External optical modulation using non-co-linear compensation networks
US6483953B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 11, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/0356
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electro-optic device including an optical waveguide formed in an electro-optic material that propagates an optical signal along a first direction of propagation is described. The device also includes an electrical waveguide formed in the electro-optic material and positioned co-linear relative to the optical waveguide and in electromagnetic communication with the optical waveguide, where the electrical waveguide also propagates the electrical signal in the first direction of propagation. A compensation network is electrically coupled to the electrical waveguide at a junction and propagates the electrical signal in a second direction of propagation that is substantially non-co-linear with the first direction of propagation. In operation, the compensation network modifies at least one of a phase or an amplitude of the electrical signal at the junction relative to a phase or an amplitude of the accumulated modulation on the optical signal at the junction, respectively, and then returns the modified electrical signal to the electrical waveguide.
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