Automatic endless polarization controller for a silicon-on-insulator platform
US10126572B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 4, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/212
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A photonic platform based polarization controller providing a fixed target polarization is disclosed. The polarization controller has a polarization rotator splitter splitting the beam into first and second feeds corresponding to first and second orthogonal polarization components. A first Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) stage provides a first phase delay between the first and second feeds based on a first control signal, and a first mixer mixes the first and second feeds to provide third and fourth feeds. A second MZI stage provides a second phase delay between the third and fourth feeds based on a second control signal, and a second mixer mixes the third and fourth feeds to provide fifth and sixth feeds. A third MZI stage provides a third phase delay between the fifth and sixth feeds based on a third control signal, and a third mixer mixes the fifth and sixth feeds to provide the fixed target polarization. An optical tap splits a portion of the beam.
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