公开(公告)号：US20060104567A1

公开(公告)日：2006-05-18

申请号：US10518898

申请日：2004-10-08

申请人： Christopher Greenway ,  Thomas Richards

发明人： Christopher Greenway ,  Thomas Richards

IPC分类号： G02B6/26

CPC分类号： G02F1/1326 ,  G02F1/315 ,  G02F2203/06

摘要： A switchable coupler (10) has a first waveguide (15) defining an inlet port (31) for a first unpolarised light input (A) and a first outlet port (32), and also a second waveguide (16) defining an inlet port (41) for a second unpolarised light input (13) and a second outlet port (42). Polarisation splitter devices (11, 12) and two electro-optical switches (13,14) are sandwiched between the waveguides (15, 16). The polarisation splitter devices (11, 12) are positioned to split the light inputs (A and B) into respective refracted and reflected polarised components (AL and AF; BL and BF), and the electro-optical switch (13) is operable by the application across it of a potential difference (+V) to recombine the polarised components (BL, BF) and to couple them with the light output AT through the first outlet port (32). As shown in FIG. (7), the electro-optical switch (14) is alternatively operable by the application across it of the potential difference (+V) to recombine the polarised components (AL, AF) and to couple them with the light output BT through the second outlet port (42).

摘要翻译： 可切换耦合器（10）具有限定用于第一未偏振光输入（A）和第一出口（32）的入口（31）的第一波导（15），以及限定入口 （41）和第二出口（42）的第二无偏光输入（13）。 偏振分离器装置（11,12）和两个电光开关（13,14）夹在波导（15,16）之间。 偏振分离器装置（11,12）被定位成将光输入（A和B）分裂成各自的折射和反射偏振分量（A L1和A B; B 并且电光开关（13）可通过其上的应用电位差（+ V）进行操作，以将极化分量（ 并且通过第一出口（32）将它们与光输出端A T 1耦合。 如图所示。 （7）中，电光开关（14）可交替地通过其上的应用电位差（+ V）进行操作，以将极化分量（A L1，L， / SUB>），并通过第二出口（42）将它们与光输出B SUB连接。

公开(公告)号：US07428036B2

公开(公告)日：2008-09-23

申请号：US10518898

申请日：2004-10-08

申请人： Christopher Greenway ,  Thomas J. Richards

发明人： Christopher Greenway ,  Thomas J. Richards

IPC分类号： G02F1/13

CPC分类号： G02F1/1326 ,  G02F1/315 ,  G02F2203/06

摘要： A switchable coupler (10) has a first waveguide (15) defining an inlet port (31) for a first unpolarized light input (A) and a first outlet port (32), and also a second waveguide (16) defining an inlet port (41) for a second unpolarized light input (13) and a second outlet port (42). Polarization splitter devices (11, 12) and two electro-optical switches (13,14) are sandwiched between the waveguides (15, 16). The polarization splitter devices (11, 12) are positioned to split the light inputs (A and B) into respective refracted and reflected polarized components (AL and AF; BL and BF), and the electro-optical switch (13) is operable by the application across it of a potential difference (+V) to recombine the polarized components (BL, BF) and to couple them with the light output AT through the first outlet port (32). As shown in FIG. (7), the electro-optical switch (14) is alternatively operable by the application across it of the potential difference (+V) to recombine the polarized components (AL, AF) and to couple them with the light output BT through the second outlet port (42).

摘要翻译： 可切换耦合器（10）具有限定用于第一非偏振光输入（A）和第一出口（32）的入口（31）的第一波导（15），以及限定入口 （41），用于第二非偏振光输入（13）和第二出口（42）。 偏振分离器装置（11,12）和两个电光开关（13,14）夹在波导（15,16）之间。 偏振分离器装置（11,12）被定位成将光输入（A和B）分裂成各自的折射和反射偏振分量（A L1和A B; B 并且电光开关（13）可通过其上的应用电位差（+ V）进行操作，以将极化分量（ 并且通过第一出口（32）将它们与光输出端A T 1耦合。 如图所示。 （7）中，电光开关（14）可交替地通过其上的应用电位差（+ V）进行操作，以将极化分量（A L1，L， / SUB>），并通过第二出口（42）将它们与光输出B SUB连接。