Integrateable Optical Interleaver and De-Interleaver
    1.
    发明申请
    Integrateable Optical Interleaver and De-Interleaver 失效
    可整合的光交织器和去交织器

    公开(公告)号:US20070098325A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-05-03

    申请号:US11565338

    申请日:2006-11-30

    IPC分类号: G02F1/035 G02B6/26

    摘要: A proposed integrateable optical interleaver includes an input Y-branch coupler and at least two multi-section optical couplers. The multi-section optical couplers of the interleaver include at least three substantially similar optical couplers, adjacent ones of the optical couplers interconnected via at least one set of waveguides. The interleaver of the present invention comprises a highly compact and fabrication-robust form that is capable of being integrated onto a single planar lightwave circuit.

    摘要翻译: 所提出的可组合光交错器包括输入Y分支耦合器和至少两个多段光耦合器。 交织器的多段光耦合器包括至少三个基本相似的光耦合器,通过至少一组波导互连的相邻光耦合器中的相邻光耦合器。 本发明的交织器包括能够集成到单个平面光波电路上的高度紧凑且制造稳健的形式。

    Integrateable optical interleaver and de-interleaver
    2.
    发明申请
    Integrateable optical interleaver and de-interleaver 失效
    可整合光交织器和解交织器

    公开(公告)号:US20050053320A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-10

    申请号:US10657862

    申请日:2003-09-09

    IPC分类号: G02B6/34 G02B6/26 G02B6/293

    摘要: A proposed integrateable optical interleaver includes an input Y-branch coupler and at least two multi-section optical couplers. The multi-section optical couplers of the interleaver include at least three substantially similar optical couplers, adjacent ones of the optical couplers interconnected via at least one set of waveguides. The interleaver of the present invention comprises a highly compact and fabrication-robust form that is capable of being integrated onto a single planar lightwave circuit.

    摘要翻译: 所提出的可组合光交错器包括输入Y分支耦合器和至少两个多段光耦合器。 交织器的多段光耦合器包括至少三个基本相似的光耦合器,通过至少一组波导互连的相邻光耦合器中的相邻光耦合器。 本发明的交织器包括能够集成到单个平面光波电路上的高度紧凑且制造稳健的形式。

    OPTICAL FILTER OR MULTIPLEXER/DEMULTIPLEXER
    3.
    发明申请
    OPTICAL FILTER OR MULTIPLEXER/DEMULTIPLEXER 有权
    光学滤波器或多路复用器/解复用器

    公开(公告)号:US20130101249A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-25

    申请号:US13637830

    申请日:2011-03-18

    申请人: Christopher Doerr

    发明人: Christopher Doerr

    IPC分类号: G02B6/12 G02B6/10

    摘要: An optical filter or multiplexer/demultiplexer, including a plurality of optical waveguides forming a planar structure. Each optical waveguide has a total length including one or more first segments with a first width and at least one or more second segments with a second width, the first width being larger than the second width. The sum of lengths of the one or more first segments in each optical waveguide is larger than half the total length of the waveguide.

    摘要翻译: 一种滤光器或多路复用器/解复用器,包括形成平面结构的多个光波导。 每个光波导具有包括具有第一宽度的一个或多个第一段和具有第二宽度的至少一个或多个第二段的总长度,第一宽度大于第二宽度。 每个光波导中的一个或多个第一段的长度之和大于波导的总长度的一半。

    OPTICAL COUPLER BETWEEN PLANAR MULTIMODE WAVEGUIDES
    4.
    发明申请
    OPTICAL COUPLER BETWEEN PLANAR MULTIMODE WAVEGUIDES 有权
    平面多模波形之间的光耦合器

    公开(公告)号:US20120224813A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-09-06

    申请号:US13040761

    申请日:2011-03-04

    IPC分类号: G02B6/26

    CPC分类号: G02B6/1228 G02B6/14

    摘要: Various exemplary embodiments relate to an optical waveguide coupler including: a first optical waveguide including a first area and a tapered area having a tapered width; a second optical waveguide including a first area and a tapered area having a tapered width; wherein the first area of the of the second optical waveguide overlaps the tapered area of the first optical wave guide, and wherein the tapered area of the second optical waveguide overlaps the first area of the first optical waveguide.

    摘要翻译: 各种示例性实施例涉及一种光波导耦合器,包括:第一光波导,包括具有锥形宽度的第一区域和锥形区域; 第二光波导,包括具有锥形宽度的第一区域和锥形区域; 其中第二光波导的第一区域与第一光波导的锥形区域重叠,并且其中第二光波导的锥形区域与第一光波导的第一区域重叠。

    MULTI-CORE OPTICAL CABLE TO PHOTONIC CIRCUIT COUPLER
    5.
    发明申请
    MULTI-CORE OPTICAL CABLE TO PHOTONIC CIRCUIT COUPLER 审中-公开
    多芯光电缆到光电二极管耦合器

    公开(公告)号:US20120155805A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-21

    申请号:US12972667

    申请日:2010-12-20

    申请人: Christopher Doerr

    发明人: Christopher Doerr

    IPC分类号: G02B6/34 B05D5/06 H01P11/00

    摘要: An optical device includes a substrate and a plurality of three or more planar waveguides formed over the substrate. Each planar waveguide includes a corresponding grating coupler formed therein. The grating couplers are arranged in a non-collinear pattern over said substrate. The plurality of grating couplers is configured to optically couple to a corresponding plurality of fiber cores in a multi-core optical cable.

    摘要翻译: 光学器件包括衬底和形成在衬底上的多个三个或更多个平面波导。 每个平面波导包括形成在其中的对应的光栅耦合器。 光栅耦合器以非共线图案布置在所述衬底上。 多个光栅耦合器被配置为在多芯光缆中光耦合到相应的多个光纤芯。

    Integrated microelectromechanical wavelength selective switch and method of making same
    6.
    发明申请
    Integrated microelectromechanical wavelength selective switch and method of making same 有权
    集成微机电波长选择开关及其制作方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070081761A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-04-12

    申请号:US11244778

    申请日:2005-10-06

    摘要: A fully integrated microelectromechanical (MEMS) 1×K wavelength selective switch (WSS) includes an array of N solid-immersion micromirrors (SIMs) and a K+1 dispersion waveguide arrays that are integrally fabricated together. In one embodiment, the WSS is fabricated in Silicon. In another embodiment, the N actuators of the SIMs are etched in the Silicon layer of a Silicon-on Insulator (SOI) wafer. Thereafter, a Silica layer is deposited on the Silicon layer and the K+1 waveguide arrays and the mirrors for the N SIMs are etched in that Silica layer. In yet another embodiment, the K+1 dispersion waveguide arrays, except for a small portion of the common confocal coupler, are fabricated using a material selected from a group including Silica, sol-gel, polymers, that is deposited on a first wafer selected from a group including Silicon, Saphire, or other glass insulator material and the remaining portion of the common confocal coupler and the N SIMs are fabricated in a Silicon wafer, and the first wafer and Silicon wafer are then butt-coupled together.

    摘要翻译: 完全集成的微机电(MEMS)1xK波长选择开关(WSS)包括N个固体浸没微镜(SIM)阵列和一体制造在一起的K + 1分散波导阵列。 在一个实施例中,WSS在硅中制造。 在另一个实施例中,SIM的N个致动器在硅上绝缘体(SOI)晶片的硅层中被蚀刻。 此后,在硅层上沉积二氧化硅层,并且在该二氧化硅层中蚀刻K + 1波导阵列和N SIM反射镜。 在另一个实施例中,使用选自包括二氧化硅,溶胶 - 凝胶,聚合物在内的材料制造除常规共焦耦合器的一小部分之外的K + 1分散波导阵列,其沉积在所选择的第一晶片上 来自包括硅,Saphire或其它玻璃绝缘体材料的组,并且在硅晶片中制造公共共焦耦合器和N SIM的剩余部分,然后将第一晶片和硅晶片对接在一起。

    Linear optical sampling method and apparatus
    7.
    发明申请
    Linear optical sampling method and apparatus 有权
    线性光学取样方法及装置

    公开(公告)号:US20050185255A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-08-25

    申请号:US10782003

    申请日:2004-02-19

    IPC分类号: G01J11/00 G02F2/00

    CPC分类号: G01J11/00

    摘要: A linear optical sampling apparatus, temporally samples a modulated optical signal using the amplitude of the interference of its electric field with the electric field of a laser pulse. The apparatus includes a 90° optical hybrid that combines the optical signal and laser pulse in order to generate two quadratures interference samples SA and SB. A processor compensates for optical and electrical signal handling imperfections in the hybrid, balanced detectors, and A/D converters used in the optical sampling apparatus. The processor numerically scales the two quadratures interference samples SA and SB over a large collection of samples by imposing that the average = =0 and = and then minimizes 2 /( + )=cos(φB−φA)). This is done by adjusting the phase between the two quadratures (ideally either −π/2 or +π/2) so that cos(φB−φA)) is zero. The processor then generates a demodulated sample signal using the quadratures interference samples SA and SB. According to one feature, the hybrid sets the relative phase between two quadratures of their interferometric component so that the phase sensitivity inherent to linear optics is removed. A variety of hybrid arrangements is disclosed that can be implemented using integrated waveguide technology. The apparatus enables sampling of picosecond pulses up to 640 Gb/s with high sensitivity and temporal resolution.

    摘要翻译: 线性光学采样装置利用其电场的干涉幅度与激光脉冲的电场在时间上对调制光信号进行采样。 该装置包括组合光信号和激光脉冲以产生两个正交干涉样本S A和B B的90°光混合。 处理器补偿在光采样装置中使用的混合,平衡检测器和A / D转换器中的光信号和电信号处理缺陷。 处理器通过将平均值 A 数字地对两个正交干涉样本S A S和S B B进行数字缩放, =< S< B< B< B< 2>< 2< / SUP >>,然后最小化2 A /( 2 +< S< B< 2> 2< / SUP>)= cos(phi)。 这是通过调整两个正交之间的相位(理想地为-pi / 2或+ pi / 2)来完成的,以使得cos(phi-B-ψA) 零。 然后,处理器使用正交干涉样本S SUB和S B B生成解调采样信号。 根据一个特征,混合器设置它们的干涉分量的两个正交之间的相对相位,使得线性光学器件固有的相位灵敏度被去除。 公开了可以使用集成波导技术实现的各种混合布置。 该器件能够以高灵敏度和时间分辨率对高达640 Gb / s的皮秒脉冲进行采样。

    Optical equalizer for intersymbol interference mitigation
    8.
    发明申请
    Optical equalizer for intersymbol interference mitigation 有权
    用于符号间干扰减轻的光均衡器

    公开(公告)号:US20050058459A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-17

    申请号:US10922690

    申请日:2004-08-19

    摘要: A multi-channel optical equalizer for intersymbol interference mitigation compensates for single- or multi-wavelength channels simultaneously and requires few adjustable parameters. The optical equalizer also compensates for overshoots and signal transition degradations in semiconductor optical amplifiers. The equalizer unit uses one control signal for magnitude and one to control signal phase. The equalizer includes a controllable coupling ratio coupler for splitting the light into two portions and a controllable interferometer having two arms, one arm having an additional delay which is equal to an integer multiple of 1/Δf, where Δf is the channel spacing between adjacent wavelengths utilized in the optical system. The controllable interferometer has a controllable delay in a first or second arm for adjusting the relative phase of the light passing therethrough. A coupler combines the two signal portions from the first and second arms to form the equalized output signal. A multistage optical equalizer is implemented using a plurality of optical signal equalizers.

    摘要翻译: 用于符号间干扰减轻的多通道光学均衡器同时补偿单波长或多波长通道,并且需要很少的可调参数。 光学均衡器还补偿半导体光放大器中的过冲和信号转换劣化。 均衡器单元使用一个控制信号的幅度和一个来控制信号相位。 均衡器包括可控耦合比耦合器,用于将光分成两部分,以及具有两个臂的可控干涉仪,一个臂具有等于1 / Deltaf的整数倍的附加延迟,其中Deltaf是相邻波长之间的信道间隔 用于光学系统。 可控干涉仪在第一或第二臂中具有可控制的延迟,用于调节通过其中的光的相对相位。 耦合器组合来自第一和第二臂的两个信号部分以形成均衡的输出信号。 使用多个光信号均衡器来实现多级光学均衡器。

    Integrateable band filter using waveguide grating routers
    9.
    发明申请
    Integrateable band filter using waveguide grating routers 有权
    使用波导光栅路由器的可积分带滤波器

    公开(公告)号:US20050053323A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-10

    申请号:US10657846

    申请日:2003-09-09

    申请人: Christopher Doerr

    发明人: Christopher Doerr

    IPC分类号: G02B6/34 G02B6/26 G02B6/42

    CPC分类号: G02B6/12021

    摘要: The inventors propose herein a novel band filter design for planar lightwave circuits. In one embodiment of the present invention, the band filter includes two waveguide grating routers connected by sets of substantially equal path length waveguides within each set separated on one side, wherein the waveguides of each set are formed such that optical signals having overlapping frequency ranges are propagated through adjacent waveguides. In addition, the waveguides of each set are spaced at their connection to the second waveguide grating router such that optical signals with predetermined optical frequency ranges are routed to selected, respective output ports. Some of the advantages of this novel band filter include compactness, sharp passband corners, and a lack of chromatic dispersion.

    摘要翻译: 本发明人在此提出了一种用于平面光波电路的新型带滤波器设计。 在本发明的一个实施例中,带滤波器包括两个波导光栅路由器,它们通过在一侧分离的每组中的基本上相等的路径长度波导的组合来连接,其中每组的波导被形成为使得具有重叠频率范围的光信号是 通过相邻的波导传播。 此外,每组的波导在与第二波导光栅路由器的连接处间隔开,使得具有预定光频范围的光信号被路由到选定的相应输出端口。 这种新颖的带式滤波器的一些优点包括紧凑性,尖锐的通带拐角和缺乏色散。

    Method and apparatus for mode conversion in a tunable laser
    10.
    发明申请
    Method and apparatus for mode conversion in a tunable laser 审中-公开
    可调谐激光器中模式转换的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20050036739A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-02-17

    申请号:US10641519

    申请日:2003-08-15

    摘要: Spot-size conversion for interfacing a first optical element having a higher refractive index to a second optical element having a lower refractive index is achieved through the use of two optical star couplers coupled to each other through a plurality of optical paths embedded in a planar waveguide. The beam from the high refractive index element is introduced into a high numerical aperture (NA) star coupler, which directs the beam through a plurality of optical paths to a second star coupler with a lower numerical aperture than the first star coupler so that its output spot-size is larger. The output port of the second star coupler is interfaced to the lower refractive index element. Wavelength tunability can be provided by including phase shifters in the paths between the two star couplers to alter the effective optical lengths of the paths to selectively produce the desired phase interference pattern.

    摘要翻译: 通过使用通过嵌入在平面波导中的多个光路彼此耦合的两个光学星形耦合器来实现具有较高折射率的第一光学元件与具有较低折射率的第二光学元件接合的点尺寸转换 。 来自高折射率元件的光束被引入高数值孔径(NA)星形耦合器中,其将光束通过多个光路引导到具有比第一星形耦合器更低的数值孔径的第二星形耦合器,使得其输出 斑点尺寸较大。 第二星形耦合器的输出端口连接到较低折射率元件。 可以通过在两个星形耦合器之间的路径中包括移相器来改变路径的有效光学长度以选择性地产生期望的相位干涉图案来提供波长可调性。