GB2361071B - Optical modulator with pre-determined frequency chirp - Google Patents

Optical modulator with pre-determined frequency chirp

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Publication number
GB2361071B
GB2361071B GB0018802A GB0018802A GB2361071B GB 2361071 B GB2361071 B GB 2361071B GB 0018802 A GB0018802 A GB 0018802A GB 0018802 A GB0018802 A GB 0018802A GB 2361071 B GB2361071 B GB 2361071B
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Prior art keywords
optical modulator
determined frequency
frequency chirp
chirp
determined
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Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB0018802A
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GB0018802D0 (en
GB2361071A (en
Inventor
Robert Graham Walker
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Marconi Caswell Ltd
Marconi Optical Components Ltd
Lumentum Technology UK Ltd
Original Assignee
Marconi Caswell Ltd
Marconi Optical Components Ltd
Bookham Technology PLC
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Application filed by Marconi Caswell Ltd, Marconi Optical Components Ltd, Bookham Technology PLC filed Critical Marconi Caswell Ltd
Priority to GB0213507A priority Critical patent/GB2375614B/en
Publication of GB0018802D0 publication Critical patent/GB0018802D0/en
Priority to PCT/GB2001/001246 priority patent/WO2001077741A2/en
Priority to CA002405075A priority patent/CA2405075A1/en
Priority to EP01912012A priority patent/EP1272895A2/en
Priority to JP2001574533A priority patent/JP2003530592A/en
Priority to US10/240,796 priority patent/US20030190107A1/en
Priority to AU4093001A priority patent/AU4093001A/en
Priority to CNB018108156A priority patent/CN1180306C/en
Publication of GB2361071A publication Critical patent/GB2361071A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2361071B publication Critical patent/GB2361071B/en
Priority to US11/330,235 priority patent/US20060120655A1/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/21—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  by interference
    • G02F1/225—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  by interference in an optical waveguide structure
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/03—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on ceramics or electro-optical crystals, e.g. exhibiting Pockels effect or Kerr effect
    • G02F1/0327—Operation of the cell; Circuit arrangements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/21—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  by interference
    • G02F1/212—Mach-Zehnder type
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/21—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  by interference
    • G02F1/225—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  by interference in an optical waveguide structure
    • G02F1/2255—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  by interference in an optical waveguide structure controlled by a high-frequency electromagnetic component in an electric waveguide structure
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/21—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  by interference
    • G02F1/225—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  by interference in an optical waveguide structure
    • G02F1/2257—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  by interference in an optical waveguide structure the optical waveguides being made of semiconducting material
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F2203/00—Function characteristic
    • G02F2203/25—Frequency chirping of an optical modulator; Arrangements or methods for the pre-set or tuning thereof

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • Optical Modulation, Optical Deflection, Nonlinear Optics, Optical Demodulation, Optical Logic Elements (AREA)
GB0018802A 2000-04-06 2000-08-02 Optical modulator with pre-determined frequency chirp Expired - Fee Related GB2361071B (en)

Priority Applications (9)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0213507A GB2375614B (en) 2000-04-06 2000-08-02 Optical modulator with pre-determined frequency chirp
PCT/GB2001/001246 WO2001077741A2 (en) 2000-04-06 2001-03-12 Optical modulator with pre-determined frequency chirp
CA002405075A CA2405075A1 (en) 2000-04-06 2001-03-12 Optical modulator with pre-determined frequency chirp
AU4093001A AU4093001A (en) 2000-04-06 2001-03-21 Optical modulator with pre-determined frequency chirp
JP2001574533A JP2003530592A (en) 2000-04-06 2001-03-21 Optical modulator with predetermined frequency chirp
US10/240,796 US20030190107A1 (en) 2000-04-06 2001-03-21 Optical modulator with pre-determined frequency chirp
EP01912012A EP1272895A2 (en) 2000-04-06 2001-03-21 Optical modulator with pre-determined frequency chirp
CNB018108156A CN1180306C (en) 2000-04-06 2001-03-21 Optical modulator with pre-determined frequency chirp
US11/330,235 US20060120655A1 (en) 2000-04-06 2006-01-12 Optical modulator with pre-determined frequency chirp

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB0008536.5A GB0008536D0 (en) 2000-04-06 2000-04-06 Optical modulator with selectable frequency chirp

Publications (3)

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GB0018802D0 GB0018802D0 (en) 2000-09-20
GB2361071A GB2361071A (en) 2001-10-10
GB2361071B true GB2361071B (en) 2002-10-30

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Citations (6)

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US4658224A (en) * 1983-10-10 1987-04-14 Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson Method and apparatus for increasing the bandwidth of a high speed modulator
GB2266384A (en) * 1992-04-21 1993-10-27 British Tech Group Optical modulator
GB2270173A (en) * 1992-08-28 1994-03-02 Marconi Gec Ltd Optical modulator
EP0661577A2 (en) * 1993-12-28 1995-07-05 Fujitsu Limited Optical modulator with controllable chirp
WO1996036901A2 (en) * 1995-05-18 1996-11-21 Integrated Optical Components Limited Integrated optical modulators
US5991471A (en) * 1996-11-07 1999-11-23 Nortel Networks Corporation Configurable chirp mach-zehnder optical modulator

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4658224A (en) * 1983-10-10 1987-04-14 Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson Method and apparatus for increasing the bandwidth of a high speed modulator
GB2266384A (en) * 1992-04-21 1993-10-27 British Tech Group Optical modulator
GB2270173A (en) * 1992-08-28 1994-03-02 Marconi Gec Ltd Optical modulator
EP0661577A2 (en) * 1993-12-28 1995-07-05 Fujitsu Limited Optical modulator with controllable chirp
WO1996036901A2 (en) * 1995-05-18 1996-11-21 Integrated Optical Components Limited Integrated optical modulators
US5991471A (en) * 1996-11-07 1999-11-23 Nortel Networks Corporation Configurable chirp mach-zehnder optical modulator

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