Silicon photonics-based optical modulator

    公开(公告)号:US11899334B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-13

    申请号:US17545063

    申请日:2021-12-08

    CPC classification number: G02F1/2257 G02F1/0123 G02F2202/105

    Abstract: A silicon photonics-based optical modulator is disclosed. The optical modulator includes first radio frequency (RF) metal electrodes that operate as a ground, phase shifters disposed between the first RF metal electrodes for optically modulating an optical signal transmitted along an optical waveguide, second RF metal electrodes disposed between the phase shifters for providing an RF electrical signal received from a driving driver located outside of the optical modulator through one end, resistor-inductors (RL) connected to another end of the second RF metal electrodes, an inductive line disposed between the RLs and a power supply for applying a bias voltage to the optical modulator and the driving driver, and a silicon capacitor disposed between the RLs and the power supply for preventing a degradation of an RF response characteristic of the silicon photonics-based optical modulator caused by the inductive line.

    Silicon photonics-based optical transmission apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11429006B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-30

    申请号:US17377658

    申请日:2021-07-16

    Abstract: Disclosed is a silicon photonics-based optical transmission apparatus. The apparatus includes an optical modulator chip of a ground-signal-ground (GSG) electrode array including two phase shifters for differential driving, a sub-substrate including a metal electrode of a periodic pattern to connect two ground metal electrodes to each other at a GSG electrode connected to each of the two phase shifters, and a solder bump having a same periodic pattern as the metal electrode of the sub-substrate to connect the ground metal electrodes of the optical modulator chip and the metal electrode of the periodic pattern of the sub-substrate.

    Terahertz signal generation apparatus and terahertz signal generation method using the same

    公开(公告)号:US11609474B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-21

    申请号:US17496684

    申请日:2021-10-07

    Abstract: Disclosed are a terahertz signal generation apparatus and a terahertz signal generation method using the same. The terahertz signal generation apparatus includes first and second resonators configured to respectively output an optical signal of a first resonant frequency and an optical signal of a second resonant frequency from an optical signal input through a gain medium, an optical modulator configured to optically modulate the output optical signal of the second resonant frequency, an optical combiner configured to combine the CW optical signal of the first resonant frequency and the modulated optical signal of the second resonant frequency, and a signal generator configured to generate a terahertz signal using heterodyne beating between the CW optical signal of the first resonant frequency and the modulated optical signal of the second resonant frequency, wherein the first resonant frequency and the second resonant frequency are processed to have a predetermined frequency difference.

    Bidirectional optical element
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10003427B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-19

    申请号:US15640696

    申请日:2017-07-03

    Abstract: A bidirectional optical element in optical network units (ONUs) of a passive optical network (PON) includes a main filter configured to pass an upstream signal having an upstream-channel wavelength and a downstream signal having a downstream-channel wavelength, a drop filter configured to pass the downstream signal having the downstream-channel wavelength and reject the upstream signal having the upstream-channel wavelength, and an add filter configured to pass the upstream signal having the upstream-channel wavelength and reject the downstream signal having the downstream-channel wavelength, wherein the main filter, the drop filter, and the add filter are configured to share a single optical waveguide, and the optical waveguide is configured to connect input ports of the main filter and the drop filter and an output port of the drop filter and is provided in a straight line shape.

    Optical network system using wavelength channels included in O-band

    公开(公告)号:US10476625B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-12

    申请号:US15798807

    申请日:2017-10-31

    Abstract: Wavelength channels used in the optical network system are classified into downstream channels used to transmit optical signals from an optical line terminal (OLT) to an optical network unit (ONU) and upstream channels that are used to transmit optical signals from the ONU to the OLT. The wavelength channels are included in an O-band and may not overlap each other. One of the upstream channels are allocated to a wavelength band (for example, a zero-dispersion window) in which a four-wave mixing occurs. A wavelength spacing between the upstream channels and the downstream channels is determined based on a performance of separating the upstream channels and the downstream channels in a bidirectional optical sub assembly (BOSA) of the ONU. Also, a wavelength spacing between the downstream channels is determined based on a performance of separating the downstream channels in the BOSA.

    Tunable optical network unit for multi-wavelength passive optical network system and operating method thereof
    10.
    发明授权
    Tunable optical network unit for multi-wavelength passive optical network system and operating method thereof 有权
    用于多波长无源光网络系统的可调光网络单元及其操作方法

    公开(公告)号:US09397778B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-19

    申请号:US14694224

    申请日:2015-04-23

    CPC classification number: H04J14/0278 H04B10/272 H04J14/023 H04J14/0241

    Abstract: A tunable optical network unit (ONU) for a multi-wavelength passive optical network (MW PON) system and an operation method thereof are provided. The tunable ONU includes a cyclic tunable filter configured to have cyclic wavelength transmission properties that allow all wavelength channels of both a downstream signal and an upstream signal and to vary a wavelength to pass therethrough; a wavelength splitter configured to split an upstream signal wavelength band and a downstream signal wavelength band; a photodetector element configured to detect a downstream signal that is transmitted through the wavelength splitter, passing through the cyclic tunable filter which is aligned to a specific downstream signal wavelength channel; and a tunable transmitter configured to output to the wavelength transmitter an upstream signal of a wavelength channel that is determined based on an aligned downstream signal wavelength channel of the cyclic tunable filter.

    Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于多波长无源光网络(MW PON)系统的可调谐光网络单元(ONU)及其操作方法。 可调谐ONU包括循环可调滤波器,其被配置为具有允许下行信号和上行信号的所有波长信道并且使波长变化通过的循环波长传输特性; 波长分离器,被配置为分离上游信号波长带和下游信号波长带; 光检测器元件,被配置为检测通过波长分离器传输的下行信号,通过与特定下行信号波长信道对准的循环可调滤波器; 以及可调谐发射器,被配置为向所述波长发射器输出基于所述循环可调滤波器的对准的下行信号波长信道确定的波长信道的上行信号。

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