Polarization independent optical switch with high extinction ratio based on slab photonic crystals

    公开(公告)号:US09904010B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-27

    申请号:US15626161

    申请日:2017-06-18

    Abstract: The present invention discloses a PIOS with a high extinction ratio based on slab PhCs which comprises an upper slab PhC and a lower slab PhC connected as a whole; the upper slab PhC is a first square-lattice slab PhC, the unit cell of the first square-lattice slab PhC includes a high-refractive-index rotating square pillar, a single first flat dielectric pillar and a background dielectric; the first flat dielectric pillar includes a high-refractive-index dielectric pipe and a low-refractive-index dielectric, or a high-refractive-index flat films, or a low-refractive-index dielectric; the lower slab PhC is a second square-lattice slab PhC with a complete bandgap, the unit cell of said second square-lattice slab PhC includes a high-refractive-index rotating square pillar, a single second flat dielectric pillar and a background dielectric is a low-refractive-index dielectric; and an normalized frequency of the optical switch is 0.41 to 0.4167.

    WAVELENGTH-VARIABLE LASER DEVICE
    114.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170353007A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-07

    申请号:US15533885

    申请日:2015-12-08

    Inventor: Naoki KOBAYASHI

    Abstract: Provided is a variable wavelength laser device that achieves phase control of high precision while restraining thermal interference and stably outputs emission light of desired wavelength.The variable wavelength laser device of the present invention includes: an optical amplification means including a low-reflective surface that reflects light of wavelengths other than a predetermined wavelength and emits light of the predetermined wavelength; a wavelength control means for controlling wavelength of light being transmitted through the optical waveguide; a phase control means for controlling phase of light being transmitted through the optical waveguide using heat emitted by a heating means; a reflection means for totally reflecting the inputted light; and a heat dissipation means for restraining transfer of heat emitted by the heating means to regions other than a region in which the phase control means is disposed.

    PHOTONIC CRYSTAL ALL-OPTICAL D-TYPE FLIP-FLOP
    115.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170285441A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-05

    申请号:US15626206

    申请日:2017-06-19

    Abstract: A photonic crystal all-optical D-type flip-flop includes an optical switch unit, a photonic crystal structure unit including two signal-input ends, a signal-output end and an idle port, a wave absorbing load and a reference-light source; the clock signal-input port of the photonic crystal structure unit is connected with a clock control signal; a second port of the photonic crystal structure unit is an intermediate signal-input port, said intermediate signal-input end of the photonic crystal structure unit is connected with a first intermediate signal-output end of the optical selector switch; a logic signal is connected with the first signal-input end of the optical switch unit; the absorbing load is connected with a second intermediate signal-output end of the optical switch unit; said reference-light source is connected with a second signal-input end of the optical switch unit, which is a reference-light input end connecting with the output end of said reference-light source.

    TE OPTICAL SWITCH WITH HIGH EXTINCTION RATIO BASED ON SLAB PHOTONIC CRYSTALS

    公开(公告)号:US20170285440A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-05

    申请号:US15626156

    申请日:2017-06-18

    Abstract: The present invention discloses a TEOS with a high extinction ratio based on slab PhCs which comprises an upper slab PhC and a lower slab PhC connected as a whole; the upper slab PhC is a first square-lattice slab PhC, the unit cell of the first square-lattice slab PhC includes a high-refractive-index rotating-square pillar, three first flat dielectric pillars and a background dielectric, the first flat dielectric pillars include a high-refractive-index dielectric pipe and a low-refractive-index dielectric, or 1 to 3 high-refractive-index flat films, or a low-refractive-index dielectric; the lower slab PhC is a second square-lattice slab PhC with a complete bandgap, the unit cell of the second square-lattice slab PhC includes a high-refractive-index rotating-square pillar, three second flat dielectric pillars and a background dielectric is a low-refractive-index dielectric; and an normalized operating frequency of the TEOS is 0.4057 to 0.406.

    TM OPTICAL SWITCH BASED ON SLAB PHOTONIC CRYSTALS WITH HIGH DEGREE OF POLARIZATION AND LARGE EXTINCTION RATIO

    公开(公告)号:US20170285439A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-05

    申请号:US15620801

    申请日:2017-06-12

    Abstract: The present invention discloses a TMOS based on slab PhCs with a high DOP and a large EXR, which comprises an upper slab PhC and a lower slab PhC; the upper slab PhC is called as a first square-lattice slab PhC with a TE bandgap, the unit cell of the first square-lattice slab PhC includes a high-refractive-index rotating-square pillar, a single first flat dielectric pillar and a background dielectric, the first flat dielectric pillar includes a high-refractive-index dielectric pipe and a low-refractive-index dielectric, or a high-refractive-index flat film, or a low-refractive-index dielectric; the lower slab PhC is a second square-lattice slab PhC with a complete bandgap, wherein the unit cell of the second square-lattice slab PhC includes a high-refractive-index rotating-square pillar, a single second flat dielectric pillar and a background dielectric, and a normalized operating frequency of the TMOS with high DOP and large extinction ratio is 0.252 to 0.267.

    Optical integrated circuit
    120.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09726822B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-08

    申请号:US15441611

    申请日:2017-02-24

    Applicant: Fujikura Ltd.

    Inventor: Kensuke Ogawa

    Abstract: An optical integrated circuit includes: a mode conversion and branching section that launches light from a first optical waveguide to a second optical waveguide, converts light from the first optical waveguide into converted light, and launches the converted light to a third optical waveguide; an optical multiplexing and branching section that multiplexes lights from the second and third optical waveguides into one multiplexed light component, and branches the multiplexed light component into a light component to be input to a fourth optical waveguide and a light component to be input to a fifth optical waveguide; a phase modulation section that is provided in at least one of the fourth and fifth optical waveguides and modulates a phase of guided light; and an optical multiplexing section that multiplexes light components from the fourth and fifth optical waveguides into one light component.

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