公开(公告)号：US10191306B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-29

申请号：US15549745

申请日：2016-02-17

Applicant: Oclaro Technology Limited

Inventor： Robert Griffin ,  Brian L. Heffner

IPC: G02F1/035 ,  G02F1/01 ,  G02F1/225 ,  H04B10/50 ,  G02F1/21

Abstract: A Mach-Zehnder modulator for modulating optical signals, and comprising: a plurality of modulating waveguide sections; at least one bias electrode in electrical communication with at least one modulating waveguide section and configured to apply at least one electrical bias signal to one or more of the modulating waveguide sections; and an output optical combiner comprising a plurality of inputs and a plurality of outputs, wherein the plurality of inputs of the combiner are in optical communication with output sides of the plurality of modulating waveguide sections, and wherein a plurality of the outputs of the combiner are monitor outputs.

公开(公告)号：US20180031870A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-01

申请号：US15549745

申请日：2016-02-17

Applicant: Oclaro Technology Limited

Inventor： Robert Griffin ,  Brian L. Heffner

IPC: G02F1/01 ,  H04B10/50 ,  G02F1/225

CPC classification number: G02F1/0123 ,  G02F1/225 ,  G02F1/2257 ,  G02F2001/212 ,  G02F2001/217 ,  G02F2201/58 ,  G02F2203/20 ,  H04B10/50575

Abstract: A Mach-Zehnder modulator for modulating optical signals, and comprising: a plurality of modulating waveguide sections; at least one bias electrode in electrical communication with at least one modulating waveguide section and configured to apply at least one electrical bias signal to one or more of the modulating waveguide sections; and an output optical combiner comprising a plurality of inputs and a plurality of outputs, wherein the plurality of inputs of the combiner are in optical communication with output sides of the plurality of modulating waveguide sections, and wherein a plurality of the outputs of the combiner are monitor outputs.