公开(公告)号：US20150070746A1

公开(公告)日：2015-03-12

申请号：US14307274

申请日：2014-06-17

申请人： RAVENBRICK LLC

发明人： Richard M. Powers ,  Wil McCarthy

IPC分类号： G02F1/01

CPC分类号： G02F1/0147 ,  E06B9/24 ,  E06B2009/2464 ,  G02B27/28 ,  G02F1/0136 ,  G02F1/132 ,  G02F1/133514 ,  G02F1/133533 ,  G02F1/133536 ,  G02F2001/0139 ,  G02F2001/133538

摘要： The thermally switched reflective optical shutter is a self-regulating “switchable mirror” device that reflects up to 100% of incident radiant energy above a threshold temperature, and reflects up to 50% of incident radiant energy below a threshold temperature. Control over the flow of radiant energy occurs independently of the thermal conductivity or insulating value of the device, and may or may not preserve the image and color properties of incoming visible light. The device can be used as a construction material to efficiently regulate the internal temperature and illumination of buildings, vehicles, and other structures without the need for an external power supply or operator signals. The device has unique aesthetic optical properties that are not found in traditional windows, skylights, stained glass, light fixtures, glass blocks, bricks, or walls. The device can be tailored to transmit sufficient visible light to see through in both the transparent and reflective states, while still providing significant control over the total energy transmission across the device.

摘要翻译： 热开关反射光学快门是一种自调节“可切换反射镜”装置，其反射高达阈值温度高达100％的入射辐射能量，并将高达50％的入射辐射能量反射到阈值温度以下。 控制辐射能量的流动与设备的热导率或绝缘值无关，并且可能保持或不保留输入的可见光的图像和颜色特性。 该装置可用作建筑材料，以有效地调节建筑物，车辆和其他结构的内部温度和照明，而不需要外部电源或操作员信号。 该设备具有独特的美学光学性能，在传统的窗户，天窗，彩色玻璃，灯具，玻璃砖，砖块或墙壁上都没有发现。 该设备可以被调整为传输足够的可见光以在透明和反射状态下透视，同时仍然对跨设备的总能量传输提供显着控制。

公开(公告)号：US08755105B2

公开(公告)日：2014-06-17

申请号：US13311212

申请日：2011-12-05

申请人： Richard M. Powers ,  Wil McCarthy

发明人： Richard M. Powers ,  Wil McCarthy

IPC分类号： G02F1/01 ,  C09K19/02 ,  G02B26/02 ,  E06B7/00

CPC分类号： G02F1/0147 ,  E06B9/24 ,  E06B2009/2464 ,  G02B27/28 ,  G02F1/0136 ,  G02F1/132 ,  G02F1/133514 ,  G02F1/133533 ,  G02F1/133536 ,  G02F2001/0139 ,  G02F2001/133538

摘要： The thermally switched reflective optical shutter is a self-regulating “switchable mirror” device that reflects up to 100% of incident radiant energy above a threshold temperature, and reflects up to 50% of incident radiant energy below a threshold temperature. Control over the flow of radiant energy occurs independently of the thermal conductivity or insulating value of the device, and may or may not preserve the image and color properties of incoming visible light. The device can be used as a construction material to efficiently regulate the internal temperature and illumination of buildings, vehicles, and other structures without the need for an external power supply or operator signals. The device can be tailored to transmit sufficient visible light to see through in both the transparent and reflective states, while still providing significant control over the total energy transmission across the device.

摘要翻译： 热开关反射光学快门是一种自调节“可切换反射镜”装置，其反射高达阈值温度高达100％的入射辐射能量，并将高达50％的入射辐射能量反射到阈值温度以下。 控制辐射能量的流动与设备的热导率或绝缘值无关，并且可能保持或不保留输入的可见光的图像和颜色特性。 该装置可用作建筑材料，以有效地调节建筑物，车辆和其他结构的内部温度和照明，而不需要外部电源或操作员信号。 该设备可以被调整为传输足够的可见光以在透明和反射状态下透视，同时仍然对跨设备的总能量传输提供显着控制。

公开(公告)号：US08331024B1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-11

申请号：US12841556

申请日：2010-07-22

申请人： Rainer M. E. Illing

发明人： Rainer M. E. Illing

IPC分类号： G02B5/30

CPC分类号： G02F1/0136 ,  G02F1/13306 ,  G02F1/1393 ,  G02F1/19 ,  G02F2001/0139 ,  G02F2001/133638 ,  G02F2201/16 ,  G02F2201/58 ,  G02F2203/06 ,  G02F2203/62

摘要： The present invention relates to a temporal depolarization assembly. The depolarization assembly operates to produce light that, over some period of time, is depolarized. The depolarization assembly includes first and second variable retarders. The variable retarders are operated to produce a retardance that varies in time. In addition, the modulator axis of a first one of the variable retarders is held at an angle to the modulator axis of the second one of the variable retarders. The frequency at which the retardance of the variable retarders varies is selected to be some fraction of the integration time of a sensor associated with the polarization assembly.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及时间去极化组件。 去极化组件工作以产生在一段时间内被去极化的光。 去极化组件包括第一和第二可变缓凝剂。 操作可变缓速器以产生随时间变化的延迟。 此外，可变延迟器中的第一个的调制器轴线保持与第二个可变延迟器的调制器轴线成一定角度。 可变延迟器的延迟变化的频率被选择为与偏振组件相关联的传感器的积分时间的一部分。

公开(公告)号：US08280200B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-02

申请号：US12585958

申请日：2009-09-29

申请人： Masaharu Doi ,  Kazuhiro Tanaka

发明人： Masaharu Doi ,  Kazuhiro Tanaka

IPC分类号： G02F1/035 ,  G02B6/00

CPC分类号： G02B6/2726 ,  G02B6/2773 ,  G02F1/0353 ,  G02F2001/0139

摘要： A polarization conversion device converts a polarization state of a light which is input to a first waveguide, that is, TE/TM mode of the light, to output it from the first waveguide. The polarization conversion device includes: a mode converter that performs the inter-conversion of TE/TM modes of the light which is input to the first waveguide; and a polarization separator that receives the light passed through the mode converter and separates the received light into a first light, TE/TM of which mode has been converted by the mode converter and a second light, TE/TM of which mode has not been converted, to output the first light to the first waveguide.

摘要翻译： 偏振转换装置将输入到第一波导的光的偏振状态（即，光的TE / TM模式）转换为从第一波导输出。 偏振转换装置包括：模式转换器，其执行输入到第一波导的光的TE / TM模式的互相转换; 以及偏振分离器，其接收通过模式转换器的光并将接收的光分离成第一光，其中模式已经由模式转换器转换的TE / TM和未模式的第二光TE / TM 转换，以将第一光输出到第一波导。

公开(公告)号：US08164831B2

公开(公告)日：2012-04-24

申请号：US12468801

申请日：2009-05-19

申请人： X. Steve Yao ,  Jane Chen ,  Yongqiang Shi

发明人： X. Steve Yao ,  Jane Chen ,  Yongqiang Shi

IPC分类号： G02B5/30 ,  G02B6/26 ,  G02B27/28

CPC分类号： G02B27/283 ,  G02B6/272 ,  G02B6/278 ,  G02B6/2786 ,  G02B27/286 ,  G02F1/0136 ,  G02F1/09 ,  G02F2001/0139

摘要： Techniques and devices for depolarizing light and producing a variable differential group delays in optical signals. In one implementation, an input optical beam is split into first and second beams with orthogonal polarizations. One or two optical reflectors are then used to cause the first and second optical beams to undergo different optical path lengths before they are recombined into a single output beam. An adjustment mechanism may used implemented to adjust the difference in the optical path lengths of the first and second beams to produce a variable DGD. When the depolarization of light is desired, the difference in the optical path lengths of the first and second beams is set to be greater than the coherence length of the input optical beam.

摘要翻译： 用于去光偏振并产生光信号中的可变差分组延迟的技术和装置。 在一个实现中，输入光束被分成具有正交偏振的第一和第二光束。 然后使用一个或两个光反射器来使第一和第二光束在被重新组合成单​​个输出光束之前经历不同的光程长度。 可以使用调整机构来调整第一和第二光束的光程长度的差异以产生可变DGD。 当需要光的去极化时，第一和第二光束的光程长度的差被设定为大于输入光束的相干长度。

公开(公告)号：US20100315701A1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-16

申请号：US12814686

申请日：2010-06-14

申请人： Tomoaki TAKEYAMA

发明人： Tomoaki TAKEYAMA

IPC分类号： H01S3/00 ,  H01S3/091

CPC分类号： H01S3/06754 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  G02F1/0311 ,  G02F1/116 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/133528 ,  G02F1/133533 ,  G02F1/133536 ,  G02F1/13362 ,  G02F1/133788 ,  G02F2001/0139 ,  G02F2001/133531 ,  G02F2001/133538 ,  G02F2203/06 ,  G02F2203/07 ,  H01S3/06712 ,  H01S3/06758 ,  H01S3/08036 ,  H01S3/08054 ,  H01S3/094015 ,  H01S3/094023 ,  H01S3/094073 ,  H01S3/10 ,  H01S3/10061 ,  H01S3/1308 ,  H01S5/06236 ,  H01S5/06821 ,  H01S5/18355 ,  H01S5/3201 ,  H01S5/3403 ,  H01S5/3404 ,  H01S5/4012 ,  H01S5/5009 ,  H01S5/5036 ,  H01S2301/14 ,  H01S2301/145

摘要： An apparatus includes a first optical amplifier that uses a rare-earth-doped optical medium, an isolator that inputs amplified light amplified by the first optical amplifier, a second optical amplifier that uses a rare-earth-doped optical medium to amplify a light output from the isolator, and a first light router that routes amplified spontaneous emission light generated by the first optical amplifier or the second optical amplifier to input, by a second light router, the routed amplified spontaneous emission light to the optical rare-earth-doped medium other than the optical rare-earth-doped medium where the routed amplified spontaneous emission light is generated.

摘要翻译： 一种装置包括使用稀土掺杂光介质的第一光放大器，输入由第一光放大器放大的放大光的隔离器，使用稀土掺杂光介质放大光输出的第二光放大器 以及第一光路由器，其路由由第一光放大器或第二光放大器产生的放大的自发发射光，由第二光路由器将路由放大的自发发射光输入到光稀土掺杂介质 除了产生路线放大的自发发射光的光稀土掺杂介质之外。

公开(公告)号：US20100290738A1

公开(公告)日：2010-11-18

申请号：US11941007

申请日：2007-11-15

申请人： Lianshan Yan ,  Lynn Lin ,  Xiaojun Chen ,  Xiaotian Steve Yao

发明人： Lianshan Yan ,  Lynn Lin ,  Xiaojun Chen ,  Xiaotian Steve Yao

IPC分类号： G02B6/26

CPC分类号： G02B6/14 ,  G02B6/4457 ,  G02F1/0131 ,  G02F2001/0139

摘要： Apparatus and methods for scrambling optical modes in multimode fibers to achieve uniform light distribution in guided multi-mode light for various applications.

摘要翻译： 用于在多模光纤中加扰光学模式的装置和方法，以在用于各种应用的导向多模光中实现均匀的光分布。

公开(公告)号：US06914707B2

公开(公告)日：2005-07-05

申请号：US10262428

申请日：2002-09-30

申请人： Reinhold Noe ,  David Sandel

发明人： Reinhold Noe ,  David Sandel

IPC分类号： G02F1/01 ,  H04B10/2507

CPC分类号： H04B10/2572 ,  G02F1/0136 ,  G02F2001/0139 ,  Y10S359/90

摘要： A polarization scrambler, and associated method for polarization scrambling, is provided wherein light is passed through a time-variant retarder. At least after upstream connection or downstream connection of a time-invariant retarder, this time-variant retarder may be represented as a retarder with eigen modes which are uniformly distributed on the Poincaré sphere and with a delay of 5π/6. An exemplary embodiment contains only two electro-optical wave plates, which are actuated by alternating signals containing harmonics. The polarization scrambler which is produced is independent of the input polarization of the light and can be used in devices for detection of polarization mode dispersion.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种偏振加扰器和相关的偏振加扰方法，其中光通过时变延迟器。 至少在时不变延迟器的上游连接或下游连接之后，该时变延迟器可以表示为具有均匀分布在庞加莱球上并具有5pi / 6的延迟的特征模式的延迟器。 一个示例性实施例仅包含两个电光波片，其由包含谐波的交替信号致动。 产生的极化扰频器与光的输入偏振无关，可用于检测偏振模色散的装置中。

公开(公告)号：US06618513B2

公开(公告)日：2003-09-09

申请号：US09922015

申请日：2001-08-03

申请人： Joseph David Evankow, Jr.

发明人： Joseph David Evankow, Jr.

IPC分类号： G02B530

CPC分类号： G02F1/0136 ,  G02F1/0134 ,  G02F2001/0139

摘要： Apparatus and an accompanying method for an optical scrambler and particularly one that provides randomly scrambled states of polarization (SOPs) in an optical fiber. Specifically, polarization independence is achieved by wrapping a single optical fiber around each tube in a cascade of separate piezoelectric tubes, with random amounts of fixed birefringence separating each tube, where each tube is then separately excited on a time-varying basis. The tubes are arranged in two groups. Each tube in the first group is separately excited by combined frequency/amplitude modulation with illustratively different modulating frequencies and amplitudes, and in the second group is excited at illustratively a constant frequency and voltage. Time-varying birefringence produced by each tube perturbs an initial SOP of the light provided by that tube from its original pseudo-stationary position as depicted on a poincaré sphere.

摘要翻译： 光学扰频器的装置和伴随方法，特别是在光纤中提供随机扰频偏振态（SOP）的方法。 具体地，通过在单独的压电管的级联中围绕每个管缠绕单个光纤来实现偏振独立性，其中分离每个管的随机量的固定双折射，其中每个管随后在时间变化的基础上被单独激发。 管分成两组。 第一组中的每个管由组合的频率/幅度调制分别激发，具有示例性的不同的调制频率和幅度，并且在第二组中以示例性的频率和电压激励。 每个管产生的随时间变化的双折射扰动由该管提供的光从其原始伪静止位置的初始SOP，如在垂直球上所示。

公开(公告)号：US5894532A

公开(公告)日：1999-04-13

申请号：US833409

申请日：1997-04-04

申请人： John D. Moores

发明人： John D. Moores

IPC分类号： G02B6/34 ,  G02F1/01 ,  H04B10/135 ,  G02B6/00

CPC分类号： G02B6/272 ,  G02B6/2766 ,  G02F1/0136 ,  H04B10/2572 ,  G02F2001/0139

摘要： A polarization desensitizing method and apparatus including a polarization analyzer separating a polarized input pulse into two orthogonally polarized components separated in time; and a nonlinear switch integrating the power of the two orthogonally polarized components over a predetermined time and producing an output pulse having a predetermined polarization. In one embodiment the polarization desensitizer includes a polarization analyzer in communication with a data source providing data pulses; a pulse generator; and a polarization converting switch in communication with both the polarization analyzer and the pulse generator, the polarization converting switch producing output pulses of a known polarization in response to the data pulses.

摘要翻译： 一种偏振脱敏方法和装置，包括：偏振分析器，将偏振输入脉冲分离成在时间上分离的两个正交极化分量; 以及在预定时间内积分两个正交极化分量的功率并产生具有预定极化的输出脉冲的非线性开关。 在一个实施例中，偏振敏感剂包括与提供数据脉冲的数据源通信的偏振分析器; 脉冲发生器; 以及与所述偏振分析器和所述脉冲发生器两者通信的偏振转换开关，所述偏振转换开关响应于所述数据脉冲产生已知极化的输出脉冲。