公开(公告)号：US20140294345A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-02

申请号：US14306217

申请日：2014-06-16

申请人： Victor Il'ich Kopp ,  Jonathan Singer ,  Daniel Neugroschl ,  Jongchul Park ,  Mitchell S. Wlodawski

发明人： Victor Il'ich Kopp ,  Jonathan Singer ,  Daniel Neugroschl ,  Jongchul Park ,  Mitchell S. Wlodawski

IPC分类号： G02B6/28

CPC分类号： G02B6/30

摘要： The inventive optical component assembly advantageously enables a multi-waveguide optical component (such as the inventive optical fiber coupler array, a multi-core optical fiber, etc.), to be coupled to at least one waveguide of an optical device at a predefined coupling angle. The optical component assembly of the present invention comprises a multi-waveguide optical component with an output end, a prism having an input surface, an output surface, and an internal reflective surface with a predefined reflection angle, and a GRIN lens, positioned between the component output end and the prism input surface, along a longitudinal axis of the multi-waveguide optical component. In accordance with the present invention, the length of the GRIN lens, and its refractive index gradient profile are optimized to form an optical image of the output end of the multi-waveguide optical component, at the output surface of the prism, thus enabling the output surface of the prism to be coupled to at least one waveguide of an optical device, with the predefined reflection angle corresponding to the angle at which the multi-waveguide optical component may be coupled to the optical device.

摘要翻译： 本发明的光学部件组件有利地使得多波导光学部件（例如本发明的光纤耦合器阵列，多芯光纤等）能够以预定的耦合耦合到光学器件的至少一个波导 角度。 本发明的光学部件组件包括具有输出端的多波导光学部件，具有输入表面的棱镜，输出表面和具有预定反射角的内部反射表面，以及位于 分量输出端和棱镜输入表面沿着多波导光学部件的纵向轴线。 根据本发明，GRIN透镜的长度及其折射率梯度分布被优化以在棱镜的输出表面上形成多波导光学部件的输出端的光学图像，因此能够 所述棱镜的输出表面将被耦合到光学装置的至少一个波导，其中所述预定反射角度对应于所述多波导光学部件可耦合到所述光学装置的角度。

公开(公告)号：US08712199B2

公开(公告)日：2014-04-29

申请号：US13941981

申请日：2013-07-15

申请人： Victor Il'ich Kopp ,  Jonathan Singer ,  Daniel Neugroschl ,  Jongchul Park ,  Mitchell S. Wlodawski

发明人： Victor Il'ich Kopp ,  Jonathan Singer ,  Daniel Neugroschl ,  Jongchul Park ,  Mitchell S. Wlodawski

IPC分类号： G02B6/26 ,  G02B6/04

CPC分类号： G02B6/305 ,  G02B6/02042 ,  G02B6/04 ,  G02B6/26 ,  G02B6/262 ,  G02B6/30

摘要： The inventive optical fiber coupler array is capable of providing a low loss, high-coupling coefficient interface with high accuracy and easy alignment between a plurality of optical fibers (or other optical devices) with a first channel-to-channel spacing, and an optical device having a plurality of closely-spaced waveguide interfaces with a second channel-to-channel spacing, where each end of the optical fiber coupler array is configurable to have different channel-to-channel spacing, each matched to a corresponding one of the first and second channel-to-channel spacing. The novel optical coupler array includes a plurality of waveguides (at least one of which may optionally be polarization maintaining), that comprises at least one gradually reduced vanishing core fiber, at least in part embedded within a common housing structure. Alternatively, the novel coupler array may be configured for utilization with at least one of an optical fiber amplifier and an optical fiber laser.

摘要翻译： 本发明的光纤耦合器阵列能够以具有第一通道至沟道间隔的多个光纤（或其他光学器件）之间的高精度和容易对准来提供低损耗，高耦合系数接口，以及光学 该装置具有多个具有第二通道至沟道间隔的紧密间隔的波导接口，其中该光纤耦合器阵列的每一端可配置为具有不同的通道至沟道间隔，每一个与第一 和第二通道到通道间隔。 新颖的光耦合器阵列包括多个波导（其中的至少一个可以可选地是偏振维持），其包括至少部分地嵌入公共壳体结构内的至少一个逐渐减少的消失的芯光纤。 或者，新颖的耦合器阵列可以被配置为与光纤放大器和光纤激光器中的至少一个一起使用。

公开(公告)号：US20130301991A1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-14

申请号：US13941981

申请日：2013-07-15

申请人： Victor Il'ich Kopp ,  Jonathan Singer ,  Daniel Neugroschl ,  Jongchul Park ,  Mitchell S. Wlodawski

发明人： Victor Il'ich Kopp ,  Jonathan Singer ,  Daniel Neugroschl ,  Jongchul Park ,  Mitchell S. Wlodawski

IPC分类号： G02B6/26

CPC分类号： G02B6/305 ,  G02B6/02042 ,  G02B6/04 ,  G02B6/26 ,  G02B6/262 ,  G02B6/30

摘要： The inventive optical fiber coupler array is capable of providing a low loss, high-coupling coefficient interface with high accuracy and easy alignment between a plurality of optical fibers (or other optical devices) with a first channel-to-channel spacing, and an optical device having a plurality of closely-spaced waveguide interfaces with a second channel-to-channel spacing, where each end of the optical fiber coupler array is configurable to have different channel-to-channel spacing, each matched to a corresponding one of the first and second channel-to-channel spacing. The novel optical coupler array includes a plurality of waveguides (at least one of which may optionally be polarization maintaining), that comprises at least one gradually reduced vanishing core fiber, at least in part embedded within a common housing structure. Alternatively, the novel coupler array may be configured for utilization with at least one of an optical fiber amplifier and an optical fiber laser.

摘要翻译： 本发明的光纤耦合器阵列能够以具有第一通道至沟道间隔的多个光纤（或其他光学器件）之间的高精度和容易对准来提供低损耗，高耦合系数接口，以及光学 该装置具有多个具有第二通道至沟道间隔的紧密间隔的波导接口，其中该光纤耦合器阵列的每一端可配置为具有不同的通道至沟道间隔，每一个与第一 和第二通道到通道间隔。 新颖的光耦合器阵列包括多个波导（其中的至少一个可以可选地是偏振维持），其包括至少部分地嵌入公共壳体结构内的至少一个逐渐减少的消失的芯光纤。 或者，新颖的耦合器阵列可以被配置为与光纤放大器和光纤激光器中的至少一个一起使用。

公开(公告)号：US20130216184A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-22

申请号：US13830865

申请日：2013-03-15

申请人： Victor Il'ich Kopp ,  Jonathan Singer ,  Daniel Neugroschl ,  Jongchul Park ,  Mitchell S. Wlodawski

发明人： Victor Il'ich Kopp ,  Jonathan Singer ,  Daniel Neugroschl ,  Jongchul Park ,  Mitchell S. Wlodawski

IPC分类号： G02B6/26

CPC分类号： G02B6/305 ,  G02B6/02042 ,  G02B6/04 ,  G02B6/26 ,  G02B6/262 ,  G02B6/2804 ,  G02B6/30

摘要： The inventive optical fiber coupler array is capable of providing a low loss, high-coupling coefficient interface with high accuracy and easy alignment between a plurality of optical fibers (or other optical devices) with a first channel-to-channel spacing, and an optical device having a plurality of closely-spaced waveguide interfaces with a second channel-to-channel spacing, where each end of the optical fiber coupler array is configurable to have different channel-to-channel spacing, each matched to a corresponding one of the first and second channel-to-channel spacing. The novel optical coupler array includes a plurality of waveguides (at least one of which may optionally be polarization maintaining), that comprises at least one gradually reduced vanishing core fiber, at least in part embedded within a common housing structure. Alternatively, the novel coupler array may be configured for utilization with at least one of an optical fiber amplifier and an optical fiber laser.