Apparatus with a series of resonator structures situated near an optical waveguide for manipulating optical pulses
First Claim
1. An apparatus for manipulating optical pulses, the apparatus comprising:
- a first optical waveguide with a first input for receiving one or more optical pulses; and
a plurality of resonator structures, each of the resonator structures optically coupled to, but spaced from the first optical waveguide.
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Abstract
Systems and method for manipulating optical pulses to implement an optical switch and for pulse shaping (e.g., pulse compression and/or compression) are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system comprises an optical switch apparatus that includes a plurality of resonators optically coupled to a waveguide, two output waveguides, an input light source, a control light source. The system selects some of the input signals emitted from the input light course using control signals emitted from the control light source to route to one of the output waveguides. In another embodiment, the system includes a waveguide optically coupled to a plurality of resonators, input light source, optional resonator modules that can change the refractive index of the resonators, and an optional amplifier. This system can change the shape of the pulses by changing a number of parameters, such as the incoming pulse amplitude and/or the refractive index of the resonators.
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33 Claims
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1. An apparatus for manipulating optical pulses, the apparatus comprising:
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a first optical waveguide with a first input for receiving one or more optical pulses; and
a plurality of resonator structures, each of the resonator structures optically coupled to, but spaced from the first optical waveguide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for manipulating optical pulses, the method comprising:
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propagating an input pulse signal along a first optical waveguide; and
adjusting an intensity within a plurality of resonator structures optically coupled to, but spaced at least a first distance away from a portion of the first optical waveguide to alter at least one property of the input pulse signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An optical switch comprising:
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a first optical waveguide with a first input for receiving one or more optical pulses;
a plurality of resonator structures, each of the resonator structures optically coupled to, but spaced at least a first distance away from the first optical waveguide;
a second optical waveguide with a second input for receiving one or more control pulses; and
one or more beam splitters coupled to the first and second optical waveguides, wherein in each of the beam splitters a section of the first optical waveguide is adjacent to a section of the second optical waveguide. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A method for switching optical pulses, the method comprising:
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propagating an input pulse signal along a first optical waveguide;
propagating a control pulse signal along a second optical waveguide splitting the input pulse signal into first and second portions and the control pulse signal into third and fourth portions one or more times;
combining the first portion split from the input pulse signal with the third portion split from the control pulse signal and the second portion split from the input pulse signal with the fourth portion split from the control pulse signal each time the splitting the input pulse and control pulse signals is performed;
propagating the first and third portions past a plurality of resonator structures optically coupled to, but spaced at least a first distance away from a portion of the first optical waveguide to alter a property of the first portion.
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25. A system for manipulating optical pulses to compress or stretch the optical pulses, the system comprising:
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a first optical waveguide with a first input for receiving one or more optical pulses;
a plurality of resonator structures optically coupled to, but spaced from the first optical waveguide; and
a pulse shaping system that changes at least one of a refraction index and a finesse value for one or more of the resonator structures. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for manipulating optical pulses to compress or stretch the optical pulses, the method comprising:
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propagating an input pulse signal along a first optical waveguide;
adjusting an intensity within a plurality of resonator structures optically coupled to, but spaced at least a first distance away from a portion of the first optical waveguide to alter at least one property of the input pulse signal; and
changing at least one of a refraction index and a finesse value for one or more of the resonator structures to control how the at least one property of the input signal is altered. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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