Optical dispersion compensator on silicon
First Claim
1. An optical dispersion compensator comprising:
- a first phase-shifter;
a second phase-shifter;
a first 2×
2 splitter having a first exit port coupled to an input port of the first phase-shifter and a second exit port coupled to an input port of the second phase-shifter;
a second 2×
2 splitter having a first entry port coupled to an output port of the first phase-shifter and a second entry port coupled to an output port of the second phase-shifter;
a third phase-shifter on the silicon substrate having an input port coupled to a first exit port of the second 2×
2 splitter and an output port coupled to a first entry port of the first 2×
2 splitter to form an optical loop with the first phase-shifter and the second phase-shifter;
wherein the second entry port of the first 2×
2 splitter is for coupling with an input fiber and the second exit port of the second 2×
2 splitter is for coupling with an output fiber, wherein the optical loop is characterized by a total phase delay tunable via each of the first phase-shifter, the second phase-shifter, and the third phase-shifter such that a normal dispersion (>
0) at a certain wavelength in the input fiber is substantially compensated and independent of temperature.
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Abstract
An optical dispersion compensator integrated with a silicon photonics system including a first phase-shifter coupled to a second phase-shifter in parallel on the silicon substrate characterized in an athermal condition. The dispersion compensator further includes a third phase-shifter on the silicon substrate to the first phase-shifter and the second phase-shifter through two 2×2 splitters to form an optical loop. A second entry port of a first 2×2 splitter is for coupling with an input fiber and a second exit port of a second 2×2 splitter is for coupling with an output fiber. The optical loop is characterized by a total phase delay tunable via each of the first phase-shifter, the second phase-shifter, and the third phase-shifter such that a normal dispersion (>0) at a certain wavelength in the input fiber is substantially compensated and independent of temperature.
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23 Claims
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1. An optical dispersion compensator comprising:
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a first phase-shifter; a second phase-shifter; a first 2×
2 splitter having a first exit port coupled to an input port of the first phase-shifter and a second exit port coupled to an input port of the second phase-shifter;a second 2×
2 splitter having a first entry port coupled to an output port of the first phase-shifter and a second entry port coupled to an output port of the second phase-shifter;a third phase-shifter on the silicon substrate having an input port coupled to a first exit port of the second 2×
2 splitter and an output port coupled to a first entry port of the first 2×
2 splitter to form an optical loop with the first phase-shifter and the second phase-shifter;wherein the second entry port of the first 2×
2 splitter is for coupling with an input fiber and the second exit port of the second 2×
2 splitter is for coupling with an output fiber, wherein the optical loop is characterized by a total phase delay tunable via each of the first phase-shifter, the second phase-shifter, and the third phase-shifter such that a normal dispersion (>
0) at a certain wavelength in the input fiber is substantially compensated and independent of temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for forming fiber dispersion compensator device, comprising:
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providing a silicon-on-insulator substrate; forming a first waveguide in a first cladding material on the silicon-on-insulator substrate, the first waveguide being optically coupled to a first 2×
2 coupler;forming a second waveguide in the first cladding material on the silicon-on-insulator substrate, the second waveguide being optically coupled to the first waveguide in parallel and coupled to a second 2×
2 coupler;forming a window of the first cladding material; forming third waveguide in the window, the third waveguide being surrounded by a second cladding material filled in the window, the third waveguide being coupled to a first entry port of the first 2×
2 coupler and a first exit port of the second 2×
2 coupler to form an optical loop with the first waveguide and the second waveguide;coupling a second entry port of the first 2×
2 coupler to an input fiber and a second exit port of the second 2×
2 coupler to an output fiber;wherein the optical loop is characterized by a total phase delay tunable via each of the first waveguide, the second waveguide, and the third waveguide such that a normal dispersion (>
0) at a certain wavelength in the input fiber is substantially compensated and independent of temperature. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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