Abstract:
A multisegment laser diode structure is presented in the form of two spaced-apart linear waveguide segments and two spaced-apart ring-like waveguide segments, arranged such that each of the ring-like segments is optically coupled to each of the linear waveguide segments. At least one of the waveguide segments includes an active lasing material. The waveguide segments are thus arranged such that four separate electrical contacts can be provided to four waveguide segments, respectively, thereby enabling separate driving of each of the waveguide segments.
Abstract:
A wavelength selective filter device is presented suitable for use as a part of a laser cavity for processing light output of a gain section of the laser cavity. The filter structure comprises a resonator structure including at least one closed-loop resonator; and defines an optical coupler structure for coupling light from an input/output of the gain section to propagate through said resonator structure, and a light reflector structure for reflecting light filtered by said resonator structure to propagate through said resonator structure to said input/output of the gain section. The filter structure is configured so as to define two optical paths of substantially the same lengths for light propagation in the resonator structure from and to the coupler structure.
Abstract:
A planar optical component (30) is presented that defines an optical path for light propagation in between a first waveguide (103) and an optical fiber. The optical component (30) comprises a waveguide structure defining a transition region between the first waveguide (103) and the optical fiber. The transition region is formed by first and second cladding layers and first and second core segments (C1, C2). The first core segment (C1) is formed by a core of said first waveguide (103) having a refractive index n1, and the second core segment (C2) is formed by a core of a second connecting waveguide (102) having a refractive index n2
Abstract:
A filtering method and optical filter structure are presented. The structure comprises an input waveguide (W1), an output waveguide (W2), and a filter stage formed by at least one closed loop resonator (R1-R2) optically coupled to the input and output waveguides. A level of the coupling from each of the waveguides to the resonator is at least 5 times greater than a loss-per-revolution of the resonator. The filter structure thus provides for reducing a bandwidth and insertion loss while filtering at least one optical channel from a multi-channel light signal.
Abstract:
An optical device and method are presented for adjusting a polarization condition of multi-channel light associated with an optical processor system (30) that has a plurality of processing units (PU) for processing linearly polarized light. The device comprises a polarization splitting/combining element (14), which may comprise a prism assembly or a birefrigerent crystal and first and second collimator arrays (12, 16). The first collimator array (12) is accommodated between a multi-channel light transmission system (20) and the polarization splitting/combining element (14). The second collimator array (16) is accommodated between the polarization splitting/combining element (14) and the optical processor system (30). The polarization splitting/combining element (14) is has predetermined dimensions and orientation to demultiplex into light of orthogonal linear polirizations light from the transmission system or multiplex into a randomly polarized light beam light from the optical processor system.
Abstract:
An optical device and method are presented for processing a multi-frequency light signal to separate therefrom a desired frequency range. The device comprises a filter structure that has an input for receiving the multi-frequency input light signal, a first output for outputting a first light component of the input light signal including light of said predetermined frequency range, a second output for outputting a second light component including a remaining portion of the input light signal, and an intermediate input. The first output and the intermediate input of the filter structure may be connected to, respectively, input and output of a tunable frequency-selective optical unit, which may be a second filter structure, amplifier, attenuator. By using the second filter structure with a different tuning range as compared to that of the first filter structure such that these tuning ranges define overlapping spectra of the filter structures, a two-stage filter device is provided.
Abstract:
An optical device and method are presented for use in monitoring at least one optical channel of an input multi-channel light signal. The device comprises a light splitting assembly for splitting the input light signal into a predetermined number of light components; a predeterminded number of tunable wavelength-selective filters each for filtering light of a specific optical channel from the light component passing therethrough; and the predetermined number of receivers, each associated with the corresponding one of said filters and operation to detect the filtered light and generate an output signal indicative thereof. The device thereby enables for processing the output signals by an electronic assembly to determine at least one of the following: a central frequency of at least one optical channel of the input light signal, a power of at least one optical channel of the input light signal, a signal to noise ratio of at least one detected optical channel, eye pattern within at least one optical channel of the input light signal; bit error rate extraction; relative timing jitter of orthogonal polarizations of at least one light channel of the input light signal, and Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD) of at least one optical channel of the input light signal.
Abstract:
A filter device and method are presented for filtering a multi-channel randomly polarized light signal to separate therefrom at least one specific channel. The device comprises a polarizer assembly, and a filter structure. The polarizer assembly is operable for processing the multi-channel randomly polarized light signal to split it into two multi-channel light components of a predetermined polarization identical for both of said two multi-channel light components; and for processing two identically polarized light components to produce a randomly polarized light signal. The filter structure is operable to process said two multi-channel light components of said predetermined polarization to select from each of said two light components the specific channel, and thereby produce two first output light components of the specific channel propagating through spatially separated first light paths.
Abstract:
An optical device and method are presented for adjusting a polarization condition of multi-channel light associated with an optical processor system that has a plurality of processing units for processing linearly polarized light. The device comprises a polarization splitting/combining element, and first and second collimator arrays. The first collimator array is accommodated between a multi-channel light transmission system and the polarization splitting/combining element. The second collimator array is accommodated between the polarization splitting/combining element and the optical processor system. The polarization splitting/combining element is has predetermined dimensions and orientation to carry out at least one of the following: concurrently receiving all randomly polarized light beams of the multi-channel light coming from the transmission system and producing from each of the received beams a pair of light components of orthogonal linear polarizations; and concurrently receiving all linearly polarized light components of the multi-channel light coming from the optical processor system and for each channel combining a pair of orthogonally polarized light components into a randomly polarized light beam.
Abstract:
Disclosed are an asymmetric Y-shaped optical waveguide structure and an optical transceiver using the structure. The asymmetric Y-shaped optical waveguide structure includes a main axis optical waveguide extended in a longitudinal direction; and a branch optical waveguide extended from an extension start point in the main axis optical waveguide in a longitudinal direction as much as a predetermined region and then diverged outside. The main axis optical waveguide and the branch optical waveguide have effective refractive indexes, the magnitude relation of which is reversed for optical signals having first and second wavelength range. The optical transceiver includes an asymmetric Y-shaped optical waveguide structure, an optical fiber optically coupled to the structure for transmitting/receiving of the bi-directional optical signal, a laser diode and a photodiode. Accordingly, it is possible to miniaturize the optical transceiver, reduce a packaging cost, and improve reliability of the optical transceiver.