CA2328697A1 - Double pass folded interleaver/deinterleavers - Google Patents
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Abstract
Interleaver/deinterleaver apparatuses for combining/separating optical channels are described. An interleaver/deinterleaver apparatus is described as folded when an optical signal is directed through a single crystal multiple times. Double-pass refers to the optical signal following a (folded) path through the apparatus twice. When operating as an deinterleaver, the interleaver/deinterleaver separates an optical signal (e.g., WDM signal) into subsets of optical signals (e.g., channels). In one embodiment, deinterleaving optical signals separates an optical signal into even and odd International Telecommunications Union (ITU) channels. When operating as an interleaver, the interleaver/deinterleaver mixes subsets of optical signals (e.g., channels) into a multiplexed (e.g., WDM) optical signal. The interleaver/deinterleaver apparatus can be used to increase the bandwidth of an optical network. For example, the interleaver/de-interleaver can be used to interface components designed for a first channel spacing (e.g., 100 GHz) to components designed for a second channel spacing (e.g., 200 GHz). In one embodiment, interleaveing combines even and odd ITU channels into a single optical signal.
Description
Doc. No. 10-406 CA Patent DOUBLE-PASS FOLDED INTERLEAVER/DEINTERLEAVERS
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to optical devices. More particularly, the invention relates to an interleaver/deinterleaver having a folded design such that an optical signal passes through a single crystal multiple times.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
As telecommunications usage increases as a result of, for example, increased Internet usage, increased types of communications, population growth, telecommunications providers are required to provide greater voice- and data-carrying capacity. In order to reduce cost and the amount of time required to provide the increased capacity wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) and dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) have been developed, which provide increased capacity without requiring new fiber optic cables.
WDM and DWDM technologies combine multiple optical signals into a single fiber by transporting different signals on a different optical wavelengths or channels.
Interleaving and deinterleaving of optical channels is typically accomplished with thin film optical filters.
However, multiple layers of film are required to interleave and deinterleave multiple channels, which increases the cost and complexity of a component. Another disadvantage of multiple layers of thin film for filtering is that the thin films break down over time, especially when operating under high power conditions.
What is needed is an improved optical device for use with WDM and/or DWDM
optical signals.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleavers are described. The device includes a birefringent assembly and multiple reflective elements. The reflective elements reflect an optical signal such that the optical signal follows a path that makes multiple passes through the birefringent assembly. The optical signal traverses the path twice before being separated into a first subset and a second subset directed to a second port and a third port, respectively. Optical Doc. No. 10-406 CA Patent signals received via the second and the third port are combined into a superset and directed to the first port.
In one embodiment, a set of half wave plates are positioned between one or more of the reflective elements and the birefringint assembly. The half wave plates are oriented with azimuth angles such that the first subset of optical signals include even International Telecommunications Union (ITU) channels and the second set of optical channels includes odd ITU
channels.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention is illustrated by way of example, and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like reference numerals refer to similar elements.
Figure 1 is a conceptual illustration of a conversion from an optical channel scheme having 100 GHz spacing to an optical channel scheme having 200 GHz.
Figure 2 is a block diagram of an optical deinterleaver for conversion from an optical channel scheme having 50 GHz spacing to an optical channel scheme having 200 GHz spacing.
Figure 3 is a block diagram of an optical interleaver for conversion from an optical channel scheme having 200 GHz spacing to an optical channel scheme having 50 GHz spacing.
Figure 4a illustrates a top view of one embodiment of a double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver.
Figure 4b illustrates a top view of one embodiment of a double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver.
Figure 4c illustrates a top view of one embodiment of a double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver.
Figure 5 illustrates a side view of one embodiment of the double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4 Figure 6 illustrates a cross-sectional view of polarization states of a double-pass optical interleaver/deinterleaver as illustrated in Figures 4 and 5.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to optical devices. More particularly, the invention relates to an interleaver/deinterleaver having a folded design such that an optical signal passes through a single crystal multiple times.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
As telecommunications usage increases as a result of, for example, increased Internet usage, increased types of communications, population growth, telecommunications providers are required to provide greater voice- and data-carrying capacity. In order to reduce cost and the amount of time required to provide the increased capacity wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) and dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) have been developed, which provide increased capacity without requiring new fiber optic cables.
WDM and DWDM technologies combine multiple optical signals into a single fiber by transporting different signals on a different optical wavelengths or channels.
Interleaving and deinterleaving of optical channels is typically accomplished with thin film optical filters.
However, multiple layers of film are required to interleave and deinterleave multiple channels, which increases the cost and complexity of a component. Another disadvantage of multiple layers of thin film for filtering is that the thin films break down over time, especially when operating under high power conditions.
What is needed is an improved optical device for use with WDM and/or DWDM
optical signals.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleavers are described. The device includes a birefringent assembly and multiple reflective elements. The reflective elements reflect an optical signal such that the optical signal follows a path that makes multiple passes through the birefringent assembly. The optical signal traverses the path twice before being separated into a first subset and a second subset directed to a second port and a third port, respectively. Optical Doc. No. 10-406 CA Patent signals received via the second and the third port are combined into a superset and directed to the first port.
In one embodiment, a set of half wave plates are positioned between one or more of the reflective elements and the birefringint assembly. The half wave plates are oriented with azimuth angles such that the first subset of optical signals include even International Telecommunications Union (ITU) channels and the second set of optical channels includes odd ITU
channels.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention is illustrated by way of example, and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like reference numerals refer to similar elements.
Figure 1 is a conceptual illustration of a conversion from an optical channel scheme having 100 GHz spacing to an optical channel scheme having 200 GHz.
Figure 2 is a block diagram of an optical deinterleaver for conversion from an optical channel scheme having 50 GHz spacing to an optical channel scheme having 200 GHz spacing.
Figure 3 is a block diagram of an optical interleaver for conversion from an optical channel scheme having 200 GHz spacing to an optical channel scheme having 50 GHz spacing.
Figure 4a illustrates a top view of one embodiment of a double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver.
Figure 4b illustrates a top view of one embodiment of a double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver.
Figure 4c illustrates a top view of one embodiment of a double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver.
Figure 5 illustrates a side view of one embodiment of the double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4 Figure 6 illustrates a cross-sectional view of polarization states of a double-pass optical interleaver/deinterleaver as illustrated in Figures 4 and 5.
2 Doc. No. 10-406 CA Patent Figure 7a illustrates a top view of a mufti-pass optical interleaver/deinterleaver.
Figure 7b illustrates a side view of the mufti-pass optical interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8a.
Figure 8a illustrates a top view of one embodiment of a double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver.
Figure 8b illustrates a top view of one embodiment of a double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver.
Figure 8c illustrates a top view of one embodiment of a double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver.
Figure 9 illustrates one embodiment of an optical interleaver/deinterleaver having two birefringent assemblies.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleavers are described. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the invention. It will be apparent, however, to one killed in the art that the invention can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to avoid obscuring the invention.
Reference in the specification to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the invention. The appearances of the phrase "in one embodiment" in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment.
Interleaver/deinterleaver apparatuses for combining/separating optical channels are described. An interleaver/deinterleaver apparatus is described as folded when an optical signal follows an optical path that passes through a birefringent assembly multiple times. Double-pass refers to the optical signal following a (folded) path through the birefringent assembly twice.
Figure 7b illustrates a side view of the mufti-pass optical interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8a.
Figure 8a illustrates a top view of one embodiment of a double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver.
Figure 8b illustrates a top view of one embodiment of a double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver.
Figure 8c illustrates a top view of one embodiment of a double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver.
Figure 9 illustrates one embodiment of an optical interleaver/deinterleaver having two birefringent assemblies.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleavers are described. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the invention. It will be apparent, however, to one killed in the art that the invention can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to avoid obscuring the invention.
Reference in the specification to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the invention. The appearances of the phrase "in one embodiment" in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment.
Interleaver/deinterleaver apparatuses for combining/separating optical channels are described. An interleaver/deinterleaver apparatus is described as folded when an optical signal follows an optical path that passes through a birefringent assembly multiple times. Double-pass refers to the optical signal following a (folded) path through the birefringent assembly twice.
3 Doc. No. 10-406 CA Patent When operating as an deinterleaver, the interleaver/deinterleaver separates an optical signal (e.g., WDM signal) into subsets of optical signals (e.g., channels). In one embodiment, deinterleaving optical signals separates an optical signal into even and odd International Telecommunications Union (ITU) channels.
When operating as an interleaver, the interleaver/deinterleaver mixes subsets of optical signals (e.g., channels) into a multiplexed (e.g., WDM) optical signal. The interleaver/deinterleaver apparatus can be used to increase the bandwidth of an optical network.
For example, the interleaver/de-interleaver can be used to interface components designed for a first channel spacing (e.g., 100 GHz) to components designed for a second channel spacing (e.g., 200 GHz). In one embodiment, interleaveing combines even and odd ITU channels into a single optical signal.
Figure 1 is a conceptual illustration of a conversion from an optical channel scheme having 100 GHz spacing to an optical channel scheme having 200 GHz. The conversion of Figure 1 is useful, for example, to allow devices designed to operate with an optical channel scheme having 200 GHz channel spacing to interact with other devices or a network designed to operate with an optical channel scheme having 100 GHz channel spacing.
Conversion between 100 GHz channel spacing and 200 GHz channel spacing allows, for example, network bandwidth to be increased without upgrading all of the devices that interact with the network.
In one embodiment, the converter of Figure 1 is a deinterleaver that separates an optical signal having even and odd channels (e.g., ITU channels) into a first optical signal including the even channels and a second optical signal including the odd signals. After the signals are deinterleaved, the odd channels have a 200 GHz spacing and the even channels have a 200 GHz spacing. Recombining the even and the odd channels can be accomplished with an interleaver that combines the odd channels and the even channels into a single optical signal. In other words, the even and odd channels having 200 GHz spacing are combined (interleaved) into an optical signal having 100 GHz signal spacing. Similar interleaving can be provided to convert between 50 GHz spaced channels and 100 GHz spaced channels, as well as between other sets of channel spacing schemes.
Figure 2 is a block diagram of an optical deinterleaver for conversion from an optical channel scheme having 50 GHz spacing to an optical channel scheme having 200 GHz spacing.
When operating as an interleaver, the interleaver/deinterleaver mixes subsets of optical signals (e.g., channels) into a multiplexed (e.g., WDM) optical signal. The interleaver/deinterleaver apparatus can be used to increase the bandwidth of an optical network.
For example, the interleaver/de-interleaver can be used to interface components designed for a first channel spacing (e.g., 100 GHz) to components designed for a second channel spacing (e.g., 200 GHz). In one embodiment, interleaveing combines even and odd ITU channels into a single optical signal.
Figure 1 is a conceptual illustration of a conversion from an optical channel scheme having 100 GHz spacing to an optical channel scheme having 200 GHz. The conversion of Figure 1 is useful, for example, to allow devices designed to operate with an optical channel scheme having 200 GHz channel spacing to interact with other devices or a network designed to operate with an optical channel scheme having 100 GHz channel spacing.
Conversion between 100 GHz channel spacing and 200 GHz channel spacing allows, for example, network bandwidth to be increased without upgrading all of the devices that interact with the network.
In one embodiment, the converter of Figure 1 is a deinterleaver that separates an optical signal having even and odd channels (e.g., ITU channels) into a first optical signal including the even channels and a second optical signal including the odd signals. After the signals are deinterleaved, the odd channels have a 200 GHz spacing and the even channels have a 200 GHz spacing. Recombining the even and the odd channels can be accomplished with an interleaver that combines the odd channels and the even channels into a single optical signal. In other words, the even and odd channels having 200 GHz spacing are combined (interleaved) into an optical signal having 100 GHz signal spacing. Similar interleaving can be provided to convert between 50 GHz spaced channels and 100 GHz spaced channels, as well as between other sets of channel spacing schemes.
Figure 2 is a block diagram of an optical deinterleaver for conversion from an optical channel scheme having 50 GHz spacing to an optical channel scheme having 200 GHz spacing.
4 Doc. No. 10-406 CA Patent In general, deinterleaver 200 includes deinterleaver 210 to convert from one set of 50 GHz spaced channels to two sets of 100 GHz spaced channels. Deinterleaver 200 also includes two deinterleavers (220 and 230) each of which convert one of the sets of 100 GHz spaced channels to two sets of 200 GHz spaced channels. Deinterleaver 200 allows devices designed for 200 GHz spaced channels to interact with devices or networks designed for 50 GHz spaced channels.
Optical fiber 205 carries a set of optical channels, i , having 50 GHz spacing.
Deinterleaver 210 separates the set of optical channels into sets of even, 2~j +1~, and odd, 2 j + 1, channels. The even channels are input to deinterleaver 230 and the odd channels are input deinterleaver 220. The even and the odd channels have 100 GHz spacing.
Deinterleavers 220 and 230 operate to further separate the set of optical channels.
Conceptually, deinterleaver 220 and 230 operate on the respective 100 GHz spaced channels to separate the input channels into "even" and "odd" channels. The sets of channels output by deinterleavers 220 and 230 have 200 GHz spacing.
Deinterleaver 220 separates the odd channels into two sets of channels, odd-odd channels, 4k + 1, output by optical fiber 240 and odd-even, 4k + 2 , channels output by optical fiber 250.
Deinterleaver 230 separates the even channels into two sets of channels, the even-odd, 4k + 3 , channels output by optical fiber 260 and the even-even, 4~k + 1~ , channels output by optical fiber 270.
The four sets of channels output by deinterleaver 200 are 200 GHz spaced channels.
Thus, deinterleaver 200 can be used to interface one or more devices designed to operate on 200 GHz spaced channels with one or more devices or networks designed to operate on 50 GHz spaced channels. Other channel spacings can also be supported.
Figure 3 is a block diagram of an optical interleaver for conversion from an optical channel scheme having 200 GHz spacing to an optical channel scheme having 50 GHz spacing.
In general, interleaver 300 includes interleaver 310 to convert from two sets of 200 GHz spaced channels to one set of 100 GHz spaced channels. Similarly, interleaver 320 converts from two sets of 200 GHz spaced channels to one set of 100 GHz channels. Interleaver 330 converts the two sets of 100 GHz spaced channels to one set of 50 GHz spaced channels.
Interleaver 300 allows devices designed for 200 GHz spaced channels to interact with devices or networks designed for 50 GHz spaced channels.
Optical fiber 205 carries a set of optical channels, i , having 50 GHz spacing.
Deinterleaver 210 separates the set of optical channels into sets of even, 2~j +1~, and odd, 2 j + 1, channels. The even channels are input to deinterleaver 230 and the odd channels are input deinterleaver 220. The even and the odd channels have 100 GHz spacing.
Deinterleavers 220 and 230 operate to further separate the set of optical channels.
Conceptually, deinterleaver 220 and 230 operate on the respective 100 GHz spaced channels to separate the input channels into "even" and "odd" channels. The sets of channels output by deinterleavers 220 and 230 have 200 GHz spacing.
Deinterleaver 220 separates the odd channels into two sets of channels, odd-odd channels, 4k + 1, output by optical fiber 240 and odd-even, 4k + 2 , channels output by optical fiber 250.
Deinterleaver 230 separates the even channels into two sets of channels, the even-odd, 4k + 3 , channels output by optical fiber 260 and the even-even, 4~k + 1~ , channels output by optical fiber 270.
The four sets of channels output by deinterleaver 200 are 200 GHz spaced channels.
Thus, deinterleaver 200 can be used to interface one or more devices designed to operate on 200 GHz spaced channels with one or more devices or networks designed to operate on 50 GHz spaced channels. Other channel spacings can also be supported.
Figure 3 is a block diagram of an optical interleaver for conversion from an optical channel scheme having 200 GHz spacing to an optical channel scheme having 50 GHz spacing.
In general, interleaver 300 includes interleaver 310 to convert from two sets of 200 GHz spaced channels to one set of 100 GHz spaced channels. Similarly, interleaver 320 converts from two sets of 200 GHz spaced channels to one set of 100 GHz channels. Interleaver 330 converts the two sets of 100 GHz spaced channels to one set of 50 GHz spaced channels.
Interleaver 300 allows devices designed for 200 GHz spaced channels to interact with devices or networks designed for 50 GHz spaced channels.
5 Doc. No. 10-406 CA Patent The odd-odd, 4k + 1, channels having 200 GHz spacing are input to interleaves 310 via optical fiber 340. The odd-even, 4k + 2 , channels having 200 GHz spacing are input to interleaves 310 via optical fiber 350. Interleaves 310 interleaves the odd-odd channels and the odd-even channels to generate a set of odd, 2 j + 1, channels having 100 GHz spacing.
The even-odd, 4k + 3 , channels having 200 GHz spacing are input to interleaves 320 via optical fiber 360. The even-even, 4~k + 1) , channels having 200 GHz spacing are input to interleaves 320 via optical fiber 370. Interleaves 320 interleaves the even-odd channels and the even-even channels to generate a set of even, 2~j +1), channels having 100 GHz spacing.
Interleaves 330 interleaves the even and odd channels to generate a set of channels, i , having 50 GHz spacing. Thus, interleaves 300 allows devices designed to operate on optical channels having 200 GHz spacing to interact with devices designed to operate on optical channels having 50 GHz spacing. Other channels spacings can also be supported.
Figure 4a illustrates a top view of one embodiment of a double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver. The arrows of Figure 4a correspond to the double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver operating as a deinterleaver. In other words an optical signal carrying information on multiple frequencies, for example, a wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) signal is receives and separated into two optical signals, each of which include a predetermined subset of frequencies (e.g., even channels and odd channels) from the input optical signal.
An optical signal is received through port 400. In one embodiment, port 400 is a collimator assembly having a GRIN lens to collimate the light and a walk-off crystal to separate the horizontally polarized and the vertically polarized components of the optical signal. Other types of lenses can also be used, or pre-collimated light can be received.
Port 400 receives an optical signal via an optical fiber and collimates the optical signal with the GRIN lens.
In one embodiment, port 400 also includes half wave plate 402 to rotate either the vertically polarized component or the horizontally polarized component of the optical signal. In one embodiment, half wave plate 402 has an azimuth angle of 45° with respect to an optical signal received by port 400 from optical fiber 404. In one embodiment, the walk-off crystal of port 400 offsets the vertically polarized component of the optical signal and half wave plate 402 causes the vertically polarized component to be horizontally polarized such that both components are horizontally polarized when the components pass through polarizes 405.
The even-odd, 4k + 3 , channels having 200 GHz spacing are input to interleaves 320 via optical fiber 360. The even-even, 4~k + 1) , channels having 200 GHz spacing are input to interleaves 320 via optical fiber 370. Interleaves 320 interleaves the even-odd channels and the even-even channels to generate a set of even, 2~j +1), channels having 100 GHz spacing.
Interleaves 330 interleaves the even and odd channels to generate a set of channels, i , having 50 GHz spacing. Thus, interleaves 300 allows devices designed to operate on optical channels having 200 GHz spacing to interact with devices designed to operate on optical channels having 50 GHz spacing. Other channels spacings can also be supported.
Figure 4a illustrates a top view of one embodiment of a double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver. The arrows of Figure 4a correspond to the double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver operating as a deinterleaver. In other words an optical signal carrying information on multiple frequencies, for example, a wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) signal is receives and separated into two optical signals, each of which include a predetermined subset of frequencies (e.g., even channels and odd channels) from the input optical signal.
An optical signal is received through port 400. In one embodiment, port 400 is a collimator assembly having a GRIN lens to collimate the light and a walk-off crystal to separate the horizontally polarized and the vertically polarized components of the optical signal. Other types of lenses can also be used, or pre-collimated light can be received.
Port 400 receives an optical signal via an optical fiber and collimates the optical signal with the GRIN lens.
In one embodiment, port 400 also includes half wave plate 402 to rotate either the vertically polarized component or the horizontally polarized component of the optical signal. In one embodiment, half wave plate 402 has an azimuth angle of 45° with respect to an optical signal received by port 400 from optical fiber 404. In one embodiment, the walk-off crystal of port 400 offsets the vertically polarized component of the optical signal and half wave plate 402 causes the vertically polarized component to be horizontally polarized such that both components are horizontally polarized when the components pass through polarizes 405.
6 Doc. No. 10-406 CA Patent The collimated optical signal is directed to polarizer 405 through a small opening between walk-off crystal 480 and walk-off crystal 482. In one embodiment, polarizer 405 provides polarization in the range of 0° to 15° (e.g., 2.6°) for optical signals passing from port 400 to birefringent assembly 420, however, other polarizations can be provided based on, for example, the azimuth angles of one or more half wave plates.
The polarized optical signal is then passed through half wave plate 410. In one embodiment, half wave plate 410 is oriented with a first predetermined azimuth angle. In one embodiment, the first azimuth angle is in the range of 0° to -15° (e.g., -6.5°) for optical signals passing from port 400 to birefringent assembly 420; however, the azimuth angle can be different with appropriate changes to the azimuth angles of one or more other half wave plates and/or polarizer 405. Half wave plate 410 introduces a relative phase difference of 180° between the ordinary and extraordinary components of the optical signal.
After passing through half wave plate 410, the optical signal is directed to birefringent assembly 420. In one embodiment, birefringent assembly 420 is composed of crystals 424 and 426 that are selected to provide improved thermal stability over a range of operating temperatures as compared to a single birefringent crystal. In one embodiment, crystal 424 is a Ti02 crystal having a thickness of 2 mm, and crystal 426 is a YV04 crystal having a thickness of 9.5 mm;
however, other sizes can also be used. Other birefringent assemblies can also be used, for example, a single crystal can be used if temperature stability is not important, or other two-crystal birefringent assemblies can be used.
After passing through birefringent assembly 420, the optical signal passes through half wave plate 430. In one embodiment, half wave plate 430 is oriented with the an azimuth angle in the range of 0° to -15° (e.g., -6.5°) for optical signals passing from birefringent assembly 420 to reflective element 450. Other azimuth angles for half wave plate 430 or for both half wave plate 430 and half wave plate 410 can be used for different filtering characteristics or physical configurations.
After passing through half wave plate 430, the optical signal is reflected by reflective element 450. In one embodiment, reflective element 450 is a 90°
reflecting crystal; however, other reflective elements can be used based on, for example, the physical layout of the interleaver/deinterleaver. In one embodiment, the faces) through which the optical signal is
The polarized optical signal is then passed through half wave plate 410. In one embodiment, half wave plate 410 is oriented with a first predetermined azimuth angle. In one embodiment, the first azimuth angle is in the range of 0° to -15° (e.g., -6.5°) for optical signals passing from port 400 to birefringent assembly 420; however, the azimuth angle can be different with appropriate changes to the azimuth angles of one or more other half wave plates and/or polarizer 405. Half wave plate 410 introduces a relative phase difference of 180° between the ordinary and extraordinary components of the optical signal.
After passing through half wave plate 410, the optical signal is directed to birefringent assembly 420. In one embodiment, birefringent assembly 420 is composed of crystals 424 and 426 that are selected to provide improved thermal stability over a range of operating temperatures as compared to a single birefringent crystal. In one embodiment, crystal 424 is a Ti02 crystal having a thickness of 2 mm, and crystal 426 is a YV04 crystal having a thickness of 9.5 mm;
however, other sizes can also be used. Other birefringent assemblies can also be used, for example, a single crystal can be used if temperature stability is not important, or other two-crystal birefringent assemblies can be used.
After passing through birefringent assembly 420, the optical signal passes through half wave plate 430. In one embodiment, half wave plate 430 is oriented with the an azimuth angle in the range of 0° to -15° (e.g., -6.5°) for optical signals passing from birefringent assembly 420 to reflective element 450. Other azimuth angles for half wave plate 430 or for both half wave plate 430 and half wave plate 410 can be used for different filtering characteristics or physical configurations.
After passing through half wave plate 430, the optical signal is reflected by reflective element 450. In one embodiment, reflective element 450 is a 90°
reflecting crystal; however, other reflective elements can be used based on, for example, the physical layout of the interleaver/deinterleaver. In one embodiment, the faces) through which the optical signal is
7 Doc. No. 10-406 CA Patent received and/or reflected has low-order compensator 440 component to compensate for phase shift in the respective crystals. If the reflective element does not cause a phase shift, low-order compensator 440 can be omitted.
The optical signal reflected by reflective element 450 is directed through half wave plate 432. Half wave plate 432 introduces a relative phase difference of 180°
between the ordinary and extraordinary waves of the optical signal. In one embodiment, half wave plate 432 is oriented with a second predetermined azimuth angle. In one embodiment, the second azimuth angle is in the range of 15° to 30° (e.g., 22.5°) for optical signals passing from reflective element 450 to birefringent assembly 420; however, the azimuth angle can be different with appropriate changes to the angles of one or more other half wave plates.
The optical signal passes through birefringent assembly 420 to reflective element 452.
The optical signal is reflected by reflective element 452 back through birefringent assembly 420.
In one embodiment, reflective element 452 is a 90° reflecting crystal;
however, other reflective elements can be used. In one embodiment, the faces) through which the optical signal is received and/or reflected has low-order compensator 442 to compensate for phase shift in the respective crystals. If the reflective element does not cause a phase shift, low-order compensator 442 can be omitted.
After passing through birefringent assembly 420 as reflected by reflective element 452, the optical signal passes through half wave plate 434. In one embodiment, half wave plate 434 has an azimuth angle is in the range of 15° to 30° (e.g., 22.5°) for optical signals passing from to birefringent assembly 420 to walk-off crystal 460. Other azimuth angles for half wave plate 434 can be used for different filtering characteristics or physical configurations.
When the optical signal is traveling from birefringent assembly 420, the optical signal passes between half wave plates 436a and 436b. One configuration for half wave plates 436a and 436b is described in greater detail below with respect to Figure 5. In one embodiment, the azimuth angle of half wave plates 436a and 436b are in the range of 40°
to 50° (e.g., 45°) for optical signals passing from walk-off crystal 460 to birefringent assembly 420; however, the azimuth angle can be different with appropriate changes to the azimuth angles of one or more other half wave plates and/or polarizer 405.
Doc. No. 10-406 CA Patent The optical signals pass through half wave plate 470 and are reflected by quarter wave mirror 472. In one embodiment, the azimuth angle of half wave plate 470 is in the range of 40°
to 50° (e.g., 45°) for optical signals passing from walk-off crystal 460 to quarter wave mirror 472; however, the azimuth angle can be different with appropriate changes to the azimuth angles of one or more other half wave plates and/or polarizes 405. The effect of walk-off crystal 460 is described in greater detail below with respect to Figure 5. Quarter wave mirror 472 reflects the optical signals back through walk off crystal 460. Quarter wave mirror 472 also introduces a relative phase shift of 90° between the ordinary and extraordinary components of the optical signal.
After passing through half wave plates 436a and 436b, the optical signals pass through birefringent assembly 420 and are reflected by reflective element 452 through birefringent assembly 420 through half wave plate 432 to reflective element 450. Reflective element 450 reflects the signals through half wave plate 430, birefringent assembly 420, half wave plate 410 and polarizes 405 to walk-off crystals 480 and 482. Walk-off crystals 480 and 482 direct the optical signals to ports 490 and 492, respectively.
Port 490 includes half wave plate 496 and port 492 includes half wave plate 494. In one embodiment, both half wave plate 494 and half wave plate 496 have azimuth angles of 45° with respect to optical signals received from walk-off crystal 482 and walk-off crystal 480, respectively. Half wave plate 494 and 496 rotate the optical components received such that ports 492 and 490, respectively, each receive a vertically polarized component and a horizontally polarized component, which are combined and directed to optical fibers 493 and 495, respectively.
To operate as an interleaves, two sets of optical signals are input to ports 490 and 492.
The two sets of optical signals are combined in a manner that is the reverse of the deinterleaver function described above. The combined (interleaved) optical signal is output through port 400.
Thus, the apparatus illustrated in Figure 4 can operate as an interleaves or as a deinterleaver.
In one embodiment, the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4a is angle tuned to compensate for manufacturing tolerances. In one embodiment, angle tuning is accomplished by rotating birefringent assembly 420 after the interleaver/deinterleaver has been assembled so that the signals (e.g., ITU channels) interleaved or deinterleaved match the desired characteristics.
Doc. No. 10-406 CA Patent Birefringent assembly 420 is rotated to increase the optical path length of the signals passing through birefringent assembly 420. When the desired optical path length is provided, birefringent assembly 420 is maintained in the desired position through, for example, use of epoxy or soldering techniques.
Figure 4b illustrates a top view of one embodiment of a double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver. The interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4b includes the same components (e.g., reflective elements, half wave plates, birefringent assembly) as the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4a; however, the components are arranged in different physical positions for the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4b compared to the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4a.
In one embodiment, the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4b does not include the low-order compensators of the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4a. The optical compensation of the low-order compensators can be provided by angle tuning birefringent assembly 420. The increase optical path length through material of the interleaver/deinterleaver can be provided by birefringent assembly 420 rather than by the low-order compensators. In an alternate embodiment, the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4b can include low-order compensators as described above with respect to Figure 4a.
Figure 4c illustrates a top view of one embodiment of a double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver. The interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4c includes the same components (e.g., reflective elements, half wave plates, birefringent assembly) as the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figures 4a and 4b with the addition of reflective element 454. The components are arranged in different physical positions for the interleaver/deinter-leaver of Figure 4c compared to the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figures 4a and 4b.
In one embodiment, the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4c does not include the low-order compensators of the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4a. The optical compensation of the low-order compensators can be provided by angle tuning birefringent assembly 420. The increase optical path length through material of the interleaver/deinterleaver can be provided by birefringent assembly 420 rather than by the low-order compensators. In an alternate embodiment, the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4b can include low-order compensators as described above with respect to Figure 4a.
Doc. No. 10-406 CA Patent Figure 5 illustrates a side view of one embodiment of the double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver of Figures 4a and 4b. The side view of Figure 5 is from the side of port 490 and walk-off crystal 460.
When operating as a deinterleaver, the optical signal input to the interleaver/de-interleaves travels to half wave plate 434 and walk-off crystal 460 as described above with respect to Figures 4a and 4b. Walk-off crystal 460 offsets the optical signals such that when the optical signals are reflected, one set of optical signals passes through half wave plate 436a and the second set of optical signals passes through half wave plate 436b. The polarization states of the optical signals is described in greater detail below.
The two optical signals are reflected back to walk-off crystal 480 and walk-off crystal 482 as described above. Walk-off crystal 480 and walk-off crystal 482 shift the optical signals to be aligned with ports 490 and 492. The signals are output through ports 490 and 492.
To operate as an interleaves, two sets of optical signals are input to ports 490 and 492.
The two sets of optical signals are combined in a manner that is the reverse of the deinterleaver function described above. The combined (interleaved) optical signal is output through port 400.
Thus, the apparatus illustrated in Figure 4 can operate as an interleaves or as a deinterleaver.
Figure 6 illustrates a cross-sectional view of polarization states of a double-pass optical interleaver/deinterleaver as illustrated in Figures 4a and 5. With respect to Figure 6, a forward pass cross-sectional view refers to an illustration of the polarization states of one or more optical signals as the signals) pass from the input ports) to quarter wave mirror 472.
A backward pass cross-sectional view refers to an illustration of the polarization states of one or more signals as the signals) pass from quarter wave mirror 472 to the output port(s).
State 600 represents the input/output ports 400, 490 and 492 of Figures 4 and 5 having input/output signals 600, 690 and 692, respectively. The input and output port receive and send, respectively, optical signals having both horizontal and vertical components.
The arrows of Figure 6 indicate the polarization state sequence for a deinterleaver.
State 610 is the forward pass cross-sectional view of input optical signal 680 between walk-off crystals 480 and 482 and polarizes 405. In one embodiment, input port 400 includes a walk-off crystal to separate the input signal into two sub-beams and a half wave plate to rotate one of the sub-beams 90°.
Doc. No. 10-406 CA Patent State 620 is the forward pass cross-sectional view of output optical signals 690 and 692 between 420 and 434. In state 620 output optical signal 690 has two vertically polarized components and output optical signal 692 has two horizontally polarized components.
State 630 is the forward pass cross-sectional view of the output optical signal 690 and 692 between walk-off crystal 460 and half wave plate 470. In state 630, the vertical components of output optical signal 690 have been shifted by walk off crystal 460. The dashed lines shown in state 630 represent the position of half wave plates 436a and 436b.
State 640 is the backward pass cross-sectional view of output optical signals 690 and 692 between 470 and 460. In state 640 both components of both output optical signals have been rotated 90° by quarter wave mirror 472.
State 650 is the backward pass cross-sectional view of output optical signals 690 and 692 between 434 and 420. Both components of output optical signal 692 have been shifted by walk-off crystal 460 and both components of both output optical signals 690 and 692 have been rotated by half wave plates 436a and 436b.
State 660 is the backward pass cross-sectional view of output optical signals 690 and 692 between polarizer 405 and walk-off crystals 480 and 482. Both output optical signals 690 and 692 have two horizontally polarized components that are aligned with walk-off crystals 480 and 482 respectively.
State 670 is the backward pass cross-sectional view of output optical signals 690 and 692 between walk-off crystals 480 and 482 and ports 492 and 490. Walk-off crystals 480 and 482 provide offset to align output optical signals 680 and 682 with ports 490 and 492, respectively.
Figure 7a illustrates a top view of one embodiment of a mufti-pass optical interleaver/deinterleaver. In the mufti-pass optical interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 7a, the optical signals make the first pass through the interleaver/deinterleaver to quarter wave mirror 472 in the same manner as with the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4.
Quarter wave mirror 472 reflects the signals back thorough birefringent assembly 420 in the same manner as the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4 except that rather than being received and offset by walk off crystals 480 and 482, the optical signals pass through half wave plate 410 and polarizer 405 reflected by quarter wave mirror 780. Quarter wave mirror 780, and half wave plates 780 and 782 rotate the optical signals. The optical signals are reflected back Doc. No. 10-406 CA Patent through birefringent assembly 420 in a similar manner as described above through half wave plate 734 to ports 790 and 792.
Ports 790/792 (port 792 is behind port 790 and therefore obscured in the illustration of Figure 7a) include half wave plates 792/794, respectively. In one embodiment, both half wave plate 792 and half wave plate 794 have azimuth angles of 45° with respect to optical signals received from walk-off crystal 460. Half wave plates 792 and 794 rotate the optical components received such that ports 792 and 790, respectively, each receive a vertically polarized component and a horizontally polarized component, which are combined and directed to optical fibers.
To operate as an interleaver, two sets of optical signals are input to ports 790 and 792.
The two sets of optical signals are combined in a manner that is the reverse of the deinterleaver function described above. The combined (interleaved) optical signal is output through port 700.
Thus, the apparatus illustrated in Figure 7a can operate as an interleaver or as a deinterleaver.
In one embodiment, the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 7a is angle tuned to compensate for manufacturing tolerances. In one embodiment, angle tuning is accomplished by rotating birefringent assembly 420 after the interleaver/deinterleaver has been assembled so that the signals (e.g., ITU channels) interleaved or deinterleaved match the desired characteristics.
Birefringent assembly 420 is rotated to increase the optical path length of the signals passing through birefringent assembly 420. When the desired optical path length is provided, birefringent assembly 420 is maintained in the desired position through, for example, use of epoxy or soldering techniques.
Figure 7b illustrates a side view of the multi-pass optical interleaver/deinter-leaver of Figure 7a. As mentioned above, the optical signals make the first pass through the interleaver/deinterleaver to quarter wave mirror 472 in the same manner as with the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4.
Walk-off crystals 785 and 787 offset the optical signals and quarter wave mirrors 780 reflect the optical signals back through birefringent assembly 420 as described above. The optical signals are reflected back through birefringent assembly 420 in a similar manner as described above to walk-off crystals 780 an 785, which offset optical signals to ports 790 and 792, respectively.
Doc. No. 10-406 CA Patent Figure 8a illustrates a top view of one embodiment of a double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver. The interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8a includes the same components (e.g., reflective elements, half wave plates, birefringent assembly) as the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4a with the addition of reflective elements 800 and 810 and half wave plates 433 and 435. In one embodiment, half wave plate 433 has an azimuth angle of 22.5° for optical signals passing form reflective element 450 to birefringent assembly 420 and half wave plate 435 has an azimuth angle of 22.5° for optical signals passing from reflective element 800 to birefringent assembly 420.
In one embodiment, the components are arranged in different physical positions for the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8a compared to the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4a to provide similar functionality. The interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8a provides improved filtering as compared to Figure 4a because optical signals are passed through birefringent assembly 420 a greater number of times.
In one embodiment, the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8a does not include the low-order compensators of the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4a. The optical compensation of the low-order compensators can be provided by angle tuning birefringent assembly 420. The increase optical path length through material of the interleaver/deinterleaver can be provided by birefringent assembly 420 rather than by the low-order compensators. In an alternate embodiment, the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8a can include low-order compensators as described above with respect to Figure 4a.
Figure 8b illustrates a top view of one embodiment of a double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver. The interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8b includes the same components (e.g., reflective elements, half wave plates, birefringent assembly) as the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8a; however, the components are arranged in different physical positions for the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8b compared to the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8a.
In one embodiment, the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8b does not include the low-order compensators. The optical compensation of the low-order compensators can be provided by angle tuning birefringent assembly 420. The increase optical path length through material of the interleaver/deinterleaver can be provided by birefringent assembly 420 rather than by the low-Doc. No. 10-406 CA Patent order compensators. In an alternate embodiment, the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8b can include low-order compensators as described above with respect to Figure 4a.
Figure 8c illustrates a top view of one embodiment of a double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver. The interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8c includes the same components (e.g., reflective elements, half wave plates, birefringent assembly) as the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8a with the addition of reflective element 820. In one embodiment, the components are arranged in different physical positions for the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8c compared to the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4a to provide similar functionality.
In one embodiment, the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8c does not include the low-order compensators. The optical compensation of the low-order compensators can be provided by angle tuning birefringent assembly 420. The increase optical path length through material of the interleaver/deinterleaver can be provided by birefringent assembly 420 rather than by the low-order compensators. In an alternate embodiment, the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8c can include low-order compensators as described above with respect to Figure 4a.
Figure 9 illustrates one embodiment of an optical interleaver/deinterleaver having two birefringent assemblies. The interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 9 includes the same components (e.g., reflective elements, half wave plates, birefringent assembly) as the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4a with the addition of brirefringent assembly 920, which includes, in one embodiment, crystals 924 and 926. The interleaver/de-interleaver of Figure 9 provides improved filtering as compared to Figure 4a because optical signals are passed through birefringent assembly 420 and through birefringent assembly 920.
In one embodiment, the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 9a does not include the low order compensators of the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4a. The optical compensation of the low-order compensators can be provided by angle tuning birefringent assembly 420 and/or birefringent assembly 920. The increase optical path length through material of the interleaver/deinterleaver can be provided by birefringent assembly 420 and/or birefringent assembly 920 rather than by the low-order compensators. In an alternate embodiment, the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 9 can include low-order compensators as described above with respect to Figure 4a.
Doc. No. 10-406 CA Patent In the foregoing specification, the invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments thereof. It will, however, be evident that various modifications and changes can be made thereto without departing from the broader spirit and scope of the invention. The specification and drawings are, accordingly, to be regarded in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense.
The optical signal reflected by reflective element 450 is directed through half wave plate 432. Half wave plate 432 introduces a relative phase difference of 180°
between the ordinary and extraordinary waves of the optical signal. In one embodiment, half wave plate 432 is oriented with a second predetermined azimuth angle. In one embodiment, the second azimuth angle is in the range of 15° to 30° (e.g., 22.5°) for optical signals passing from reflective element 450 to birefringent assembly 420; however, the azimuth angle can be different with appropriate changes to the angles of one or more other half wave plates.
The optical signal passes through birefringent assembly 420 to reflective element 452.
The optical signal is reflected by reflective element 452 back through birefringent assembly 420.
In one embodiment, reflective element 452 is a 90° reflecting crystal;
however, other reflective elements can be used. In one embodiment, the faces) through which the optical signal is received and/or reflected has low-order compensator 442 to compensate for phase shift in the respective crystals. If the reflective element does not cause a phase shift, low-order compensator 442 can be omitted.
After passing through birefringent assembly 420 as reflected by reflective element 452, the optical signal passes through half wave plate 434. In one embodiment, half wave plate 434 has an azimuth angle is in the range of 15° to 30° (e.g., 22.5°) for optical signals passing from to birefringent assembly 420 to walk-off crystal 460. Other azimuth angles for half wave plate 434 can be used for different filtering characteristics or physical configurations.
When the optical signal is traveling from birefringent assembly 420, the optical signal passes between half wave plates 436a and 436b. One configuration for half wave plates 436a and 436b is described in greater detail below with respect to Figure 5. In one embodiment, the azimuth angle of half wave plates 436a and 436b are in the range of 40°
to 50° (e.g., 45°) for optical signals passing from walk-off crystal 460 to birefringent assembly 420; however, the azimuth angle can be different with appropriate changes to the azimuth angles of one or more other half wave plates and/or polarizer 405.
Doc. No. 10-406 CA Patent The optical signals pass through half wave plate 470 and are reflected by quarter wave mirror 472. In one embodiment, the azimuth angle of half wave plate 470 is in the range of 40°
to 50° (e.g., 45°) for optical signals passing from walk-off crystal 460 to quarter wave mirror 472; however, the azimuth angle can be different with appropriate changes to the azimuth angles of one or more other half wave plates and/or polarizes 405. The effect of walk-off crystal 460 is described in greater detail below with respect to Figure 5. Quarter wave mirror 472 reflects the optical signals back through walk off crystal 460. Quarter wave mirror 472 also introduces a relative phase shift of 90° between the ordinary and extraordinary components of the optical signal.
After passing through half wave plates 436a and 436b, the optical signals pass through birefringent assembly 420 and are reflected by reflective element 452 through birefringent assembly 420 through half wave plate 432 to reflective element 450. Reflective element 450 reflects the signals through half wave plate 430, birefringent assembly 420, half wave plate 410 and polarizes 405 to walk-off crystals 480 and 482. Walk-off crystals 480 and 482 direct the optical signals to ports 490 and 492, respectively.
Port 490 includes half wave plate 496 and port 492 includes half wave plate 494. In one embodiment, both half wave plate 494 and half wave plate 496 have azimuth angles of 45° with respect to optical signals received from walk-off crystal 482 and walk-off crystal 480, respectively. Half wave plate 494 and 496 rotate the optical components received such that ports 492 and 490, respectively, each receive a vertically polarized component and a horizontally polarized component, which are combined and directed to optical fibers 493 and 495, respectively.
To operate as an interleaves, two sets of optical signals are input to ports 490 and 492.
The two sets of optical signals are combined in a manner that is the reverse of the deinterleaver function described above. The combined (interleaved) optical signal is output through port 400.
Thus, the apparatus illustrated in Figure 4 can operate as an interleaves or as a deinterleaver.
In one embodiment, the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4a is angle tuned to compensate for manufacturing tolerances. In one embodiment, angle tuning is accomplished by rotating birefringent assembly 420 after the interleaver/deinterleaver has been assembled so that the signals (e.g., ITU channels) interleaved or deinterleaved match the desired characteristics.
Doc. No. 10-406 CA Patent Birefringent assembly 420 is rotated to increase the optical path length of the signals passing through birefringent assembly 420. When the desired optical path length is provided, birefringent assembly 420 is maintained in the desired position through, for example, use of epoxy or soldering techniques.
Figure 4b illustrates a top view of one embodiment of a double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver. The interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4b includes the same components (e.g., reflective elements, half wave plates, birefringent assembly) as the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4a; however, the components are arranged in different physical positions for the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4b compared to the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4a.
In one embodiment, the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4b does not include the low-order compensators of the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4a. The optical compensation of the low-order compensators can be provided by angle tuning birefringent assembly 420. The increase optical path length through material of the interleaver/deinterleaver can be provided by birefringent assembly 420 rather than by the low-order compensators. In an alternate embodiment, the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4b can include low-order compensators as described above with respect to Figure 4a.
Figure 4c illustrates a top view of one embodiment of a double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver. The interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4c includes the same components (e.g., reflective elements, half wave plates, birefringent assembly) as the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figures 4a and 4b with the addition of reflective element 454. The components are arranged in different physical positions for the interleaver/deinter-leaver of Figure 4c compared to the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figures 4a and 4b.
In one embodiment, the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4c does not include the low-order compensators of the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4a. The optical compensation of the low-order compensators can be provided by angle tuning birefringent assembly 420. The increase optical path length through material of the interleaver/deinterleaver can be provided by birefringent assembly 420 rather than by the low-order compensators. In an alternate embodiment, the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4b can include low-order compensators as described above with respect to Figure 4a.
Doc. No. 10-406 CA Patent Figure 5 illustrates a side view of one embodiment of the double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver of Figures 4a and 4b. The side view of Figure 5 is from the side of port 490 and walk-off crystal 460.
When operating as a deinterleaver, the optical signal input to the interleaver/de-interleaves travels to half wave plate 434 and walk-off crystal 460 as described above with respect to Figures 4a and 4b. Walk-off crystal 460 offsets the optical signals such that when the optical signals are reflected, one set of optical signals passes through half wave plate 436a and the second set of optical signals passes through half wave plate 436b. The polarization states of the optical signals is described in greater detail below.
The two optical signals are reflected back to walk-off crystal 480 and walk-off crystal 482 as described above. Walk-off crystal 480 and walk-off crystal 482 shift the optical signals to be aligned with ports 490 and 492. The signals are output through ports 490 and 492.
To operate as an interleaves, two sets of optical signals are input to ports 490 and 492.
The two sets of optical signals are combined in a manner that is the reverse of the deinterleaver function described above. The combined (interleaved) optical signal is output through port 400.
Thus, the apparatus illustrated in Figure 4 can operate as an interleaves or as a deinterleaver.
Figure 6 illustrates a cross-sectional view of polarization states of a double-pass optical interleaver/deinterleaver as illustrated in Figures 4a and 5. With respect to Figure 6, a forward pass cross-sectional view refers to an illustration of the polarization states of one or more optical signals as the signals) pass from the input ports) to quarter wave mirror 472.
A backward pass cross-sectional view refers to an illustration of the polarization states of one or more signals as the signals) pass from quarter wave mirror 472 to the output port(s).
State 600 represents the input/output ports 400, 490 and 492 of Figures 4 and 5 having input/output signals 600, 690 and 692, respectively. The input and output port receive and send, respectively, optical signals having both horizontal and vertical components.
The arrows of Figure 6 indicate the polarization state sequence for a deinterleaver.
State 610 is the forward pass cross-sectional view of input optical signal 680 between walk-off crystals 480 and 482 and polarizes 405. In one embodiment, input port 400 includes a walk-off crystal to separate the input signal into two sub-beams and a half wave plate to rotate one of the sub-beams 90°.
Doc. No. 10-406 CA Patent State 620 is the forward pass cross-sectional view of output optical signals 690 and 692 between 420 and 434. In state 620 output optical signal 690 has two vertically polarized components and output optical signal 692 has two horizontally polarized components.
State 630 is the forward pass cross-sectional view of the output optical signal 690 and 692 between walk-off crystal 460 and half wave plate 470. In state 630, the vertical components of output optical signal 690 have been shifted by walk off crystal 460. The dashed lines shown in state 630 represent the position of half wave plates 436a and 436b.
State 640 is the backward pass cross-sectional view of output optical signals 690 and 692 between 470 and 460. In state 640 both components of both output optical signals have been rotated 90° by quarter wave mirror 472.
State 650 is the backward pass cross-sectional view of output optical signals 690 and 692 between 434 and 420. Both components of output optical signal 692 have been shifted by walk-off crystal 460 and both components of both output optical signals 690 and 692 have been rotated by half wave plates 436a and 436b.
State 660 is the backward pass cross-sectional view of output optical signals 690 and 692 between polarizer 405 and walk-off crystals 480 and 482. Both output optical signals 690 and 692 have two horizontally polarized components that are aligned with walk-off crystals 480 and 482 respectively.
State 670 is the backward pass cross-sectional view of output optical signals 690 and 692 between walk-off crystals 480 and 482 and ports 492 and 490. Walk-off crystals 480 and 482 provide offset to align output optical signals 680 and 682 with ports 490 and 492, respectively.
Figure 7a illustrates a top view of one embodiment of a mufti-pass optical interleaver/deinterleaver. In the mufti-pass optical interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 7a, the optical signals make the first pass through the interleaver/deinterleaver to quarter wave mirror 472 in the same manner as with the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4.
Quarter wave mirror 472 reflects the signals back thorough birefringent assembly 420 in the same manner as the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4 except that rather than being received and offset by walk off crystals 480 and 482, the optical signals pass through half wave plate 410 and polarizer 405 reflected by quarter wave mirror 780. Quarter wave mirror 780, and half wave plates 780 and 782 rotate the optical signals. The optical signals are reflected back Doc. No. 10-406 CA Patent through birefringent assembly 420 in a similar manner as described above through half wave plate 734 to ports 790 and 792.
Ports 790/792 (port 792 is behind port 790 and therefore obscured in the illustration of Figure 7a) include half wave plates 792/794, respectively. In one embodiment, both half wave plate 792 and half wave plate 794 have azimuth angles of 45° with respect to optical signals received from walk-off crystal 460. Half wave plates 792 and 794 rotate the optical components received such that ports 792 and 790, respectively, each receive a vertically polarized component and a horizontally polarized component, which are combined and directed to optical fibers.
To operate as an interleaver, two sets of optical signals are input to ports 790 and 792.
The two sets of optical signals are combined in a manner that is the reverse of the deinterleaver function described above. The combined (interleaved) optical signal is output through port 700.
Thus, the apparatus illustrated in Figure 7a can operate as an interleaver or as a deinterleaver.
In one embodiment, the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 7a is angle tuned to compensate for manufacturing tolerances. In one embodiment, angle tuning is accomplished by rotating birefringent assembly 420 after the interleaver/deinterleaver has been assembled so that the signals (e.g., ITU channels) interleaved or deinterleaved match the desired characteristics.
Birefringent assembly 420 is rotated to increase the optical path length of the signals passing through birefringent assembly 420. When the desired optical path length is provided, birefringent assembly 420 is maintained in the desired position through, for example, use of epoxy or soldering techniques.
Figure 7b illustrates a side view of the multi-pass optical interleaver/deinter-leaver of Figure 7a. As mentioned above, the optical signals make the first pass through the interleaver/deinterleaver to quarter wave mirror 472 in the same manner as with the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4.
Walk-off crystals 785 and 787 offset the optical signals and quarter wave mirrors 780 reflect the optical signals back through birefringent assembly 420 as described above. The optical signals are reflected back through birefringent assembly 420 in a similar manner as described above to walk-off crystals 780 an 785, which offset optical signals to ports 790 and 792, respectively.
Doc. No. 10-406 CA Patent Figure 8a illustrates a top view of one embodiment of a double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver. The interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8a includes the same components (e.g., reflective elements, half wave plates, birefringent assembly) as the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4a with the addition of reflective elements 800 and 810 and half wave plates 433 and 435. In one embodiment, half wave plate 433 has an azimuth angle of 22.5° for optical signals passing form reflective element 450 to birefringent assembly 420 and half wave plate 435 has an azimuth angle of 22.5° for optical signals passing from reflective element 800 to birefringent assembly 420.
In one embodiment, the components are arranged in different physical positions for the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8a compared to the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4a to provide similar functionality. The interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8a provides improved filtering as compared to Figure 4a because optical signals are passed through birefringent assembly 420 a greater number of times.
In one embodiment, the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8a does not include the low-order compensators of the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4a. The optical compensation of the low-order compensators can be provided by angle tuning birefringent assembly 420. The increase optical path length through material of the interleaver/deinterleaver can be provided by birefringent assembly 420 rather than by the low-order compensators. In an alternate embodiment, the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8a can include low-order compensators as described above with respect to Figure 4a.
Figure 8b illustrates a top view of one embodiment of a double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver. The interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8b includes the same components (e.g., reflective elements, half wave plates, birefringent assembly) as the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8a; however, the components are arranged in different physical positions for the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8b compared to the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8a.
In one embodiment, the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8b does not include the low-order compensators. The optical compensation of the low-order compensators can be provided by angle tuning birefringent assembly 420. The increase optical path length through material of the interleaver/deinterleaver can be provided by birefringent assembly 420 rather than by the low-Doc. No. 10-406 CA Patent order compensators. In an alternate embodiment, the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8b can include low-order compensators as described above with respect to Figure 4a.
Figure 8c illustrates a top view of one embodiment of a double-pass folded interleaver/deinterleaver. The interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8c includes the same components (e.g., reflective elements, half wave plates, birefringent assembly) as the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8a with the addition of reflective element 820. In one embodiment, the components are arranged in different physical positions for the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8c compared to the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4a to provide similar functionality.
In one embodiment, the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8c does not include the low-order compensators. The optical compensation of the low-order compensators can be provided by angle tuning birefringent assembly 420. The increase optical path length through material of the interleaver/deinterleaver can be provided by birefringent assembly 420 rather than by the low-order compensators. In an alternate embodiment, the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 8c can include low-order compensators as described above with respect to Figure 4a.
Figure 9 illustrates one embodiment of an optical interleaver/deinterleaver having two birefringent assemblies. The interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 9 includes the same components (e.g., reflective elements, half wave plates, birefringent assembly) as the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4a with the addition of brirefringent assembly 920, which includes, in one embodiment, crystals 924 and 926. The interleaver/de-interleaver of Figure 9 provides improved filtering as compared to Figure 4a because optical signals are passed through birefringent assembly 420 and through birefringent assembly 920.
In one embodiment, the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 9a does not include the low order compensators of the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 4a. The optical compensation of the low-order compensators can be provided by angle tuning birefringent assembly 420 and/or birefringent assembly 920. The increase optical path length through material of the interleaver/deinterleaver can be provided by birefringent assembly 420 and/or birefringent assembly 920 rather than by the low-order compensators. In an alternate embodiment, the interleaver/deinterleaver of Figure 9 can include low-order compensators as described above with respect to Figure 4a.
Doc. No. 10-406 CA Patent In the foregoing specification, the invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments thereof. It will, however, be evident that various modifications and changes can be made thereto without departing from the broader spirit and scope of the invention. The specification and drawings are, accordingly, to be regarded in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense.
Claims (25)
1. An apparatus comprising:
a birefringent assembly;
a plurality of reflective elements positioned to reflect an optical signal through the birefringent assembly along a first optical path;
a walk-off crystal positioned to receive the optical signal from the birefringent assembly, the walk-off crystal to offset the optical signal; and a mirror positioned to reflect the multiple signals back to the birefringent assembly and the plurality of reflective elements along a second optical path that is parallel to the first optical path;
wherein a signal received via a first port is separated into a first subset and a second subset directed to a second port and a third port, respectively, and further wherein optical signals received via the second port and the third port are combined and directed to the first port.
a birefringent assembly;
a plurality of reflective elements positioned to reflect an optical signal through the birefringent assembly along a first optical path;
a walk-off crystal positioned to receive the optical signal from the birefringent assembly, the walk-off crystal to offset the optical signal; and a mirror positioned to reflect the multiple signals back to the birefringent assembly and the plurality of reflective elements along a second optical path that is parallel to the first optical path;
wherein a signal received via a first port is separated into a first subset and a second subset directed to a second port and a third port, respectively, and further wherein optical signals received via the second port and the third port are combined and directed to the first port.
2.. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of half wave plates positioned between one or more of the reflective elements and the birefringent assembly, the pluarlity of half wav plates being oriented with azimuth angles such that an optical signal haivng a set of optical channels received via the first port is separated into a first subset of optical channels and a second set of optical channels and output via the second port and the third port, respectively, and that a set of optical channels receivd via the second port and a set of optical channels received via the third port are combined into a superset of optical channels and output via the first port.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the plurality of reflective elements each further comprise a low-order compensator component to compensate for phase shift in the respective crystals.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the optical signal received via the input port comprises a wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) optical signal.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the birefringent assembly comprises a single birefringent crystal.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the birefringent assembly comprises multiple crystals.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the birefringent crystal comprises a TiO2 portion and a YVO4 portion.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first predetermined subset of optical signals comprises odd International Telecommunications Union (ITU) channels and the second subset of optical signals comprises even ITU channels.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 comprising:
a polarizer;
two reflective elements; and seven half wave plates.
a polarizer;
two reflective elements; and seven half wave plates.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein two of the half wave plates have a first azimuth angle, two of the half wave plates have a second azimuth angle, and three of the half wave plates have a thrid azimuth angle.
11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the first azimuth angle is in the range of 0° to -15°.
12. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the second azimuth angle is in the range of 15°
to 20°.
to 20°.
13. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the third azimuth angle is in the range of 40° to 50°.
14. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the polarizer provides a polarization angle in the range of 0° to 15°.
15. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a switching mechanism to switch signals between the second port and the third port.
16. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the reflective elements each further comprise a low-order compensator component to compensate for phase shift in the respective reflective elements.
17. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the reflective elements comprise 90° reflective crystals.
18. An apparatus comprising:
a birefringent assmebly; and means for reflecting an optical signal such that the optical signal such that the optical signal makes multiple passes through the birefringent folowing a predetermined path and the optical signal traverses the predetermined path twice, wherein a signal having multiple channels received via a first port is separated into a first subset of optical channels and a second subset of optical channels and directed to a second port and a third port, and further wherein optical signals received via the second port and the third port are combined into a superset of optical channels and directed to the first port.
a birefringent assmebly; and means for reflecting an optical signal such that the optical signal such that the optical signal makes multiple passes through the birefringent folowing a predetermined path and the optical signal traverses the predetermined path twice, wherein a signal having multiple channels received via a first port is separated into a first subset of optical channels and a second subset of optical channels and directed to a second port and a third port, and further wherein optical signals received via the second port and the third port are combined into a superset of optical channels and directed to the first port.
19. The apparatus of claim 18 further comprising means for inducing a relative phase difference between the ordinary and the extraordinary components of the optical signal positioned between one or more means for reflecting the optical signal, the means for inducing the relative phase difference being oriented with azimuth angles such that an optical signal having a set of optical channels received via the first port is separated into a first subset of optical channels and a second subset of optical channels and output via the second port and the third port, respectively, and that a set of optical channels received via the second port and a set of optical channels received via the third port are combined into a superset of optical channels and output via the first port.
20. The apparatus of claim 18 wherein the optical signal received via the input port comprises a wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) optical signal.
21. The apparatus of claim 18 wherein the birefringent assembly comprises a single birefringent crystal.
22. The apparatus of claim 18 wherein the birefringent assembly comprises multiple crystals.
23. The apparatus of claim 22 wherein the birefringent crystal comprises a TiO2 portion and a YVO4 portion.
24. The apparatus of claim 18 wherein the first predetermined subset of optical signals comprises odd International Telecommunications Union (ITU) channels and the second subset of optical signals comprises even ITU channels.
25. The apparatus of claim 18 further comprising means for switching signals between the second port and the third port.
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