Wavelength-tunable III-V/Si hybrid optical transmitter

    公开(公告)号:US10162199B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-25

    申请号:US15357358

    申请日:2016-11-21

    Abstract: An optical transmitter includes a reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (RSOA) coupled to an input end of a first optical waveguide. An end of the first optical waveguide provides a transmitter output for the optical transmitter. Moreover, a section of the first optical waveguide between the input end and the output end is optically coupled to a ring modulator that modulates an optical signal based on an electrical input signal. A passive ring filter (or a 1×N silicon-photonic switch and a bank of band reflectors) is connected to provide a mirror that reflects light received from the second optical waveguide back toward the RSOA to form a lasing cavity. Moreover, the ring modulator and the passive ring filter have different sizes, which causes a Vernier effect that provides a large wavelength tuning range for the lasing cavity in response to tuning the ring modulator and the passive ring filter.

    Polarization-insensitive optical transceiver

    公开(公告)号:US09983359B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-29

    申请号:US15685716

    申请日:2017-08-24

    Abstract: An integrated circuit that includes a wavelength-filter layer stack (which may include silicon oxynitride) and an optical substrate (such as a silicon-on-insulator platform) is described. During operation, an optical signal received from an optical fiber or an optical waveguide is wavelength filtered into a set of wavelength-filter optical waveguides by an optical multiplexer/demultiplexer (such as an Echelle grating and/or an array waveguide grating) in the wavelength-filter layer stack. Then, wavelength-filtered optical signals are optically coupled to the optical substrate, where they are received using photodetectors. Alternatively, modulators in the optical substrate modulate wavelength-filtered modulated optical signals, which are then optically coupled to the set of wavelength-filter optical waveguides in the wavelength-filter layer stack. Next, the wavelength-filtered modulated optical signals are combined using the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer, and the resulting optical signal is output to the optical fiber or the optical waveguide.

    Polarization-insensitive optical transceiver

    公开(公告)号:US09766404B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-19

    申请号:US15184856

    申请日:2016-06-16

    Abstract: An integrated circuit that includes a wavelength-filter layer stack (which may include silicon oxynitride) and an optical substrate (such as a silicon-on-insulator platform) is described. During operation, an optical signal received from an optical fiber or an optical waveguide is wavelength filtered into a set of wavelength-filter optical waveguides by an optical multiplexer/demultiplexer (such as an Echelle grating and/or an array waveguide grating) in the wavelength-filter layer stack. Then, wavelength-filtered optical signals are optically coupled to the optical substrate, where they are received using photodetectors. Alternatively, modulators in the optical substrate modulate wavelength-filtered modulated optical signals, which are then optically coupled to the set of wavelength-filter optical waveguides in the wavelength-filter layer stack. Next, the wavelength-filtered modulated optical signals are combined using the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer, and the resulting optical signal is output to the optical fiber or the optical waveguide.

    Temperature-insensitive optical component
    7.
    发明授权
    Temperature-insensitive optical component 有权
    温度不敏感的光学元件

    公开(公告)号:US09257814B1

    公开(公告)日:2016-02-09

    申请号:US14567239

    申请日:2014-12-11

    CPC classification number: H01S5/02461 G02B6/26 H01S5/0287 H01S5/142 H01S5/148

    Abstract: A hybrid optical source that provides an optical signal having a wavelength is described. This hybrid optical source comprises an optical amplifier (such as a III-V semiconductor optical amplifier) that is butt-coupled or vertically coupled to a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) platform, and which outputs an optical signal. The SOI platform comprises an optical waveguide that conveys the optical signal. A temperature-compensation element included in the optical waveguide compensates for temperature dependence of the indexes of refraction of the optical amplifier and the optical waveguide. In addition, a reflector, included in or in-line with the optical waveguide and after the temperature-compensation element, reflects a portion of the optical signal and transmits another portion of the optical signal that has the wavelength.

    Abstract translation: 描述了提供具有波长的光信号的混合光源。 该混合光源包括与绝缘体上硅(SOI)平台对接或垂直耦合并且输出光信号的光放大器(例如III-V半导体光放大器)。 SOI平台包括传送光信号的光波导。 包括在光波导中的温度补偿元件补偿光放大器和光波导的折射率的温度依赖性。 此外,包括在光波导中或与光波导在线并且在温度补偿元件之后的反射器反射光信号的一部分并且传输具有波长的光信号的另一部分。

    POLARIZATION-INSENSITIVE OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180095224A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-05

    申请号:US15685716

    申请日:2017-08-24

    Abstract: An integrated circuit that includes a wavelength-filter layer stack (which may include silicon oxynitride) and an optical substrate (such as a silicon-on-insulator platform) is described. During operation, an optical signal received from an optical fiber or an optical waveguide is wavelength filtered into a set of wavelength-filter optical waveguides by an optical multiplexer/demultiplexer (such as an Echelle grating and/or an array waveguide grating) in the wavelength-filter layer stack. Then, wavelength-filtered optical signals are optically coupled to the optical substrate, where they are received using photodetectors. Alternatively, modulators in the optical substrate modulate wavelength-filtered modulated optical signals, which are then optically coupled to the set of wavelength-filter optical waveguides in the wavelength-filter layer stack. Next, the wavelength-filtered modulated optical signals are combined using the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer, and the resulting optical signal is output to the optical fiber or the optical waveguide.

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