Optical time-division multiplexing system
US6574402B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 10, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04J14/08
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical device for serializing data signals in a plurality of parallel channels is disclosed, including: (a) a plurality of waveguides adapted to conduct light signals of a predetermined wavelength; and (b) a nonlinear optical element having a refractive index and defining an optical path thereon adapted and configured to conduct a control light pulse along the optical path, wherein a portion of each of the plurality of waveguides is adjacent to or in contact with the nonlinear optical element at a different portion along the optical path; wherein the refractive index along the optical path is substantially altered where the control pulse is located such that the relative phase of the light signals of the predetermined wavelength is altered only where the signal is substantially coincident with the control pulse. The refractive index along the optical path in the nonlinear optical element is such that the light signals of the predetermined frequency in any one of the waveguides substantially cannot propagate past the point where the waveguide is adjacent to or in contact with the nonlinear optical element when the control pulse is not adjacent the point, and can substantially fr…
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