Abstract:
Provided is a light combining/dividing element which allows generation of reflected light to be suppressed, as compared with a conventional light combining/dividing element. A core of the light combining/dividing element includes an MMI part which is connected to a first core and to each of a second core and a third core. A width of a rib of a rib waveguide of the MMI part becomes narrower from a width equal to that of a channel waveguide to a width equal to that of the first core.
Abstract:
A high-order polarization conversion device configured of a planar optical waveguide, includes: a substrate; a lower clad disposed on the substrate; a core including a lower core and an upper core, the lower core being disposed on the lower clad and having a fixed height in a rectangular sectional shape, the upper core being formed of the same material as the lower core and having a fixed height in a rectangular sectional shape that is disposed continuously on the lower core; and an upper clad that is disposed on the core and the lower clad and is formed of the same material as the lower clad. The high-order polarization conversion device performs high-order polarization conversion between TE1 of the start portion and TM0 of the end portion.
Abstract:
An optical waveguide device includes: a mode splitter including a main waveguide in which lights can be propagated in at least two propagation modes with different propagation orders and a subsidiary waveguide which includes a coupling section disposed in parallel with the main waveguide at a certain distance away from the main waveguide so as to constitute a directional coupler and is capable of splitting at least one propagation mode out of the two or more propagation modes from the main waveguide. Also, ncore/ncladding which is a refractive index ratio between a core and a cladding which constitute the main waveguide and the subsidiary waveguide is in a range of 101% to 250%.
Abstract:
An optical device includes: a first port group P including n ports Pi; a second port Q; and a wavelength multiplexer/demultiplexer disposed between the first port group P and the second port Q. In a case where light beams Li of predetermined different n wavelengths λi corresponding to the respective ports Pi are inputted to the wavelength multiplexer/demultiplexer, the wavelength multiplexer/demultiplexer combines the light beams Li into light L and outputs the light L to the second port Q. In a case where light L′ is inputted to the second port Q, the wavelength multiplexer/demultiplexer separates the light L′ into light beams L′i of the wavelengths λi and outputs the light beams L′i to the corresponding ports Pi.
Abstract:
A substrate-type optical waveguide includes: a mode conversion section including a first input light guide path and a first output light guide path; and a polarization conversion and multiplexing section including a second input light guide path and a second output light guide path. The mode conversion section converts light input into the first input light guide path into either: a superposition of a first TE fundamental mode and a first TE higher mode; or a superposition of a first TM fundamental mode and a first TM higher mode. The polarization conversion and multiplexing section converts either: the superposition of the first TE fundamental mode and the first TE higher mode; or the superposition of the first TM fundamental mode and the first TM higher mode, into a superposition of a second TE fundamental mode and a second TM fundamental mode.
Abstract:
A substrate-type optical waveguide includes: a mode conversion section including a first input light guide path and a first output light guide path; and a polarization conversion and multiplexing section including a second input light guide path and a second output light guide path. The mode conversion section converts light input into the first input light guide path into either: a superposition of a first TE fundamental mode and a first TE higher mode; or a superposition of a first TM fundamental mode and a first TM higher mode. The polarization conversion and multiplexing section converts either: the superposition of the first TE fundamental mode and the first TE higher mode; or the superposition of the first TM fundamental mode and the first TM higher mode, into a superposition of a second TE fundamental mode and a second TM fundamental mode.
Abstract:
An optical transmission device includes a plurality of transmitting/receiving units provided on a substrate, each transmitting/receiving unit includes: an optical transmitter; an optical receiver; a polarization combiner/splitter; and a connection portion. In the connection portions which are arranged at the positions symmetrical to each other, a direction opposite, with respect to a virtual symmetry axis, to a direction of a main electric field on a plane perpendicular to an emission direction of an optical wave of the connection portion which is emitted from one of the connection portions to an outside is substantially orthogonal to a direction of a main electric field on a plane perpendicular to an emission direction of an optical wave of the connection portion which is emitted from the other of the connection portions to an outside.
Abstract:
An optical waveguide device includes: a mode splitter including a main waveguide in which lights can be propagated in at least two propagation modes with different propagation orders and a subsidiary waveguide which includes a coupling section disposed in parallel with the main waveguide at a certain distance away from the main waveguide so as to constitute a directional coupler and is capable of splitting at least one propagation mode out of the two or more propagation modes from the main waveguide. Also, ncore/ncladding which is a refractive index ratio between a core and a cladding which constitute the main waveguide and the subsidiary waveguide is in a range of 101% to 250%.
Abstract:
Provided is a light combining/dividing element which allows generation of reflected light to be suppressed, as compared with a conventional light combining/dividing element. A core of the light combining/dividing element includes an MMI part which is connected to a first core and to each of a second core and a third core. A width of a rib of a rib waveguide of the MMI part becomes narrower from a width equal to that of a channel waveguide to a width equal to that of the first core.
Abstract:
A polarization conversion element is disclosed in which an optical waveguide formed on a substrate sequentially includes a first waveguide portion, a polarization rotation portion, and a second waveguide portion, an effective refractive index of a TE mode having the highest effective refractive index in an eigen mode of waveguide light on a sectional surface of the first waveguide portion is higher than an effective refractive index of a TM mode having the highest effective refractive index, an effective refractive index of the TM mode having the highest effective refractive index on a sectional surface of the second waveguide portion is higher than an effective refractive index of the TE mode having the highest effective refractive index, and heights of waveguide structures (for example, cores) of the first waveguide portion and the second waveguide portion are equal to each other.