公开(公告)号：US07336907B2

公开(公告)日：2008-02-26

申请号：US10699472

申请日：2003-10-31

申请人： Donald A. Powell ,  Terry A. Bartlett ,  Bryce Sawyers

发明人： Donald A. Powell ,  Terry A. Bartlett ,  Bryce Sawyers

IPC分类号： H04B10/04

CPC分类号： H04B10/1143

摘要： Described embodiments provide for an optical communications assembly or other optical assembly in which the post-dispersion optical signals are controlled in dispersive and non-dispersive directions. In one embodiment, the assembly includes an optical signal collimator configured to emit an optical signal based on an input communication signal. In addition, the assembly includes a dispersive device that receives the optical signal and disperses multiple wavelength channels of the optical signal in a dispersive direction. The assembly further includes a first light-directing device configured to control the dispersion of the multiple wavelength channels in the non-dispersive direction. A second light-directing device is provided to control dispersion in the dispersive direction. Specifically, the first and second light-directing devices focus the multiple wavelength channels in the dispersive and non-dispersive directions so as to make the multiple wavelength channels either propagate in parallel or re-converge or diverge at a different rate in both directions. By controlling the multiple channel wavelengths through the use of the light-directing devices, the spot sizes and shapes of the channels projected onto a light modulating device can be controlled. Related methods of such modulating are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 所描述的实施例提供了一种光通信组件或其它光学组件，其中后分散光信号在分散和非分散方向上被控制。 在一个实施例中，组件包括被配置为基于输入通信信号发射光信号的光信号准直器。 另外，组件包括一个分散装置，它接收光信号并沿着色散方向分散光信号的多个波长通道。 组件还包括配置成控制多个波长通道在非分散方向上的色散的第一光导装置。 提供第二导光装置以控制分散方向上的色散。 具体地，第一和第二导光装置将多个波长信道聚焦在分散和非分散方向上，以便使多个波长信道并行传播或以两个方向以不同的速率重新收敛或发散。 通过使用导光装置来控制多个通道波长，可以控制投射到光调制装置上的通道的光斑尺寸和形状。 还公开了这种调节的相关方法。

公开(公告)号：US06545814B2

公开(公告)日：2003-04-08

申请号：US09750627

申请日：2000-12-28

申请人： Terry A. Bartlett ,  Keith H. Elliott ,  D. J. Segler

发明人： Terry A. Bartlett ,  Keith H. Elliott ,  D. J. Segler

IPC分类号： G02B2714

CPC分类号： G02B27/143

摘要： An integrating rod (100) for combining light beams from two or more sources. A first light beam (104) enters the integrating rod 100 through a first entrance face (102) to a first reflecting face (110). The light is reflected by the first reflecting face (110) and travels along the major axis (114) of the integrating rod (100) to an exit face (116). A second light beam (108) from a second light source enters the integrating rod (100) through a second entrance face (106). The second light beam may be reflected by a second reflecting face (112) and travels along the major axis (114) to the exit face (116). The two light beams experience multiple reflections as they travel along the integrating rod and leave the integrating rod (100) through the exit face (116) as a single homogenous light beam.

摘要翻译： 一种用于组合来自两个或更多个光源的光束的积分杆（100）。 第一光束（104）通过第一入射面（102）进入整体杆100到第一反射面（110）。 光被第一反射面（110）反射并沿着积分杆（100）的长轴（114）移动到出射面（116）。 来自第二光源的第二光束（108）通过第二入射面（106）进入积分杆（100）。 第二光束可以被第二反射面（112）反射并且沿着长轴线（114）行进到出射面（116）。 两个光束沿着积分杆行进时经历多次反射，并且通过出射面（116）离开积分杆（100）作为单个均质光束。