HIGH GYROTROPY PHOTONIC ISOLATORS DIRECTLY ON SUBSTRATE

    公开(公告)号:US20220214568A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-07

    申请号:US17605202

    申请日:2020-04-22

    IPC分类号: G02F1/095 G02B6/122 G02B6/42

    摘要: A method of fabricating a gyrotropic device (e.g., an optical isolator) includes: providing a substrate comprising a waveguide layer and forming an optical isolator active layer on the waveguide layer of the substrate. Forming the optical isolator active layer includes, for a specified composition of the optical isolator active layer, deriving at least one sputtering process parameter, performing sputtering of a plurality of targets according to the at least one sputtering process parameter to deposit the optical isolator active layer on the waveguide layer of the substrate, measuring an initial value of a bias voltage at a first target of the plurality of targets; and throughout deposition of the optical isolator active layer, maintaining the bias voltage at the initial value to within a predetermined threshold of the initial value.

    Advanced spatial light modulators, associated systems and methods

    公开(公告)号:US11378829B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-05

    申请号:US16936319

    申请日:2020-07-22

    申请人: Syght, Inc.

    摘要: A spatial light modulator system includes a concentration layer including an array of optical concentrators, such that each concentrator concentrates a portion of an input light beam. A modulation layer includes an array of light modulators each in optical communication with one of the optical concentrators for modulating the portion of the input light beam. The light modulators are spaced apart from one another in the modulation layer to form gaps between adjacent ones of the light modulators. A coil of each light modulator can surround a Faraday element or core containing a Faraday material to control a magnetic state of a Faraday material responsive to control signals.

    Magneto-optical waveguide device and coupling methods

    公开(公告)号:US11092826B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-17

    申请号:US16556577

    申请日:2019-08-30

    IPC分类号: G02F1/095

    摘要: A magneto-optical waveguide device includes a waveguide coupled with a magneto-optical crystal material. The magneto-optical waveguide device includes a patterned nanostructure within the magneto-optical crystal material that includes an internal optical waveguide through the magneto-optical crystal material. The patterned nanostructure modifies the refractive index of the magneto-optical crystal material below diffraction limit. The patterned nanostructure creates metamaterial effective properties that optimize core-cladding inside the magneto-optical crystal material to create the optical waveguide.

    Compact optical key based on a two-dimensional photonic crystal with 120 degree folding

    公开(公告)号:US10331009B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-25

    申请号:US15313133

    申请日:2015-05-22

    IPC分类号: G02B6/35 G02F1/095 G02F1/313

    摘要: The present invention is based on a two-dimensional photonic crystal where are inserted defects that originate two waveguides and one resonant cavity. An electromagnetic signal that crosses the device is confined in the interior of the defects, due to the photonic band gap associated with the periodic structure that surrounds it. Its main function is the control of the flux of an electromagnetic signal over a communication channel, blocking (state off) or allowing (state on) the passage of the signal. It also promotes the change in the propagation direction of an electromagnetic signal by an angle of 120 degrees, providing greater flexibility in the design of integrated optical systems. The working principle of the device is based on the excitation of dipole modes in its resonant cavity, accordingly to the application of an external DC magnetic field on the magneto-optical material that constitutes it. In states on and off the magneto-optical material is magnetized and nonmagnetized, respectively.

    LOGIC DEVICE HAVING AN OPTICAL CIRCULATOR
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190025669A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-24

    申请号:US16132139

    申请日:2018-09-14

    摘要: An optical logic device includes a distributed feedback laser configured to generate a first signal corresponding to distributed feedback laser output signal, the first signal being at a first wavelength. The device further includes a bandpass filter having a center frequency corresponding to the first wavelength. Additionally, the device can include an optical circulator having a first port coupled to a logic device input signal, a second port coupled to the first signal, and a third port coupled to the bandpass filter, wherein when the logic device input signal has a power above a predetermined threshold and there is a wavelength difference between the first wavelength and an input wavelength of the logic device input signal, a suppression of the first signal occurs.

    OPTICAL ISOLATOR AND OPTICAL MODULE
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180267245A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-20

    申请号:US15898758

    申请日:2018-02-19

    申请人: FUJITSU LIMITED

    发明人: Hirotomo Izumi

    摘要: An apparatus includes a first coupler configured to input input light through an input waveguide and branch the input light into first and second branch waveguides; a second coupler configured to combine the first and second branch waveguides and to output the output light through an output waveguide; a phase adjuster having a birefringent property, provided to the second branch waveguide; and a polarization converter having a birefringent property, provided to the output waveguide and configured to, when reflected light corresponding to the output light is input to the output waveguide, convert a polarization state of the reflected light such that a first part of the reflected light for traveling through the first path and a second part of the reflected light for traveling through the second path are in antiphase at the input waveguide.

    FEEDBACK CONTROLLED CLOSED LOOP ON-CHIP ISOLATOR

    公开(公告)号:US20180031873A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-01

    申请号:US15221436

    申请日:2016-07-27

    申请人: Intel Corporation

    IPC分类号: G02F1/095 G02F1/09 G02B6/27

    摘要: Embodiments herein relate to a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) with an on-chip optical isolator. The PIC may comprise a laser, a waveguide coupled with the laser, and a closed loop resonator coupled to the laser through the waveguide. A magneto-optical (MO) layer is over and in contact with the waveguide and the closed loop resonator. The closed loop resonator may comprise a first polarization rotator (PR) and a second PR. A light from the laser in transverse electric (TE) mode through the waveguide is rotated in the first PR to a light in transverse magnetic (TM) mode, and the light in TM mode is rotated in the second PR to light in TE mode. The isolator may further comprise a micro-heater over or along a side of the waveguide and separated from the closed loop resonator; and a feedback control loop connected to the closed loop resonator and the micro-heater.

    Polarization scrambler based on Faraday magneto-optic effect

    公开(公告)号:US20170261773A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-14

    申请号:US15605560

    申请日:2017-05-25

    发明人: Shudong Wu Wenbo Wang

    IPC分类号: G02F1/095 G02F1/01 G02B6/27

    摘要: A polarization scrambler based on Faraday magneto-optic effect is disclosed. A polarization control unit (2) is connected between a first rotator unit (1) and a second rotator unit (3). The first rotator unit (1) includes a first optical fiber circle (11) and a first wire coil (12). The second rotator unit (3) includes a second optical fiber circle (31) and a second wire coil (32). ACs with two frequencies f1 and f2 are respectively introduced into the first wire coil (12) and the second wire coil (32), such that the ACs in the two wire coils are changed to control the polarization angle in the two optical fiber circles to independently change within the range of +/−90°. The polarization control unit (2) can ensure motion trajectories of outputted light polarization pointsare in two orthogonal directions, thus achieving uniform polarization disturbance.