Abstract:
An electro-wetting optical device includes an optical switch that uses a coupling region proximate a waveguide in a substrate. The device uses two optical liquids, providing first and second refractive indices respectively. At least one of the optical liquids is deuterated. Under a first switching configuration the first optical liquid is positioned at the coupling region so as to provide a first effective refractive index for light propagating along the first waveguide and under a second switching configuration the second optical liquid is positioned at the coupling region so as to provide a second effective refractive index for light propagating along the first waveguide.
Abstract:
An optoelectronic switch comprising: N switch modules, where N is an integer; and an optical full-mesh interconnect (C5); each switch module comprising: M client facing input ports, and M output facing ports, M being an integer which is either equal to or not equal to N; a pre-mesh AWG (C4), the pre-mesh AWG having M inputs and N outputs, each of the N outputs connected to a respective input on the optical full-mesh interconnect (C5); a post- mesh AWG (C6), the post-mesh AWG having N inputs and M outputs, each of the N inputs connected to a respective output of the optical full-mesh interconnect (C5) and each of the M outputs for communicating a signal to one or more of the M outputs (OP1, OP2, OPM) of the switch module; and a first array of Detector Remodulators (DRMs) (C3) located before the pre-mesh AWG, each DRM of the first array configured to receive a signal from an input of the switch module (IP1, IP2, IPM) and to regenerate and/or change the wavelength of the received signal to produce a DRM output, the DRM output forming an input at a respective port of the pre-mesh AWG.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device suitable for power applications includes a thyristor epitaxial layer structure defining an anode region offset vertically from a cathode region with a plurality of intermediate regions therebetween. An anode electrode is electrically coupled to the anode region. A cathode electrode is electrically coupled to the cathode region. A switchable current path that extends vertically between the anode region and the cathode region has a conducting state and a non-conducting state. An epitaxial resistive region is electrically coupled to and extends laterally from one of the plurality of intermediate regions. An FET is provided having a channel that is electrically coupled to the epitaxial resistive region. The FET can be configured to inject (or remove) electrical carriers into (or from) the one intermediate region via the epitaxial resistive region in order to switch the switchable current path between its non-conducting state and its conducting state.
Abstract:
An example optical polarization controller can include a substantially planar substrate and a waveguide unit cell formed on the substantially planar substrate. The waveguide unit cell can include a first out-of-plane waveguide portion and a second out-of-plane waveguide portion coupled to the first out-of-plane waveguide portion. Each of the first and second out-of-plane waveguide portions can respectively include a core material layer arranged between a first optical cladding layer having a first stress-response property and a second optical cladding layer having a second stress-response property. The first and second stress-response properties can be different such that each of the first and second out-of-plane waveguide portions is deflected by a deflection angle.
Abstract:
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an optical path-changing device having one or more curved waveguides, which not only can change an optical path at a large angle close to a perpendicular direction after light or an optical signal has been incident and reflected, but also can change the optical path in various directions, such as for straight pass, left turn, and right turn. An optical path-changing device having one or more curved waveguides according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first waveguide (11) formed in a straight line. A second waveguide (12) is configured to branch from the first waveguide in a first direction and formed in a shape of curved line. A first reflector (21) is arranged in a region in which the second waveguide branches from the first waveguide.
Abstract:
Telecommunications switches are presented, including expandable optical switches that allow for a switch of N inputs x M outputs to be expanded arbitrarily to a new number of N inputs and/or a new number of M outputs. Switches having internal switch blocks controlling signal bypass lines are also provided, with these switches being useful for the expandable switches.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to devices which operate on gradient optical forces, in particular, nanoscale mechanical devices which are actuable by gradient optical forces. Such a device comprises a waveguide and a dielectric body, with at least a portion of the waveguide separated from the dielectric body at a distance which permits evanescent coupling of an optical mode within the waveguide to the dielectric body. This results in an optical force which acts on the waveguide and which can be exploited in a variety of devices on a nano scale, including all-optical switches, photonic transistors, tuneable couplers, optical attenuators and tuneable phase shifters. The waveguide can also comprise a gap such that two cantilever bridges are formed.
Abstract:
An optical device includes a first (A) and a second (A') splitting device. Each of the first and second splitting devices have respective first and second input ports, respective first and second output ports, and a respective transfer matrix. A first optical waveguide (84) is optically coupled to the first output port of the first splitting device and the first input port of the second splitting device. A second optical waveguide (83) is optically coupled to the second output port of the first splitting device and the second input port of the second splitting device. The first and second optical waveguides are configured to introduce a phase shift of an optical device includes a first and a second splitting device. Each of the first and second splitting devices have respective first and second input ports, respective first and second output ports, and a respective transfer matrix. A first optical waveguide is optically coupled to the first output port of the first splitting device and the first input port of the second splitting device. A second optical waveguide is optically coupled to the second output port of the first splitting device and the second input port of the second sitting device. The first and second optical waveguides are configured to introduce a phase shift of an optical device includes a first and a second splitting device. Each of the first and second splitting devices have respective first and second input ports, respective first and second output ports, and a respective transfer matrix. A first optical waveguide is optically coupled to the first output port of the first splitting device and the first input port of the second splitting device. A second optical waveguide is optically coupled to the second output port of the first splitting device and the second input port of the second splitting device. The first and second optical waveguides are configured to introduce a phase shift of π radians to the optical radiation propagating through the first optical waveguide with respect to the optical radiation propagating through the second optical waveguide. The transfer matrix of the second splitting device is the diagonal transpose of the transfer matrix of the first splitting de vice and the transfer matrix of the second splitting device is substantially different from the transfer matrix of the first splitting device.
Abstract:
An optical switch includes at least two signal bus waveguides (8, 10) that receive optical signals (a1, a2) as input. At least two directional couplers are positioned so that the inputs to the at least two directional couplers (4, 6) are not switched relative to each other.