Generating optical pulses via a soliton state of an optical microresonator
    2.
    发明授权
    Generating optical pulses via a soliton state of an optical microresonator 有权
    通过光学微谐振器的孤子状态产生光脉冲

    公开(公告)号:US09348194B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-24

    申请号:US14770541

    申请日:2013-02-28

    摘要: A light pulse source (100), being adapted for generating repetitive optical pulses, comprises a continuous wave (cw) laser (10) being arranged for providing cw laser light, an optical microresonator (20) being made of a resonator material, which has a third order (Kerr) nonlinearity and an anomalous resonator dispersion, wherein the cw laser (10) is arranged for coupling the cw laser light into the optical microresonator (20), which, at a predetermined relative detuning of the cw laser (10) and the optical microresonator (20), is capable of including a light field in a soliton state, wherein soliton shaped pulses can be coupled out of the optical microresonator (20) for providing the repetitive optical pulses, and a tuning device (30) being arranged for creating and maintaining the predetermined relative detuning of the cw laser (10) and the optical microresonator (20) based on a tuning time profile being selected in dependency on a thermal time constant of the optical microresonator (20) such that the soliton state is achieved in a thermal equilibrium state of the optical microresonator (20). Furthermore, a method of generating repetitive optical pulses is described based on soliton shaped pulses coupled out of an optical microresonator (20) is described.

    摘要翻译: 适于产生重复光脉冲的光脉冲源(100)包括布置成提供cw激光的连续波(cw)激光器(10),由谐振器材料制成的光学微谐振器(20),其具有 第三级(Kerr)非线性和异常谐振器色散,其中cw激光器(10)被布置用于将cw激光耦合到光学微谐振器(20)中,其在cw激光器(10)的预定相对失谐 和光学微谐振器(20)能够包括孤子状态的光场,其中孤子脉冲可以耦合到光学微谐振器(20)外以提供重复的光脉冲,并且调谐装置(30) 布置成基于根据光学微谐振器的热时间常数选择的调谐时间分布来创建和维持cw激光器(10)和光学微谐振器(20)的预定的相对失谐( 20),使得在光学微谐振器(20)的热平衡状态下实现孤子状态。 此外,描述了基于从光学微谐振器(20)耦合出的孤子脉冲描述产生重复光脉冲的方法。

    Production of optical pulses at a desired wavelength using soliton self-frequency shift
    5.
    发明授权
    Production of optical pulses at a desired wavelength using soliton self-frequency shift 有权
    使用孤子自变频产生所需波长的光脉冲

    公开(公告)号:US08556824B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-15

    申请号:US12446617

    申请日:2007-10-26

    IPC分类号: A61B10/00 A61B1/06 A61B18/18

    摘要: The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing optical pulses of a desired wavelength. The apparatus includes an optical pulse source operable to generate input optical pulses at a first wavelength. The apparatus further includes a higher order mode (HOM) fiber module operable to receive the input optical pulses at the first wavelength, and thereafter to produce output optical pulses at the desired wavelength by soliton self-frequency shift (SSFS). The present invention also relates to a method of producing optical pulses having a desired wavelength. This method includes generating input optical pulses using an optical pulse source, where the input optical pulses have a first wavelength and a first spatial mode. The input optical pulses are delivered into an HOM fiber module to alter the wavelength of the input optical pulses from the first wavelength to a desired wavelength by soliton self-frequency shift (SSFS) within the HOM fiber module, thereby producing output optical pulses having the desired wavelength.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于产生所需波长的光脉冲的装置。 该装置包括可用于产生第一波长的输入光脉冲的光脉冲源。 该装置还包括可操作以接收第一波长的输入光脉冲的高阶模(HOM)光纤模块,此后通过孤子自频移(SSFS)产生所需波长的输出光脉冲。 本发明还涉及一种产生具有所需波长的光脉冲的方法。 该方法包括使用光脉冲源产生输入光脉冲,其中输入光脉冲具有第一波长和第一空间模式。 输入光脉冲被输送到HOM光纤模块中,以通过HOM光纤模块内的孤子自频移(SSFS)将输入光脉冲的波长从第一波长改变到期望的波长,从而产生具有 所需波长。

    Optical switching using light bullets

    公开(公告)号:US20070014511A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-01-18

    申请号:US11525470

    申请日:2006-09-22

    申请人: Brian Coleman

    发明人: Brian Coleman

    IPC分类号: G02B6/26

    摘要: A method and apparatus for optical switching using light bullets is presented. In one embodiment, the invention is a switch. The switch is a multi-channel, optical switch to use light bullets as optical pulses. The switch includes a waveguide of a first material. The switch also includes a plurality of channels extending from the waveguide. Each channel of the plurality of channels is to provide an optical path suitable for transmission of the light bullets. Each channel is formed of a material other than the first material. A first subset of the light bullets are to propagate into a predetermined channel of the plurality of channels responsive to interaction with a second subset of the light bullets.

    Ultra-high speed light transmission method making use of quasi-solitons
in fibers
    7.
    发明授权
    Ultra-high speed light transmission method making use of quasi-solitons in fibers 失效
    在光纤中使用准孤子的超高速光传输方法

    公开(公告)号:US6122088A

    公开(公告)日:2000-09-19

    申请号:US984527

    申请日:1997-12-03

    申请人: Akira Hasegawa

    发明人: Akira Hasegawa

    摘要: There is disclosed a super-high speed light transmission method making use of quasi-solitons in a fiber. Chirped stationary pulses are transmitted through the fiber. At a position where the effect of the chirp becomes weak and the sign of the chirp reverses, the sign of the chirp is reversed by a dispersion compensation fiber or fiber grating connected to the fiber in order to recover the initial chirp. The dispersion profile of each of the fibers is properly controlled in order to produce stationary quasi-solitons having a stable pulse shape. The method can prevent widening of pulses, which would otherwise occur due to dispersion.

    摘要翻译: 公开了使用光纤中的准孤子的超高速光传输方法。 啁啾的静止脉冲通过光纤传输。 在啁啾的作用变弱并且啁啾的符号反转的位置处,啁啾的符号被连接到光纤的色散补偿光纤或光纤光栅反转,以恢复初始啁啾。 适当地控制每个纤维的分散轮廓以产生具有稳定脉冲形状的固定准孤子。 该方法可以防止由于分散而出现的脉冲的加宽。