Thin film lithium niobate structure and method of making the same

    公开(公告)号:US06544431B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-04-08

    申请号:US09761135

    申请日:2001-01-16

    IPC分类号: B44C122

    摘要: A method of forming thin film waveguide regions in lithium niobate uses an ion implant process to create an etch stop at a predetermined distance below the lithium niobate surface. Subsequent to the ion implantation, a heat treatment process is used to modify the etch rate of the implanted layer to be in the range of about 20 times slower than the bulk lithium niobate material. A conventional etch process (such as a wet chemical etch) can then be used to remove the virgin substrate material and will naturally stop when the implanted material is reached. By driving the ions only a shallow distance into the substrate, a backside etch can be used to remove most of the lithium niobate material and thus form an extremely thin film waveguide that is defined by the depth of the ion implant. Other structural features (e.g., ridge waveguides) may also be formed using this method.

    Chirp compensated Mach-Zehnder electro-optic modulator
    42.
    发明授权
    Chirp compensated Mach-Zehnder electro-optic modulator 有权
    啁啾补偿马赫 - 曾德尔电光调制器

    公开(公告)号:US06501867B2

    公开(公告)日:2002-12-31

    申请号:US09836599

    申请日:2001-04-17

    IPC分类号: G02F1035

    CPC分类号: G02F1/2255 G02F1/0316

    摘要: A Mach-Zehnder electro-optic modulator is formed that exhibits significantly reduced chirp by utilizing an RF electrode that covers a first waveguide arm in a first region of the modulator and covers the second, remaining waveguide arm in a third region of the modulator (with a second, intermediate region used as a transition area for the electrode). Moving the electrode from one waveguide to the other allows for the chirp created in the third region to essentially “null out” the chirp that accumulated along the first region. Modulation of the optical signal is maintained in the presence of the “electrode switching” by inverting the domain of the optical substrate material in the third region of the modulator.

    摘要翻译: 通过利用覆盖调制器的第一区域中的第一波导臂的RF电极并且在调制器的第三区域(覆盖调制器的第三区域中覆盖第二个剩余的波导臂),形成马赫 - 曾德尔电光调制器(具有显着降低的啁啾) 用作电极的过渡区域的第二中间区域)。 将电极从一个波导移动到另一个波导允许在第三区域中产生的啁啾基本上“消除”沿着第一区域累积的啁啾。 在存在“电极切换”的情况下,通过在调制器的第三区域中反转光学基片材料的区域来维持光学信号的调制。

    Electro-optic modulator
    43.
    发明授权
    Electro-optic modulator 有权
    电光调制器

    公开(公告)号:US09042684B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-26

    申请号:US13603971

    申请日:2012-09-05

    IPC分类号: G02F1/035 G02F1/01

    CPC分类号: G02F1/0356 G02F1/0121

    摘要: An electro-optical modulator device includes an optical signal path partially defined by a waveguide portion, a radio frequency (RF) signal path partially defined by a conductive line portion, an interaction region where an RF signal propagating in the RF signal path interacts with an optical signal propagating in the optical signal path to modulate the optical signal, and a first tuning portion arranged proximate to the conductive line portion, the first tuning portion including a conductive portion and a switch portion operative to connect the conductive portion to ground.

    摘要翻译: 电光调制器装置包括由波导部分部分地限定的光信号路径,由导线部分限定的射频(RF)信号路径,在RF信号路径中传播的RF信号与一个 光信号在光信号路径中传播以调制光信号,以及布置在导线部分附近的第一调谐部分,第一调谐部分包括导电部分和可操作地将导电部分连接到地的开关部分。

    Planar waveguide prism lens
    44.
    发明授权
    Planar waveguide prism lens 有权
    平面波导棱镜透镜

    公开(公告)号:US08818155B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-08-26

    申请号:US13606390

    申请日:2012-09-07

    申请人: Douglas M. Gill

    发明人: Douglas M. Gill

    IPC分类号: G02B6/10

    摘要: An optical waveguide system includes a substrate, a cladding layer arranged on the substrate, a core layer arranged on the cladding layer, and a lens-prism patterned in the core material, the lens-prism comprising a Fresnel lens portion, and a Fresnel prism portion.

    摘要翻译: 一种光波导系统,包括基板,布置在基板上的包覆层,布置在包覆层上的芯层和在芯材中构图的透镜棱镜,透镜棱镜包括菲涅尔透镜部分和菲涅尔棱镜 一部分。

    Physiological monitoring using an ocular probing system and method
    45.
    发明授权
    Physiological monitoring using an ocular probing system and method 有权
    使用眼探测系统和方法进行生理监测

    公开(公告)号:US08768439B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-01

    申请号:US13568804

    申请日:2012-08-07

    申请人: Douglas M. Gill

    发明人: Douglas M. Gill

    IPC分类号: A61B3/10 A61B3/11

    摘要: A method and system perform physiological monitoring. The system includes a first light source and a plurality of optical waveguide couplers, each of the plurality of optical waveguide couplers being arranged at a different predetermined spatial location on an ocular insert to be placed on an eye. The system also includes a plurality of optical waveguides. Each optical waveguide carries light from a second light source to a respective one of the plurality of optical waveguide couplers and carries a received signal from the respective one of the plurality of optical waveguide couplers. A processor receives the received signal from each of the plurality of optical waveguides and monitors a parameter based on the received signal.

    摘要翻译: 方法和系统进行生理监测。 该系统包括第一光源和多个光波导耦合器,多个光波导耦合器中的每一个被布置在眼睛插入件上的不同的预定空间位置以放置在眼睛上。 该系统还包括多个光波导。 每个光波导将来自第二光源的光传送到多个光波导耦合器中的相应一个,并承载来自多个光波导耦合器中的相应一个的接收信号。 处理器从多个光波导中的每一个接收接收到的信号,并且基于所接收的信号监视参数。

    Planar Waveguide Prism Lens
    46.
    发明申请
    Planar Waveguide Prism Lens 有权
    平面波导棱镜

    公开(公告)号:US20140072268A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-13

    申请号:US13613303

    申请日:2012-09-13

    申请人: Douglas M. Gill

    发明人: Douglas M. Gill

    IPC分类号: G02B6/10

    摘要: An optical waveguide system includes a substrate, a cladding layer arranged on the substrate, a core layer arranged on the cladding layer, a lens patterned in the core material, and a prism patterned in the core material, the prism arranged adjacent to the lens.

    摘要翻译: 一种光波导系统,包括基板,布置在基板上的包覆层,布置在包覆层上的芯层,在芯材中构图的透镜,以及在芯材中构图的棱镜,邻近透镜布置的棱镜。

    Planar Waveguide Prism Lens
    47.
    发明申请
    Planar Waveguide Prism Lens 有权
    平面波导棱镜

    公开(公告)号:US20140072267A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-13

    申请号:US13606390

    申请日:2012-09-07

    申请人: Douglas M. Gill

    发明人: Douglas M. Gill

    IPC分类号: G02B6/10 G02B5/04 G02B3/08

    摘要: An optical waveguide system includes a substrate, a cladding layer arranged on the substrate, a core layer arranged on the cladding layer, and a lens-prism patterned in the core material, the lens-prism comprising a Fresnel lens portion, and a Fresnel prism portion.

    摘要翻译: 一种光波导系统,包括基板,布置在基板上的包覆层,布置在包覆层上的芯层和在芯材中构图的透镜棱镜,透镜棱镜包括菲涅耳透镜部分和菲涅尔棱镜 一部分。

    Optical modulator having reduced bandwidth requirements and method of operation thereof
    49.
    发明授权
    Optical modulator having reduced bandwidth requirements and method of operation thereof 失效
    具有减少带宽要求的光调制器及其操作方法

    公开(公告)号:US07317845B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-01-08

    申请号:US10875015

    申请日:2004-06-23

    IPC分类号: G02F1/035

    CPC分类号: H04B10/505

    摘要: An optical modulator is overdriven to increase its nonlinearity and therefore improve its response as it pertains to differential phase shift keyed (DPSK) transmission and a method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the MZM includes an MZM drive circuit coupled to the electrodes and configured to deliver to the electrode a DPSK drive signal bearing digital data and having a voltage that exceeds a normal drive voltage of the MZM by at least about 20%.

    摘要翻译: 光调制器被过载以增加其非线性并因此改善其响应,因为它涉及差分相移键控(DPSK)传输及其操作方法。 在一个实施例中,MZM包括耦合到电极的MZM驱动电路并且被配置为向电极传送承载数字数据并具有超过MZM的正常驱动电压至少约20%的电压的DPSK驱动信号。

    Optical MSK modulator
    50.
    发明授权
    Optical MSK modulator 有权
    光学MSK调制器

    公开(公告)号:US06539131B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-03-25

    申请号:US09933644

    申请日:2001-08-21

    IPC分类号: G02F1295

    摘要: The specification describes an optical modulator implemented with an MSK format. The modulator creates two separate pulse streams (one pulse stream comprising the odd bits and the other comprising the even bits of the data stream) using a 1-by-2 pulse generator. The modulator then uses electrooptic phase modulators to encode the odd and even numbered bits separately, and a 50/50 coupler to remix them.

    摘要翻译: 本说明书描述了以MSK格式实现的光调制器。 调制器使用1×2脉冲发生器创建两个单独的脉冲流(包括奇数位的一个脉冲流,另一个包括数据流的偶数位)。 然后,调制器使用电光相位调制器分别编码奇数和偶数位,以及一个50/50耦合器来重新混合它们。