公开(公告)号：US20070097376A1

公开(公告)日：2007-05-03

申请号：US11263691

申请日：2005-11-01

申请人： Carol Courville ,  Miao Zhu ,  Kerry Bagwell

发明人： Carol Courville ,  Miao Zhu ,  Kerry Bagwell

IPC分类号： G01B9/02

CPC分类号： G02F1/332 ,  G01B9/02003 ,  G01B2290/70 ,  G02F2201/16

摘要： A light source system includes a beam source generating a first input beam of light. An anisotropic acousto-optic modulator (AOM) is positioned to receive the first input beam. The AOM includes a plurality of transducers for receiving control signals and generating corresponding acoustic waves that operate on the first input beam to generate first and second output beams with different frequencies and orthogonal linear polarizations. The first and second output beams have a combined optical power that is substantially the same as an optical power of the first input beam for a first input beam with one polarization and for a first input beam with two polarizations.

摘要翻译： 光源系统包括产生第一输入光束的光束源。 定位各向异性声光调制器（AOM）以接收第一输入光束。 AOM包括多个换能器，用于接收控制信号并产生在第一输入波束上操作的对应声波，以产生具有不同频率和正交线性偏振的第一和第二输出波束。 第一和第二输出光束具有与用于具有一个偏振的第一输入光束的第一输入光束的光功率和具有两个偏振的第一输入光束基本相同的组合光功率。

公开(公告)号：US20070097377A1

公开(公告)日：2007-05-03

申请号：US11264205

申请日：2005-11-01

申请人： Carol Courville ,  Miao Zhu ,  Kerry Bagwell

发明人： Carol Courville ,  Miao Zhu ,  Kerry Bagwell

IPC分类号： G01B9/02

CPC分类号： G02F1/332 ,  G01B9/02003 ,  G01B2290/70 ,  G02F2201/16

摘要： A light source system includes a beam source generating a first input beam of light with first and second beam components. The first component has a first linear polarization and a first frequency. The second component has a second linear polarization and a second frequency. The first and second linear polarizations are orthogonal. An anisotropic acousto-optic modulator (AOM) is positioned to receive the first input beam. The AOM is operable to change the polarization and frequency of the first and the second beam components in response to a control signal, and thereby generate first and second output beams corresponding to the first and second components, respectively.

摘要翻译： 光源系统包括用第一和第二光束分量产生第一输入光束的光束源。 第一分量具有第一线性极化和第一频率。 第二分量具有第二线性极化和第二频率。 第一和第二线性极化是正交的。 定位各向异性声光调制器（AOM）以接收第一输入光束。 AOM可操作以响应于控制信号改变第一和第二光束分量的偏振和频率，从而分别产生对应于第一和第二分量的第一和第二输出光束。

公开(公告)号：US20050008322A1

公开(公告)日：2005-01-13

申请号：US10913195

申请日：2004-08-06

申请人： Mark Sullivan ,  Carol Courville ,  Paul Zorabedian ,  Kerry Bagwell ,  David Kittell

发明人： Mark Sullivan ,  Carol Courville ,  Paul Zorabedian ,  Kerry Bagwell ,  David Kittell

IPC分类号： G01B9/02 ,  G02B26/08 ,  G02B27/28 ,  G02F2/02 ,  G02B6/00

CPC分类号： G01B9/02007 ,  G01B9/02003 ,  G01B2290/45 ,  G01B2290/70

摘要： A manipulator for a fiber optic cable assembly (FOCA) provides microradian accuracy in control of the direction of a beam emanating from the FOCA. Such manipulators can control FOCAs to control the incidence angles of beams at a beam combiner in a beam-combining unit. Accordingly, fewer additional optical elements are required for control of input paths in the beam-combining unit. The manipulator and the beam-combining unit are accurate enough for use in an interferometer that combines beams with different frequencies and polarizations. One such interferometer includes a Zeeman split laser providing a heterodyne beam. A beam splitter separates frequency components of the beams, and AOMs increase the frequency separation between the separated beams. The separated beams can be sent via optical fibers to the beam-combining unit, which combines the beams for use in interferometer optics.

摘要翻译： 用于光纤电缆组件（FOCA）的操纵器提供微控制精度来控制从FOCA发射的光束的方向。 这样的操纵器可以控制FOCA来控制波束组合单元中的波束组合器处的波束的入射角。 因此，需要更少的附加光学元件来控制光束组合单元中的输入路径。 操纵器和光束组合单元足够准确地用于组合具有不同频率和偏振的光束的干涉仪。 一种这样的干涉仪包括提供外差光束的塞曼分割激光器。 分束器分离光束的频率分量，并且AOM增加分离的光束之间的频率间隔。 分离的光束可以通过光纤发送到光束组合单元，其组合用于干涉仪光学元件的光束。

公开(公告)号：US20050270542A1

公开(公告)日：2005-12-08

申请号：US09933606

申请日：2001-08-20

申请人： Mark Sullivan ,  Carol Courville ,  Paul Zorabedian ,  Kerry Bagwell ,  David Kittell

发明人： Mark Sullivan ,  Carol Courville ,  Paul Zorabedian ,  Kerry Bagwell ,  David Kittell

IPC分类号： G01B9/02 ,  G02B26/08 ,  G02B27/28 ,  G02F2/02

CPC分类号： G01B9/02007 ,  G01B9/02003 ,  G01B2290/45 ,  G01B2290/70

摘要： A manipulator for a fiber optic cable assembly (FOCA) provides microradian accuracy in control of the direction of a beam emanating from the FOCA. Such manipulators can control FOCAs to control the incidence angles of beams at a beam combiner in a beam-combining unit. Accordingly, fewer additional optical elements are required for control of input paths in the beam-combining unit. The manipulator and the beam-combining unit are accurate enough for use in an interferometer that combines beams with different frequencies and polarizations. One such interferometer includes a Zeeman split laser providing a heterodyne beam. A beam splitter separates frequency components of the beams, and AOMs increase the frequency separation between the separated beams. The separated beams can be sent via optical fibers to the beam-combining unit, which combines the beams for use in interferometer optics.

摘要翻译： 用于光纤电缆组件（FOCA）的操纵器提供微控制精度来控制从FOCA发射的光束的方向。 这样的操纵器可以控制FOCA来控制波束组合单元中的波束组合器处的波束的入射角。 因此，需要更少的附加光学元件来控制光束组合单元中的输入路径。 操纵器和光束组合单元足够准确地用于组合具有不同频率和偏振的光束的干涉仪。 一种这样的干涉仪包括提供外差光束的塞曼分割激光器。 分束器分离光束的频率分量，并且AOM增加分离的光束之间的频率间隔。 分离的光束可以通过光纤发送到光束组合单元，其组合用于干涉仪光学元件的光束。

公开(公告)号：US20060285119A1

公开(公告)日：2006-12-21

申请号：US11156103

申请日：2005-06-17

申请人： Joanne Law ,  Raymond Yeung ,  Eric Johnstone ,  Kerry Bagwell

发明人： Joanne Law ,  Raymond Yeung ,  Eric Johnstone ,  Kerry Bagwell

IPC分类号： G01B9/02

CPC分类号： G01B9/02003 ,  G01B2290/70

摘要： A polarization control system includes a light source that generates two light beams with different polarization states and optical frequencies. A polarization state modulator changes the polarization states of the two light beams. A first detector path generates a first beat signal from the two light beams passing through a first polarizer. A second detector path generates a second beat signal from the two light beams passing through a second polarizer that is oriented substantially orthogonal to the first polarizer. An amplitude detector generates an amplitude beat signal from the first and the second beat signals. The system then uses the amplitude beat signal to determine how to adjust the polarization state modulator in order to generate the first and the second light beams with the desired polarization states.

摘要翻译： 偏振控制系统包括产生具有不同偏振态和光频的两个光束的光源。 偏振状态调制器改变两个光束的偏振状态。 第一检测器路径从穿过第一偏振器的两个光束产生第一拍动信号。 第二检测器路径从穿过基本上正交于第一偏振器的第二偏振器的两个光束产生第二拍动信号。 振幅检测器从第一和第二拍频信号产生幅度差信号。 系统然后使用幅度差拍信号来确定如何调整偏振状态调制器，以便产生具有所需偏振态的第一和第二光束。

公开(公告)号：US20050185190A1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-25

申请号：US11099760

申请日：2005-04-05

申请人： Joanne Law ,  Kerry Bagwell ,  Eric Johnstone ,  Elizabeth Nevis

发明人： Joanne Law ,  Kerry Bagwell ,  Eric Johnstone ,  Elizabeth Nevis

IPC分类号： G02F1/03 ,  G01B9/02 ,  G01J1/26 ,  G01J3/52 ,  G02F1/11

CPC分类号： G01J1/26 ,  G01B9/02003 ,  G01B9/02007 ,  G01B2290/70 ,  G02F1/11

摘要： A polarization control system includes a beam source that generates a first beam component containing light with a first polarization and a first frequency and a second beam component containing light with a second polarization and a second frequency. A polarization state modulator adjusts the polarizations of the components for transmission on a single optical fiber. A detector system measures polarizations of the components when output from the optical fiber and determines how to adjust the polarization state modulator in order to give the first and the second components the desired output polarization states. The beam source can be implemented using a Zeeman-split laser, a laser containing a birefringent element, a pair of phase-locked lasers, and/or a variety of configurations of electro-optic or acousto-optic crystals operated to create or enhance the frequency difference between the beam components.

摘要翻译： 偏振控制系统包括产生包含具有第一偏振光和第一频率的光的第一光束分量和包含具有第二偏振光和第二频率的光的第二光束分量的光束源。 偏振状态调制器调节用于在单个光纤上传输的组件的极化。 当从光纤输出时，检测器系统测量元件的极化，并且确定如何调整偏振状态调制器以给出第一和第二分量所需的输出偏振状态。 光束源可以使用塞曼分割激光器，包含双折射元件的激光器，一对锁相激光器和/或电光或声光晶体的各种配置来实现，其操作以产生或增强 光束分量之间的频率差。