High gain resonant modulator system and method

Details High gain resonant modulator system and method High gain resonant modulator system and method

2007-08-28

2007-08-28

Ben, Loha (Department: 2873)

Optical: systems and elements

Optical modulator

Having particular chemical composition or structure

C359S245000, C359S237000, C359S279000, C359S334000, C385S002000, C385S003000, C385S018000, C385S031000, C385S037000, C385S039000, C385S050000, C385S126000, C356S329000, C356S461000, C372S006000, C372S097000, C250S227270

Reexamination Certificate

active

10969616

ABSTRACT:
An optical resonant modulator includes an optical ring resonator and an optical loop that is coupled to the optical ring resonator by two couplers. The optical ring resonator can have a hybrid design in which the ring resonator is formed on an electro-optically passive material and the optical loop is formed on an electro-optically active material. An amplification section can be inserted between the electro-optically passive and the electro-optically active sections. In analog applications, an optical resonator includes a Mach Zehnder interferometer section having an input and an output, with a feedback path coupling the output to the input. Applications of the optical modulator of the invention, and a method for modulating an optical signal also are disclosed.

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