TE-TM mode converter
US4776656A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 27, 1987 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F2201/066
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A TE-TM mode converter utilizes a Y-cut lithium niobate crystal which includes a straight titanium-diffused channel extending along the Z-axis of the crystal. A parallel pair of electrodes lie symmetrically on opposite sides of the channel. a.c. and d.c. voltage supplies are connected to the electrodes to supply voltages so as to effect complete conversion from one direction of polarization to the other direction of polarization of a wave applied as an input to one end of the channel for abstraction at the opposite end.
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