WAVEGUIDE FACET INTERFACE
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220283365A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-08

    申请号:US17687068

    申请日:2022-03-04

    Abstract: A photonic integrated circuit. In some embodiments, the photonic integrated circuit includes: a waveguide; and a waveguide facet, a first end of the waveguide being at the waveguide facet, a first angle being an angle between: the waveguide at the first end of the waveguide and the normal to the waveguide facet, the first angle being at least 5 degrees, a first section of the waveguide having a first end at the waveguide facet and a second end, the first section having: a curvature of less than 0.01/mm at the first end of the first section, a curvature of less than 0.01/mm at the second end of the first section, and a curvature of at least 0.1/mm at a point between the first end and the second end.

    OPTICAL DEVICE FOR HETERODYNE INTERFEROMETRY

    公开(公告)号:US20230019946A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-19

    申请号:US17757037

    申请日:2020-12-11

    Abstract: The invention refers to an optical device for heterodyne interferometry, comprising a chip, a beam splitter, a first waveguide arranged on the chip, light propagating in the first waveguide being guided to the beam splitter, a second waveguide arranged on the chip, light propagating in the second waveguide being guided to and/or from the beam splitter, wherein the beam splitter, the first waveguide, and the second waveguide form part of a Michelson interferometer, wherein the first waveguide and the second waveguide at least partially form two arms of the Michelson interferometer, and wherein two further arms of the Michelson interferometer are at least partially arranged outside the chip.

    HIGHER ORDER MODE FILTER
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220283367A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-08

    申请号:US17687144

    申请日:2022-03-04

    Abstract: A waveguide mode filter. In some embodiments, the waveguide mode filter includes a first section of waveguide. The first section may have: a first end; a second end; a rate of change of curvature having a magnitude not exceeding 15/mm2 within the first section; a curvature having a magnitude of at most 0.03/mm at the first end; and a curvature having a magnitude of at least 0.1/mm at the second end.

    PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230039055A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-09

    申请号:US17814787

    申请日:2022-07-25

    Abstract: A photonic integrated device comprising: a photonic integrated chip (PIC) adapted to investigate blood flow at a portion of tissue of a user, said PIC comprising: a laser having an optical output, or waveguide for guiding an optical output from an external laser, the optical output being split into a first optical component and a second optical component; wherein the first optical component is arranged to be transmitted to and generate speckle at the portion of tissue of the user; the photonic integrated device further comprising: one or more detectors, each detector configured to receive the speckle generated by the first optical component at the portion of tissue; and one or more optical splitters optically coupling the second optical component to one or more respective input(s) of the one or more detectors; wherein the photonic integrated device is further adapted to measure interference at the one or more detectors between a sample arm formed by the first optical component and a reference arm formed by the second optical component.

    ECHELLE GRATINGS WITH A SHARED FREE PROPAGATION REGION

    公开(公告)号:US20230400629A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-14

    申请号:US18331094

    申请日:2023-06-07

    CPC classification number: G02B6/4214 G02B6/4215

    Abstract: Echelle gratings with a shared free propagation region. In some embodiments, a system includes: a first echelle grating; and a second echelle grating. The first echelle grating may include: a first input waveguide having an end on a first Rowland circle; a first grating on the first Rowland circle; and a first output waveguide having an end on the first Rowland circle. The second echelle grating may include: a second input waveguide having an end on a second Rowland circle; a second grating on the second Rowland circle; and a second output waveguide having an end on the second Rowland circle. The second input waveguide may be separate from the first input waveguide, the second output waveguide may be separate from the first output waveguide, and the first Rowland circle may overlap the second Rowland circle.

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