Optical circuit and optical signal processing apparatus using the same
    1.
    发明授权
    Optical circuit and optical signal processing apparatus using the same 有权
    光电路和光信号处理装置使用它

    公开(公告)号:US08983252B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-17

    申请号:US12741194

    申请日:2008-11-14

    IPC分类号: G02B6/30 G02B6/32 G02B6/12

    摘要: Conventionally, there has been a problem that a structure in which optical signals outputting from a substrate facet in a PLC are optically coupled to a different bulk type optical device is so complicated that its assembly is laborious. There also has been a problem that a structure in which an output facet of a PLC is polished with an angle results in an increase in coupling loss in free space optics. With a lens bonded to an angled facet of a PLC, an optical circuit of the present invention achieves an optical coupling, with low loss, to a bulk-type optical device or another PLC with a simple structure. Moreover, a lens part and an optical fiber part are respectively bonded to different core apertures exposed on a single angled facet. Thereby, optical signals can be inputted to and outputted from the PLC through the single facet.

    摘要翻译: 通常,存在从PLC中的基板面输出的光信号光学耦合到不同体积型光学装置的结构如此复杂的问题,使得其组装费力。 也存在这样的问题,其中以角度抛光PLC的输出端面的结构导致自由空间光学器件中的耦合损耗的增加。 通过将透镜粘合到PLC的倾斜面上,本发明的光电路以简单的结构实现了对于散装型光学器件或另一个PLC的光耦合,具有低损耗。 此外,透镜部分和光纤部分分别结合到暴露在单个角度小平面上的不同的芯孔。 因此,光信号可以通过单面输入到PLC并从PLC输出。

    OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE
    2.
    发明申请
    OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE 有权
    光信号处理装置

    公开(公告)号:US20110228374A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-22

    申请号:US12671684

    申请日:2008-08-21

    IPC分类号: G02F1/01 G02F1/29

    摘要: In a conventional optical signal processing device, a confocal optical system is configured in which a focusing lens is positioned at a substantially-intermediate point of a free space optical path. Thus, the free space optical system had a long length. It has been difficult to reduce the size of the entire device. The optical signal processing device of the present invention uses a lens layout configuration different from the confocal optical system to thereby significantly reduce the length of the system. The optical signal processing device consists of the first focusing lens positioned in the close vicinity of a signal processing device, and the second focusing lens positioned in the vicinity of a dispersing element. A distance between the dispersing element and the signal processing device is approximately a focal length of the first focusing lens. Compared with the conventional technique, the length of the optical path can be halved.

    摘要翻译: 在传统的光信号处理装置中,共焦光学系统被配置为其中聚焦透镜位于自由空间光路的大​​致中间点。 因此,自由空间光学系统具有长的长度。 难以减小整个装置的尺寸。 本发明的光信号处理装置使用与共焦光学系统不同的透镜布局结构,从而显着地缩短了系统的长度。 光信号处理装置由位于信号处理装置附近的第一聚焦透镜和位于分散元件附近的第二聚焦透镜组成。 分散元件和信号处理装置之间的距离近似为第一聚焦透镜的焦距。 与常规技术相比,光路的长度可以减半。

    Dispersion compensator
    3.
    发明授权
    Dispersion compensator 有权
    色散补偿器

    公开(公告)号:US08260139B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-09-04

    申请号:US12664728

    申请日:2008-06-25

    IPC分类号: H04J14/02 H04B10/18

    摘要: Conventional dispersion compensators were not sufficient to satisfy a demand to set a different dispersion value for each WDM wavelength in a ring-mesh type network that utilizes wavelength selective switches or the like. The devices were insufficiently reduced in size and power consumption and used with difficulty to change dispersion characteristics for each wavelength flexibly in a simple manner. A dispersion compensator of the present invention uses general-purpose optical components including a spatial light modulator for providing discrete phases to set appropriately the relationship between the focusing beam radius and the spatial light modulator pixel, thereby providing various dispersion compensation characteristics. Attention is focused on the correspondence between multiple pixels on the spatial light modulator providing discrete phases and a communication channel band, thereby allowing for changing the flexible dispersion characteristics and realizing the setting of an independent dispersion value for each WDM wavelength.

    摘要翻译: 传统的色散补偿器不足以满足在利用波长选择开关等的环网型网络中为每个WDM波长设定不同色散值的需求。 这些装置的尺寸和功率消耗不足够,并且难以以简单的方式灵活地改变每个波长的色散特性。 本发明的色散补偿器使用包括空间光调制器的通用光学部件,用于提供离散相位来适当地设定聚焦光束半径与空间光调制器像素之间的关系,从而提供各种色散补偿特性。 注意力集中在提供离散相位的空间光调制器上的多个像素与通信信道频带之间的对应关系,从而允许改变柔性色散特性并实现每个WDM波长的独立色散值的设置。

    Optical signal processing device
    4.
    发明授权
    Optical signal processing device 有权
    光信号处理装置

    公开(公告)号:US08204347B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-19

    申请号:US12671684

    申请日:2008-08-21

    IPC分类号: G02B6/34 G02B1/295 G02B26/00

    摘要: In a conventional optical signal processing device, a confocal optical system is configured in which a focusing lens is positioned at a substantially-intermediate point of a free space optical path. Thus, the free space optical system had a long length. It has been difficult to reduce the size of the entire device. The optical signal processing device of the present invention uses a lens layout configuration different from the confocal optical system to thereby significantly reduce the length of the system. The optical signal processing device consists of the first focusing lens positioned in the close vicinity of a signal processing device, and the second focusing lens positioned in the vicinity of a dispersing element. A distance between the dispersing element and the signal processing device is approximately a focal length of the first focusing lens. Compared with the conventional technique, the length of the optical path can be halved.

    摘要翻译: 在传统的光信号处理装置中,共焦光学系统被配置为其中聚焦透镜位于自由空间光路的大​​致中间点。 因此,自由空间光学系统具有长的长度。 难以减小整个装置的尺寸。 本发明的光信号处理装置使用与共焦光学系统不同的透镜布局结构,从而显着地缩短了系统的长度。 光信号处理装置由位于信号处理装置附近的第一聚焦透镜和位于分散元件附近的第二聚焦透镜组成。 分散元件和信号处理装置之间的距离近似为第一聚焦透镜的焦距。 与常规技术相比,光路的长度可以减半。

    OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE
    5.
    发明申请
    OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE 有权
    光信号处理装置

    公开(公告)号:US20100316385A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-12-16

    申请号:US12867237

    申请日:2009-02-20

    IPC分类号: H04J14/02

    摘要: A conventional optical signal processing device had a disadvantage where the temperature dependency of the spectroscopic characteristics of a spectroscopic element causes a deteriorated performance. In order to solve the temperature dependency, there has been a method to form a plurality of grooves for dividing a core on the array waveguide of the AWG. However, this method cannot avoid an excess loss and causes a high manufacture cost. By directly controlling the modulation characteristic profile formed by an element device of a spatial light modulator, athermalization can be achieved in a simpler and low-cost manner. This consequently provides a remarkable reduction of the light coupling loss in the spatial optical system of the optical signal processing device. More accurate temperature compensation can be realized that copes with an actual behavior of the device to a temperature fluctuation, including causing factors of a complicated temperature fluctuation of the optical system.

    摘要翻译: 常规的光信号处理装置具有分光元件的分光特性的温度依赖性导致性能下降的缺点。 为了解决温度依赖性,已经有一种形成用于在AWG的阵列波导上分割芯的多个凹槽的方法。 然而,这种方法不能避免过多的损失,导致制造成本高。 通过直接控制由空间光调制器的元件装置形成的调制特性曲线,可以以更简单和低成本的方式实现无热化。 因此,光信号处理装置的空间光学系统中的光耦合损耗显着降低。 可以实现更精确的温度补偿,以应对器件对温度波动的实际行为,包括导致光学系统的复杂温度波动的因素。

    OPTICAL CIRCUIT AND OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME
    6.
    发明申请
    OPTICAL CIRCUIT AND OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME 有权
    光电路和光信号处理装置

    公开(公告)号:US20100296776A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-11-25

    申请号:US12741194

    申请日:2008-11-14

    IPC分类号: G02B6/32

    摘要: Conventionally, there has been a problem that a structure in which optical signals outputting from a substrate facet in a PLC are optically coupled to a different bulk type optical device is so complicated that its assembly is laborious. There also has been a problem that a structure in which an output facet of a PLC is polished with an angle results in an increase in coupling loss in free space optics. With a lens bonded to an angled facet of a PLC, an optical circuit of the present invention achieves an optical coupling, with low loss, to a bulk-type optical device or another PLC with a simple structure. Moreover, a lens part and an optical fiber part are respectively bonded to different core apertures exposed on a single angled facet. Thereby, optical signals can be inputted to and outputted from the PLC through the single facet.

    摘要翻译: 通常,存在从PLC中的基板面输出的光信号光学耦合到不同体积型光学装置的结构如此复杂的问题,使得其组装费力。 也存在这样的问题,其中以角度抛光PLC的输出端面的结构导致自由空间光学器件中的耦合损耗的增加。 通过将透镜粘合到PLC的倾斜面上,本发明的光电路以简单的结构实现了对于散装型光学器件或另一个PLC的光耦合,具有低损耗。 此外,透镜部分和光纤部分分别结合到暴露在单个角度小平面上的不同的芯孔。 因此,光信号可以通过单面输入到PLC并从PLC输出。

    DISPERSION COMPENSATOR
    7.
    发明申请
    DISPERSION COMPENSATOR 有权
    分散补偿器

    公开(公告)号:US20100183310A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-22

    申请号:US12664728

    申请日:2008-06-25

    IPC分类号: H04J14/02 H04B10/00 G02F1/01

    摘要: Conventional dispersion compensators were not sufficient to satisfy a demand to set a different dispersion value for each WDM wavelength in a ring-mesh type network that utilizes wavelength selective switches or the like. The devices were insufficiently reduced in size and power consumption and used with difficulty to change dispersion characteristics for each wavelength flexibly in a simple manner. A dispersion compensator of the present invention uses general-purpose optical components including a spatial light modulator for providing discrete phases to set appropriately the relationship between the focusing beam radius and the spatial light modulator pixel, thereby providing various dispersion compensation characteristics. Attention is focused on the correspondence between multiple pixels on the spatial light modulator providing discrete phases and a communication channel band, thereby allowing for changing the flexible dispersion characteristics and realizing the setting of an independent dispersion value for each WDM wavelength.

    摘要翻译: 传统的色散补偿器不足以满足在利用波长选择开关等的环网型网络中为每个WDM波长设定不同色散值的需求。 这些装置的尺寸和功率消耗不足够,并且难以以简单的方式灵活地改变每个波长的色散特性。 本发明的色散补偿器使用包括空间光调制器的通用光学部件,用于提供离散相位来适当地设定聚焦光束半径与空间光调制器像素之间的关系,从而提供各种色散补偿特性。 注意力集中在提供离散相位的空间光调制器上的多个像素与通信信道频带之间的对应关系,从而允许改变柔性色散特性并实现每个WDM波长的独立色散值的设置。

    Optical signal processing device
    8.
    发明授权
    Optical signal processing device 有权
    光信号处理装置

    公开(公告)号:US08346086B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-01

    申请号:US12867237

    申请日:2009-02-20

    IPC分类号: H04J14/02

    摘要: A conventional optical signal processing device had a disadvantage where the temperature dependency of the spectroscopic characteristics of a spectroscopic element causes a deteriorated performance. In order to solve the temperature dependency, there has been a method to form a plurality of grooves for dividing a core on the array waveguide of the AWG. However, this method cannot avoid an excess loss and causes a high manufacture cost. By directly controlling the modulation characteristic profile formed by an element device of a spatial light modulator, athermalization can be achieved in a simpler and low-cost manner. This consequently provides a remarkable reduction of the light coupling loss in the spatial optical system of the optical signal processing device. More accurate temperature compensation can be realized that copes with an actual behavior of the device to a temperature fluctuation, including causing factors of a complicated temperature fluctuation of the optical system.

    摘要翻译: 常规的光信号处理装置具有分光元件的分光特性的温度依赖性导致性能下降的缺点。 为了解决温度依赖性,已经有一种形成用于在AWG的阵列波导上分割芯的多个凹槽的方法。 然而,这种方法不能避免过多的损失,导致制造成本高。 通过直接控制由空间光调制器的元件装置形成的调制特性曲线,可以以更简单和低成本的方式实现无热化。 因此,光信号处理装置的空间光学系统中的光耦合损耗显着降低。 可以实现更精确的温度补偿,以应对器件对温度波动的实际行为,包括导致光学系统的复杂温度波动的因素。