (optical input portion) inputting incident light into the demultiplexing portion (4). The demultiplexing portion (4) has a periodically changing refractive index. The angle defined by the first reciprocal lattice vector α 1 and the second reciprocal lattice vector α 2 of the demultiplexing portion (4) at the wavelength λ is not greater than 90°. In the direction of the first reciprocal lattice vector α 1 the wave number of the TE wave is larger than the wave number of the TM wave. In the direction of the second reciprocal lattice vector α 2 the wave number of the TE wave is smaller than the wave number of the TM wave. The optical fiber (1) inputs the incident light in a direction that is parallel to a plane including the first reciprocal lattice vector α 1 and the second reciprocal lattice vector α 2 . The device can also be used in a wavelength interleaver or a polarisation-dependent or polarisation-independent optical isolator.
摘要:
A voltage sensor is composed by arranging along the optic axis, successively from the side of incident light, a first polarizer (1), a Pockels cell for detection (2), a Pockels cell for modulation (3), and a second polarizer (4) wherein an electric field proportional to a voltage to be measured is applied to the Pockels cell for detection (2), and a periodic electric field for modulation that varies the phase difference by 2nπ radians, where n is a positive integer, during each period and that has a frequency higher than the electric field applied to the Pockels cell for detection is applied to the Pockels cell for modulation (3), and the voltage to be measured is determined based on a phase change in the intensity of the light output from the second polarizer.
摘要:
An optical device of the present invention includes a photonic crystal (4) having a two-dimensional or three-dimensional lattice structure in which a plurality of materials with different refractive indexes are arranged periodically, wherein a two-dimensional lattice structure composed of a group of primitive lattice vectors has a lattice structure having no rotation axis with more than 3-fold. The optical device shown as an example is an optical separator. In this optical separator, an ingoing side optical fiber (1) is disposed so as to be coupled to one side of a composite photonic crystal (4), and outgoing optical fibers (2,3) are disposed so as to be coupled to the other side of the composite photonic crystal (4). The composite photonic crystal (4) has a structure in which two kinds of photonic crystals (5,6) are bonded to each other with a bonding surface (7). The photonic crystals (5,6) have a two-dimensional structure in which columnar materials (10) are disposed periodically in a first material (9).