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1. (WO2002050575) RESONANT OPTICAL MODULATORS
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Pub. No.: WO/2002/050575 International Application No.: PCT/US2001/049606
Publication Date: 27.06.2002 International Filing Date: 21.12.2001
Chapter 2 Demand Filed: 15.07.2002
IPC:
G02B 6/12 (2006.01) ,G02B 6/122 (2006.01) ,G02B 6/132 (2006.01) ,G02B 6/26 (2006.01) ,G02B 6/30 (2006.01) ,G02B 6/34 (2006.01) ,G02F 1/01 (2006.01) ,G02F 1/225 (2006.01)
G PHYSICS
02
OPTICS
B
OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
6
Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
10
of the optical waveguide type
12
of the integrated circuit kind
G PHYSICS
02
OPTICS
B
OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
6
Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
10
of the optical waveguide type
12
of the integrated circuit kind
122
Basic optical elements, e.g. light-guiding paths
G PHYSICS
02
OPTICS
B
OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
6
Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
10
of the optical waveguide type
12
of the integrated circuit kind
13
Integrated optical circuits characterised by the manufacturing method
132
by deposition of thin films
G PHYSICS
02
OPTICS
B
OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
6
Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
24
Coupling light guides
26
Optical coupling means
G PHYSICS
02
OPTICS
B
OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
6
Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
24
Coupling light guides
26
Optical coupling means
30
for use between fibre and thin-film device
G PHYSICS
02
OPTICS
B
OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
6
Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
24
Coupling light guides
26
Optical coupling means
34
utilising prism or grating
G PHYSICS
02
OPTICS
F
DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH IS MODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THE DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY, COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g. SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING; TECHNIQUES OR PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF; FREQUENCY-CHANGING; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
1
Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
01
for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour
G PHYSICS
02
OPTICS
F
DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH IS MODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THE DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY, COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g. SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING; TECHNIQUES OR PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF; FREQUENCY-CHANGING; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
1
Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
01
for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour
21
by interference
225
in an optical waveguide structure
Applicants:
CQUINT COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION [US/US]; 427 Huntington Drive Monrovia, CA 91016, US
Inventors:
PAINTER, Oskar, J.; US
SERCEL, Peter, C.; US
VAHALA, Kerry, J.; US
VERNOOY, David, W.; US
HUNZIKER, Guido, H.; US
Agent:
MILLER, Scott, R.; Riordan & McKinzie 29th Floor 300 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90071 , US
ALAVI, David, S.; 3762 West 11th Avenue, #408 Eugene, OR 97402, US
Priority Data:
09/788,30016.02.2001US
09/788,30116.02.2001US
09/788,30316.02.2001US
09/788,33116.02.2001US
60/257,21821.12.2000US
60/257,24821.12.2000US
Title (EN) RESONANT OPTICAL MODULATORS
(FR) MODULATEURS OPTIQUES DE RESONANCE
Abstract:
(EN) A resonant optical modulator comprises a transmission fiber-optic waveguide, a circumferential-mode optical resonator transverse-coupled thereto, a modulator optical component transverse-coupled to the circumferential-mode resonator, and a modulator control component. A control signal applied to the modulator optical component through the modulator control component alters the round-trip optical loss of the circumferential-mode resonator, thereby altering the transmission of a resonant optical signal through the transmission fiber-optic waveguide. The modulator optical element may comprise an open waveguide or a closed waveguide (i.e., resonator). The resonator round-trip optical loss may be altered by altering the optical absorption/scattering of the modulator optical component, or by altering an optical resonance frequency of a resonant modulator optical component.
(FR) L'invention concerne un modulateur optique de résonance comprenant un guide d'ondes à fibres optiques, un résonateur optique à mode circonférentiel couplé de manière transversale, un composant optique de modulation couplé de manière transversale au résonateur à mode circonférentiel, et un composant de commande de modulation. Un signal de commande appliqué au composant optique de modulation par l'intermédiaire du composant de commande de modulation modifie la perte optique aller-retour du résonateur à mode circonférentiel, modifiant ainsi la transmission d'un signal optique de résonance par l'intermédiaire d'un guide d'ondes à fibres optiques de transmission. L'élément optique de modulation peut comprendre un guide d'ondes ouvert ou un guide d'ondes fermé (c'est-à-dire un résonateur). La perte optique aller-retour du résonateur peut être modifiée par modification de l'absorption/diffusion du composant optique de modulation, par modification de la quantité de transfert de puissance optique entre le résonateur et le composant optique de modulation, ou par modification de la fréquence de résonance optique d'un composant optique de modulation.
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Eurasian Patent Office (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM)
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Publication Language: English (EN)
Filing Language: English (EN)