Optical System Having a Symmetrical Coupling Region
    2.
    发明申请
    Optical System Having a Symmetrical Coupling Region 有权
    具有对称耦合区域的光学系统

    公开(公告)号:US20120134628A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-31

    申请号:US12955403

    申请日:2010-11-29

    IPC分类号: G02B6/26

    摘要: A system having an optical-coupling region for evanescently coupling light between first and second optical-waveguiding structures is disclosed. Within the optical-coupling region, the first and second optical-waveguiding structures exhibit mirror symmetry with respect to each other across or about at least one of a plane and an axis and include a segment that is not straight.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种具有用于在第一和第二光波导结构之间瞬间耦合光的光耦合区域的系统。 在光耦合区域内,第一和第二光波导结构在平面和轴线的至少一个上或相对于彼此相对于彼此具有镜像对称性,并且包括不是直的部分。

    Low modal birefringent waveguides and method of fabrication
    3.
    发明授权
    Low modal birefringent waveguides and method of fabrication 有权
    低模双折射波导和制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US07146087B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-12-05

    申请号:US10756627

    申请日:2004-01-13

    IPC分类号: G02B6/10

    摘要: The illustrative embodiment of the invention is a surface waveguide having low modal birefringence. The surface waveguide has a composite guiding region that is sandwiched by a lower cladding layer and an upper cladding layer, wherein the cladding layers serve to confine propagating light to the composite guiding region. In accordance with the illustrative embodiment, the composite guiding region is structured so that it exhibits a balanced stress configuration, wherein the stress in the direction that aligns with the TE polarization mode is substantially equal to the stress in the direction that aligns with the TM polarization mode. The balanced stress configuration results in a surface waveguide that exhibits very low modal birefringence.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的说明性实施例是具有低模态双折射的表面波导。 表面波导具有由下包层和上包层夹住的复合引导区域,其中包层用于将传播光限制到复合引导区域。 根据说明性实施例,复合引导区域被构造成使得其呈现平衡的应力结构,其中与偏振模态对准的方向上的应力基本上等于 与偏光模式对齐的方向。 平衡应力结构导致表现出非常低的模式双折射的表面波导。

    Surface waveguide and method of manufacture
    4.
    发明授权
    Surface waveguide and method of manufacture 有权
    表面波导及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US07142759B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-28

    申请号:US11034119

    申请日:2005-01-12

    IPC分类号: G02B6/10

    摘要: A surface waveguide is disclosed. In the illustrative embodiment, the waveguide has a core and an upper and lower cladding. The core has a thickness that is greater than the critical thickness of the material that composes the core. This is achieved by depositing/growing the core as a conformal layer within a region that is recessed from the planar surface of the lower cladding, wherein the recessed region has a width that is no more than twice the critical thickness of the core material.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种表面波导。 在说明性实施例中,波导具有芯和上和下包层。 芯的厚度大于构成芯的材料的临界厚度。 这通过在从下包层的平面表面凹陷的区域内沉积/生长芯作为共形层来实现,其中凹陷区域的宽度不超过芯材料的临界厚度的两倍。

    Method for forming a spotsize converter
    5.
    发明授权
    Method for forming a spotsize converter 有权
    形成斑点转换器的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08718432B1

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-06

    申请号:US13451957

    申请日:2012-04-20

    IPC分类号: G02B6/10

    CPC分类号: G02B6/1228

    摘要: A method for forming a tapered region in a first layer of a first material is disclosed. The method comprises forming an accelerator layer of a second material on the first layer and forming a mask layer disposed on the accelerator layer. The accelerator layer is exposed to a first etch that removes the second material in a first region and laterally etches the accelerator layer along a second region to expose the first layer in the second region to the first etch. Since the time for which the first layer is exposed to the first etch in the second region is based on the progress of the lateral etch of the accelerator layer, the first etch tapers the first layer in the second region.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种在第一材料的第一层中形成锥形区域的方法。 该方法包括在第一层上形成第二材料的加速剂层并形成设置在加速剂层上的掩模层。 加速器层暴露于第一蚀刻,其移除第一区域中的第二材料,并沿着第二区域横向蚀刻加速器层,以将第二区域中的第一层暴露于第一蚀刻。 由于第一层暴露于第二区域中的第一蚀刻的时间基于加速器层的横向蚀刻的进展,所以第一蚀刻使第二区域中的第一层变浅。

    Waveguide-based sensor
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US08253933B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-08-28

    申请号:US13363031

    申请日:2012-01-31

    IPC分类号: G01J1/44 G02B6/00

    摘要: A sensor for sensing a target chemical with high signal-to-noise ratio is disclosed. In some embodiments, the sensor comprises a sensing region that is optically coupled with an attenuation region. The sensing region receives optical stimulation that comprises light characterized by an excitation wavelength. In response to exposure to the target chemical, the sensing region fluoresces at a fluorescence wavelength. The attenuation region receives light from the fluorescing sensing region that includes light characterized by the fluorescence wavelength (i.e., signal) and light characterized by the excitation wavelength (i.e., noise). The attenuation region conveys the light to a detector that provides an electrical output signal based on the target chemical. While conveying the light, however, the attenuation region improves the signal-to-noise ratio by attenuating light characterized by the excitation wavelength more than light characterized by the fluorescence region.

    Integrated optical waveguide system
    7.
    发明授权
    Integrated optical waveguide system 有权
    集成光波导系统

    公开(公告)号:US06618536B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-09-09

    申请号:US09446027

    申请日:2000-04-04

    IPC分类号: G02B610

    摘要: In at least part of the layers of the integrated optical channel waveguide system, such as cladding layers, a passive light guiding layer and an active light guiding layer, an adiabatic layer thickness transition positioned next to a working zone is used to adapt the waveguide structure in the working zones to individually optimized functionality. In this way, the relative layer thickness values as located in the working area, for example a sensor window, a modulation region and a fiber-chip region, can be individually optimized, for example, for maximal evanescent field sensitivity, for minimal modulation voltage and for efficient coupling of light power without the necessity of the optical layer-thickness values elsewhere in the system having to be adjusted. Incorporated in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer this results in an exceptionally sensitive and reliable sensor. Preferably the channel waveguide system is incorporated in an electronic circuitry in which e.g. a phase shift induced by the quantity to be determined is generated.

    摘要翻译: 在诸如包覆层,无源光导层和有源光导层之类的集成光通道波导系统的至少一部分层中,使用位于工作区旁边的绝热层厚度变化来使波导结构 在工作区内单独优化功能。 以这种方式,位于工作区域(例如传感器窗口,调制区域和光纤芯片区域)中的相对层厚度值可以单独优化,例如,对于最小消逝场灵敏度,对于最小调制电压 并且用于光功率的有效耦合,而不需要在系统中的其他地方必须调整光学层厚度值。 结合在马赫 - 策德尔干涉仪中,这导致了一个非常敏感和可靠的传感器。 优选地,信道波导系统结合在电子电路中,其中例如 产生由待确定的量引起的相移。

    Tunable Wavelength Filter
    8.
    发明申请
    Tunable Wavelength Filter 审中-公开
    可调谐波长滤波器

    公开(公告)号:US20120257130A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-11

    申请号:US13081913

    申请日:2011-04-07

    IPC分类号: G02F1/1335 G02B5/28

    摘要: A wavelength filter based on a symmetric PLC circuit comprising an MZ filter-based demultiplexer, a waveguide resonator, and an MZ filter-based multiplexer is presented. The wavelength filter is tuned using pulse width modulated drive signals that enable fine wavelength control resolution. Embodiments in accordance with the present invention attain narrow spectral filtering capability over a wide wavelength tuning range. Further, embodiments in accordance with the present invention mitigate chromatic dispersion.

    摘要翻译: 提出了一种基于包括基于MZ滤波器的解复用器,波导谐振器和基于MZ滤波器的多路复用器的对称PLC电路的波长滤波器。 波长滤波器使用脉宽调制驱动信号进行调谐,从而实现精细的波长控制分辨率。 根据本发明的实施例在宽波长调谐范围内获得窄的频谱滤波能力。 此外,根据本发明的实施例减轻了色散。