Abstract:
An optical wavelength filter device comprises a first optical wavelength filter (10) of a mode conversion type and a second optical wavelength filter (12) of an interferometer type optically coupled to the first optical wavelength filter. This combination produces an increased number of transmission channels, with a reduced line width and increased tuning width, compared with the performance of the filters individually.
Abstract:
An optical filter comprises a volume diffraction grating (1) provided within a waveguide. The grating (1) has a thickness T sufficient such that when an optical beam R is incident on the grating from outside the waveguide, wavelengths at or near the Bragg wavelength for the grating are diffracted and coupled into the waveguide, all but the first order interferences being substantially eliminated, whilst wavelengths away from the Bragg wavelength pass through the waveguide substantially undiffracted. The grating pitch L may be varied to permit tuning of the filter response.
Abstract:
A light modulator comprises a stack of a wave guide layer (11) and an adjacent layer (12) normally exhibiting a refractive index smaller than that of the wave guide layer, at least one of these layers being formed of a material whose refractive index changes by application of energy. An energy applicator is provided at least in one of these layers, and a dielectric grating (G) is positioned at the surface of the adjacent layer (12) over a section where energy is applied by the energy applicator. A drive circuit is provided for energizing the energy applicator and causing a change in refractive index to arise in the wave guide layer (11) and/or the adjacent layer (12) so that wave guided inside of the wave guide layer (11) is radiated out of the stack by interaction with the dielectric grating (G). In a wave guide device, the wave guide layer (11) is formed of a thermo-optic material in which the thermal coefficient of refractive index is zero or negative, and the adjacent layer (12) is formed of a thermo-optic material exhibiting a positive thermal coefficient of refractive index.
Abstract:
A light beam scanning system comprises a wave guide formed of a material allowing propagation of surface acoustic waves therethrough, and a means for generating the surface acoustic waves in the wave guide so that they advance along an optical path of light incident upon the wave guide, and a drive circuit for periodically applying a pulsewise voltage to the surface acoustic wave generating means. The wave guided inside of the wave guide is emitted out of the wave guide at the section where the surface acoustic waves are present by a coupling action of a grating generated by the surface acoustic waves with the guided wave.
Abstract:
In a terahertz wave generation apparatus including a first non-linear optical crystal 3 on which first laser L1 and second laser L2 from laser generation means 2 are incident to generate terahertz wave TH1, the laser generation means includes a second non-linear optical crystal 7 on which laser having the same wavelength as that of the second laser is incident to generate idler light L1 including a plurality of wavelengths, and makes the idler light L1 generated from the second non-linear optical crystal incident on the first non-linear optical crystal as the first laser L1, to generate terahertz wave including a plurality of wavelengths from the first non-linear optical crystal 3, and wavelength selection means including a transmission section which transmits an idler light having the specific wavelength in the idler light including the plurality of wavelengths can be provided, as needed. Thus, terahertz wave having a high output power and including a plurality of wavelengths can be obtained, and the wavelength selection means easily obtains a required terahertz wave having the specific wavelength.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an external-cavity tunable laser (60) system configured to emit radiation at a laser emission wavelength, the tunable laser system comprising an external cavity having a plurality of cavity modes. The external cavity includes a gain medium (61) to emit an optical beam into the external cavity, and a tunable optical resonant grating filter (66;20;40) reflecting the optical beam at a resonant wavelength. The filter comprises a diffraction grating (23;52), a planar waveguide (28;46) optically interacting with the diffraction grating (23;52), the diffraction grating and the planar waveguide forming a resonant structure, and a light transmissive material having a selectively variable refractive index to permit tuning of the filter. The light transmissive material is a liquid crystal material or a thermo-optical material having a thermo-optic coefficient of not less than 10 -4 /°C so as to form a tunable cladding layer (30;43) for the planar waveguide. The planar waveguide (28;46) is placed between the diffraction grating (23;52) and the tunable cladding layer (30;43).
Abstract:
An asymmetric waveguide pair (1440) with a differential thermal response has an optical coupling frequency that may be thermo-optically tuned. Tuning may also be accomplished by applying an electric field (1445) across a liquid crystal portion (1442) of the waveguide structure. The waveguide pair may include a grating and be used as a frequency selective coupler for an optical resonator. The differential waveguide pair may also be used as a temperature or electric field sensor, or it may be used in a waveguide array to adjust a phase relationship, e.g. in an arrayed waveguide grating.
Abstract:
Optoelektronisches Bauelement, bei dem zwei Wellenleiterschichten (WG1, WG2) und eine Schicht (Δn) mit einer periodischen Strukturierung vorhanden sind, die parallel zueinander angeordnet und so bemessen sind, daß zwischen in diesen Wellenleiterschichten geführten Moden eine kodirektionale Kopplung bewirkt ist, und bei dem nicht für diese Kopplung erforderliche und daher unerwünschte Sprünge in den Realteilen der für eine Wellenführung dieser Moden maßgeblichen effektiven Brechungsindizes dadurch vermieden sind, daß in dieser periodisch strukturierten Schicht oder in einer weiteren Schicht stetige oder mehrfach abgestufte Änderungen der bezüglich der Schichtebenen lateralen oder vertikalen Abmessung oder der Materialzusammensetzung in der für die Fortpflanzung der Moden vorgesehenen Richtung vorhanden sind.