公开(公告)号：US11906823B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17235168

申请日：2021-04-20

Applicant: II-VI Delaware, Inc.

Inventor： Guomin Jiang ,  Helen Chen ,  Haiji J. Yuan ,  Lixin Wang ,  WenYi Cao ,  Xuewen Lu ,  Qingyu Li ,  Yimin Ji

IPC: G02F1/01 ,  G02F1/133

CPC classification number: G02F1/0136 ,  G02F1/13306 ,  G02F2201/18 ,  G02F2203/055

Abstract: A reconfigurable polarization rotator is formed of an array of very small liquid crystal (LC) cells (e.g., cells of less than 10 μm in width, termed “microcells”), referred to hereinafter as “microcells”. Each LC microcell is addressable by a separate electrical voltage input that independently controls the polarization rotation performed by the associated LC microcell. By defining a set of adjacent microcells to be held at the same voltage level, that group may be used to form a polarization rotator window of a proper size for a first fiber array configuration. When a fiber array of a different configuration (say, an array with twice the pitch) is used, a different-sized group of adjacent LC microcells is held at a common voltage level so as to form a reconfigured “window” of a new dimension.

公开(公告)号：US20220334416A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-20

申请号：US17235168

申请日：2021-04-20

Applicant: II-VI Delaware, Inc.

Inventor： Guomin Jiang ,  Helen Chen ,  Haiji J. Yuan ,  Lixin Wang ,  WenYi Cao ,  Xuewen Lu ,  Qingyu Li ,  Yimin Ji

IPC: G02F1/01 ,  G02F1/133

Abstract: A reconfigurable polarization rotator is formed of an array of very small liquid crystal (LC) cells (e.g., cells of less than 10 μm in width, termed “microcells”), referred to hereinafter as “microcells”. Each LC microcell is addressable by a separate electrical voltage input that independently controls the polarization rotation performed by the associated LC microcell. By defining a set of adjacent microcells to be held at the same voltage level, that group may be used to form a polarization rotator window of a proper size for a first fiber array configuration. When a fiber array of a different configuration (say, an array with twice the pitch) is used, a different-sized group of adjacent LC microcells is held at a common voltage level so as to form a reconfigured “window” of a new dimension.