Optical waveguides – Temporal optical modulation within an optical waveguide – Electro-optic
Patent
1992-03-19
1993-08-17
Healy, Brian
Optical waveguides
Temporal optical modulation within an optical waveguide
Electro-optic
385 2, 385 24, 385 40, 385131, 333138, 333139, 333157, 333164, G02B 610, H01P 300
Patent
active
052376290
ABSTRACT:
A digitally controlled distributed phase shifter is comprised of N phase shifters. Digital control is achieved by using N binary length-weighted electrodes located on the top surface of a waveguide. A control terminal is attached to each electrode thereby allowing the application of a control signal. The control signal is either one or two discrete bias voltages. The application of the discrete bias voltages changes the modal index of a portion of the waveguide that corresponds to a length of the electrode to which the bias voltage is applied, thereby causing the phase to change through the underlying portion of the waveguide. The digitally controlled distributed phase shift network has a total phase shift comprised of the sum of the individual phase shifters.
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Hietala Vincent M.
Kravitz Stanley H.
Vawter Gregory A.
Chafin James H.
Healy Brian
Moser William R.
Ojanen Karla
The United States of America as represented by the United States
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