Abstract:
Optical logic gate (1) having a second -harmonic generator element (15) that receives a first (sii) and a second optical input signal (si2) respectively having a first (?1) and a second angular frequency (?2) and respectively having a first (P; S) and a second (P; S) polarization, and which provides a second-harmonic optical signal (su3) having a third angular frequency (2?i, ?1+?2) and a third (P; S) polarization. The third angular frequency (2?i, ?1+?2) is equal to the sum of the first (?1) and the second angular frequency (?2). The third (P; S) polarization is a function of the first (P; S) and the second (P; S) polarization. The second-harmonic generator element (15) includes a second-harmonic generator layer (22) in a material having a non-null second-order optical tensor.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a device (11, 21) comprising: a cathode (14) that lies on a cathode plane and includes, in an active region (11a), one or more cathode straight -finger-shaped terminals (14b) with a main extension direction parallel to a first reference direction (z); for each cathode terminal (14b), one or more electron emitters (14c) formed on, and in ohmic contact with, said cathode terminal (14b); and a gate electrode (15) that lies on a gate plane parallel to, and spaced apart from, said cathode plane, does not overlap the cathode (14) and includes, in the active region (lla), two or more gate straight-finger-shaped terminals (15b) with a main extension direction parallel to the first reference direction (z); wherein the gate terminals (15b) are interlaced with said cathode terminal (s) (14b).
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor (PHEMT) power device (1) including a semi-insulating substrate (2); an epitaxial substrate (3) formed on the semi-insulating substrate (2) a contact layer (19). The contact layer (19) includes a lightly doped contact layer (20) formed on the Schottky layer (18), and a highly doped contact layer (21) formed on the lightly doped contact layer (20) and having a doping concentration higher than the lightly doped contact layer (20). The PHEMT power device (1) further includes a- wide recess (23) formed to penetrate the highly doped contact layer (21) and a narrow recess (24) formed in the wide recess (23) to penetrate the lightly doped contact layer (20). The gate electrode (6) is formed in the narrow recess (24) and in Schottky contact with the Schottky layer (18).
Abstract:
A multi-role or multi-function system (1) operable to perform a multi-role or a multi-function and configured to dynamically allocate requisite resources for performing antenna functions (EFMi) during a frame interval (tF) of the multi-role or the multi-function by: - determining whether the antenna functions (EFMi) are completely performable in the frame interval (tF), based on a time-sharing resource allocation procedure; and if not, allocating the requisite resources for performing the antenna functions (EFMi) during the frame interval (tF), based on a time-sharing resource allocation procedure and an antenna-sharing resource allocation procedure.
Abstract:
Optical logic gate (1) having a second -harmonic generator element (15) that receives a first (sii) and a second optical input signal (si2) respectively having a first (?1) and a second angular frequency (?2) and respectively having a first (P; S) and a second (P; S) polarization, and which provides a second-harmonic optical signal (su3) having a third angular frequency (2?i, ?1+?2) and a third (P; S) polarization. The third angular frequency (2?i, ?1+?2) is equal to the sum of the first (?1) and the second angular frequency (?2). The third (P; S) polarization is a function of the first (P; S) and the second (P; S) polarization. The second-harmonic generator element (15) includes a second-harmonic generator layer (22) in a material having a non-null second-order optical tensor.
Abstract:
Described herein is a method for determining second- order nonlinear optical coefficients of a material. The method envisages the steps of providing a specimen (1;35) made at least in part of the material, causing a first optical signal (Si1) and a second optical signal (Si2) having, respectively, a first pulsation and a second pulsation, and a first polarization state and a second polarization state, to impinge upon the specimen in such a way that the specimen generates a second-harmonic optical signal (su3) having a third pulsation equal to the sum of the first and second pulsations, and a third polarization state that is a function of the first and second polarization states. The method further envisages the step of determining a plurality of measurements of power corresponding to the second-harmonic optical signal, and the step of determining the second-order nonlinear optical coefficients on the basis of the plurality of measurements of power. In addition, the method envisages performing a plurality of measurements of power of the second-harmonic optical signal as the first polarization state and the second polarization state vary.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is an optical frequency shifter (1) provided with: an electro-optical substrate (3) having a main surface (3a); an optical waveguide structure (2) formed in the substrate (3) and having two waveguide portions (7), which are spaced apart by a distance (S) such as to ensure mutual optical coupling therebetween; and an electrode structure (10) arranged above the main surface (3a) of the substrate (3) and having at least a first electrode (11). The substrate (3) has a Z-cut crystalline structure with Z crystal axis orthogonal to the main surface (3a) and comprises two oppositely poled portions (20, 21) having opposite orientations of the Z crystal axis; the two waveguide portions (7) are arranged underneath the first electrode (11), each in a respective one of the two oppositely poled portions (20, 21).
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is an optical modulator (1) coupled to an optical fiber (7) and providing a modulated optical signal based on the input optical signal received from the optical fiber; the optical modulator (1) is provided with an electro-optical substrate (3) and an optical waveguide structure (2) formed in the substrate (3) and having an input branch (6) coupled to the optical fiber (7), an output branch (10) outputting the modulated optical signal, and a first and a second arms (12a, 12b) branching off from the input branch (6) and merging into the output branch (10). In particular, the input branch (6) is configured so as to be at least bimodal, and the optical fiber (7) is so arranged with respect to the input branch (6) to excite a first and at least a second optical propagation mode and to provide the first and second optical propagation modes with respective given amounts of optical power, to compensate for different optical losses of the first and second arms (12a, 12b).
Abstract:
There is described an automatic remote acquisition system for determining the configuration of an installation (1) having a number of devices (3a, 3b), which are divided into standard devices (3a) grouped by cabinets (4), and into non-standard devices (3b), and are each defined by a respective number of elementary units (2a, 2b). The remote acquisition system (10) has a number of passive transponders (14), each associated with a respective elementary unit (2a, 2b) to memorize respective identification data of the elementary unit (2a, 2b); a number of active transponders (26), each associated with a respective non-standard device (3b) to memorize at least the identification data of the respective number of elementary units (2b); and, for the passive transponders (14), a number of control units (19), each mounted in a respective cabinet (4) to acquire the identification data, memorized in the respective passive transponders (14), of the elementary units (2a) of the standard devices (3a) in the cabinet (4).