MICROMECHANICALLY ALIGNED OPTICAL ASSEMBLY
    6.
    发明申请
    MICROMECHANICALLY ALIGNED OPTICAL ASSEMBLY 有权
    微机械对准的光学组件

    公开(公告)号:US20110013869A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-01-20

    申请号:US12698086

    申请日:2010-02-01

    IPC分类号: G02B6/32

    摘要: An optical assembly includes a combination of laser sources emitting radiation, focused by a combination of lenses into optical waveguides. The optical waveguide and the laser source are permanently attached to a common carrier, while at least one of the lenses is attached to a holder that is an integral part of the carrier, but is free to move initially. Micromechanical techniques are used to adjust the position of the lens and holder, and then fix the holder it into place permanently using integrated heaters with solder.

    摘要翻译: 光学组件包括发射辐射的激光源的组合,由透镜的组合聚焦到光波导中。 光波导和激光源永久地附接到公共载体上,而至少一个透镜附接到作为载体的组成部分的支架,但是最初可自由移动。 微机械技术用于调整透镜和支架的位置,然后使用集成的焊料加热器将支架固定到位。

    Semiconductor distributed feedback (DFB) laser array with integrated attenuator
    7.
    发明授权
    Semiconductor distributed feedback (DFB) laser array with integrated attenuator 有权
    具有集成衰减器的半导体分布式反馈(DFB)激光器阵列

    公开(公告)号:US07573928B1

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-11

    申请号:US10935408

    申请日:2004-09-07

    申请人: Bardia Pezeshki

    发明人: Bardia Pezeshki

    IPC分类号: H01S5/00

    摘要: A semiconductor laser with an integrated attenuator on the same chip as the laser. In some embodiments the attenuator is formed of the same material as the laser, but without a grating in the attenuator. In some embodiments the laser and attenuator are fabricated concurrently, with the attenuator positioned at the front of the laser and differing from the laser only in not having a grating and having a much smaller length. Level of attenuation by the attenuator is adjustable based on drawing photogenerated current from the attenuator.

    摘要翻译: 具有与激光器相同芯片上的集成衰减器的半导体激光器。 在一些实施例中,衰减器由与激光器相同的材料形成,但在衰减器中没有光栅。 在一些实施例中,同时制造激光器和衰减器,衰减器位于激光器的前面,并且不同于仅具有光栅且具有小得多的长度的激光器。 基于从衰减器绘制的光生电流可以调节衰减器的衰减水平。

    Tunable controlled laser array
    9.
    发明授权
    Tunable controlled laser array 有权
    可调谐控制激光阵列

    公开(公告)号:US06914916B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-07-05

    申请号:US10000142

    申请日:2001-10-30

    摘要: A semiconductor laser capable of emitting in any one of standard communication wavelengths is of great practical value. To this end, a single semiconductor chip is fabricated on which many different distributed feedback (DFB) lasers are integrated. The device parameters of the different DFB lasers are varied such that each laser emits at a different wavelength. In addition a micro-mechanical optical element is packaged with the laser array, such that the position of the optical element controls which laser stripe is coupled to the output fiber. The micro-mechanical element or switch in various embodiments is a sliding waveguide, a movable lens, or a mirror that tilts. By selecting the particular DFB laser, controlling the temperature to fine tune the wavelength, and adjusting the position of the micro-mechanical optical element, the output wavelength is set to one of many communication wavelengths.

    摘要翻译: 能够以任何一种标准通信波长发射的半导体激光器具有很大的实用价值。 为此,制造了单个半导体芯片,其上集成了许多不同的分布式反馈(DFB)激光器。 不同DFB激光器的器件参数是变化的,使得每个激光器以不同的波长发射。 此外,微机械光学元件与激光器阵列封装,使得光学元件的位置控制哪个激光条纹耦合到输出光纤。 在各种实施例中的微机械元件或开关是滑动波导,可移动透镜或倾斜的反射镜。 通过选择特定的DFB激光器,控制温度以微调波长,并调整微机械光学元件的位置,输出波长被设置为许多通信波长之一。

    Birefringence compensated integrated optical switching or modulation device
    10.
    发明授权
    Birefringence compensated integrated optical switching or modulation device 有权
    双折射补偿集成光开关或调制装置

    公开(公告)号:US06760499B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-07-06

    申请号:US10190930

    申请日:2002-07-08

    IPC分类号: G02B612

    摘要: A planar waveguide Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZ) has improved performance as a variable optical attenuator as well as a thermo-optic switch (TOS) with reduced polarization dependent loss (PDL) in high attenuation states. The PDL was reduced by correcting for the increased birefringence that occurs on heating one waveguide arm by making the two waveguides inherently asymmetric, such that when one of the waveguides is heated, the differential birefringence of the two arms becomes zero. This asymmetry can be realized simply by changing the width of one of the waveguides. The modified device allows for very small PDL in the high attenuation state of a VOA and for theoretically perfect contrast in a TOS in the off state, with only a small penalty in PDL of the on state.

    摘要翻译: 平面波导马赫 - 策德尔干涉仪(MZ)具有改进的性能,作为可变光衰减器以及在高衰减状态下具有降低的偏振相关损耗(PDL)的热光开关(TOS)。 通过校正通过使两个波导固有地不对称地加热一个波导臂而发生的增加的双折射,从而减小PDL,使得当波导中的一个被加热时,两个臂的差分双折射变为零。 这种不对称性可以简单地通过改变一个波导的宽度来实现。 经修改的装置允许在VOA的高衰减状态下具有非常小的PDL并且在关闭状态下在TOS中理论上完美的对比度,而在导通状态的PDL中仅有小的惩罚。