CONTROLLED CHIRP IN OPTICAL DEVICES

Abstract: an electro-optic device including a first waveguide, a second waveguide, and electrodes is described. the first waveguide includes a first thin film lithium-containing (tflc) electro-optic material and carries a first optical signal. the second waveguide includes a second tflc electro-optic material and carries a second optical signal. the electrodes include a differential electrode pair proximate to a portion of the first waveguide and to a portion of the second waveguide. the differential electrode pair is configured to provide a first modulation to the first optical signal and a second modulation to the second optical signal. a first magnitude of the first modulation is different from a second magnitude of the second modulation such that the electro-optic device has an engineered chirp.

Inventor(s): Christian Reimer, Mian Zhang

CPC Classification: G02F1/2255 (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)

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