OPTICAL SWITCHES INCLUDING A RING RESONATOR

    公开(公告)号:US20250116819A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-10

    申请号:US18376864

    申请日:2023-10-05

    Abstract: Structures for an optical switch and methods of forming such structures. The structure comprises a first waveguide core including a first portion and a second portion, a second waveguide core including a first portion and a second portion, a ring resonator having a first portion adjacent to the first portion of the first waveguide core and a second portion adjacent to the first portion of the second waveguide core, and an optical coupler coupled to the second portion of first waveguide core and the second portion of the second waveguide core. The first portion of the ring resonator is spaced from the first portion of the first waveguide core by a first gap over a first light coupling region, and the second portion of the ring resonator is spaced from the first portion of the second waveguide core by a second gap over a second light coupling region.

    MULTI-PHOTODETECTOR CIRCUITS AND OPTICAL RECEIVER INCORPORATING A MULTI-PHOTODETECTOR CIRCUIT

    公开(公告)号:US20240364428A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-31

    申请号:US18307864

    申请日:2023-04-27

    CPC classification number: H04B10/6971 H04B10/40 H04B10/691

    Abstract: Disclosed are a multi-photodetector circuit and an optical receiver incorporating the circuit. The circuit includes parallel-connected photodiodes. In some embodiments, photodiodes are connected, in a same direction, between a positive power supply line and an output line. They receive equal power optical signals or a series of 1:2 optical dividers is employed so each photodiode receives a progressively lower power signal until the last two photodiodes, which receive equal power optical signals. In other embodiments, first photodiodes are connected, in one direction, between a positive power supply line and an output line and second photodiodes are connected, in an opposite direction, between a negative power supply line and the output line. First photodiodes receive equal power optical signals from an optical divider in response to an optical input signal and second photodiodes receive equal power optical signals from another optical divider in response to an inverted optical input signal.

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