341 results about "Electro-optics" patented technology

The invention provides a liquid crystal composite for an active-matrix-addressed electro-optical display device and application of the liquid crystal composite. The liquid crystal compound comprises a compound with a general formula (I) which occupies 10 percent to 30 percent of the total weight of the liquid crystal composite, a compound with a general formula (II) which occupies 5 percent to 30 percent of the total weight of the liquid crystal composite, a compound with a general formula (III) which occupies 10 percent to 40 percent of the total weight of the liquid crystal composite, and a compound with a general formula (IV) which occupies 10 percent to 60 percent of the total weight of the liquid crystal composite. The liquid crystal composite provided by the invention has a relatively high response speed and good low temperature storage stability. The invention further provides the active-matrix-addressed electro-optical display device comprising the liquid crystal composite.

This document describes an electro-optic photonic memory device comprising a micro-ring resonator, and at least one ferroelectric field effect transistor (FeFET) that is disposed along a partial circumference of a raised ring waveguide of the micro-ring resonator. The FeFET comprises a ferroelectric gate stack and a heterojunction channel layer.

Methods and systems for in-fluid testing of electro optic liquid sensors are provided. The electro optic sensor has a light source and a light detector such that a first power state is applied to the light source to generate a first light for determining whether liquid is present within the electro optic sensor. Based on a determination that liquid is present within the electro optic sensor, a second power state is applied to the light source for generating a second light. The second power state having higher power over a shorter period of time than the first power state. The second light generated from the light source is reflected and the reflected second light is received at the light detector. The reflected second light is compared to a pulse current threshold value to determine whether the electro optic sensor is functioning properly.

This disclosure provides a signal monitoring method and apparatus, electronic devices, computer-readable storage media, and computer program products applicable to an electro-optic modulator. The signal monitoring method includes inputting a modulated voltage signal to the modulation circuit of an electro-optic modulator, the modulated voltage signal being obtained by superimposing a carrier voltage signal and a pulse voltage signal, wherein the amplitude of the carrier voltage signal is greater than the half-wavelength voltage Vpi of the electro-optic modulator and the amplitude of the pulse voltage signal is less than the peak-to-peak value Vpp of the carrier voltage signal; obtaining a photoelectric conversion detection signal corresponding to the output optical signal of the electro-optic modulator; and monitoring the presence of the pulse voltage signal in the modulated voltage signal based on the photoelectric conversion detection signal.

This invention belongs to the field of electromagnetic field measurement technology for transformers, and proposes a multi-parameter measurement system and calibration device for the electromagnetic field of converter transformers. In the measurement system, a laser is connected to one end of an electro-optic sensing probe, and the other end of the probe is connected to the electromagnetic field measurement host. The laser is also connected to one end of a magneto-optic sensing probe, which in turn is connected to the host. Both probes are bonded to designated points inside the converter transformer's oil tank. The calibration device, used for numerical calibration of the electro-optic and magneto-optic sensing probes, includes an electric field testing platform and a magnetic field testing platform. This invention enables real-time online non-contact electromagnetic field measurement inside converter transformers, which require high insulation, have a compact space, and a sealed structure. It features high sensitivity and a wide measurement range, meeting the measurement needs of complex electric fields in converter transformer equipment under actual operating conditions.

This invention belongs to the field of communication technology and discloses a voice communication system based on deep ultraviolet light. The system includes: a voice communication terminal, a transmitting information processing module, an electro-optical conversion module, a transmitting optical system, a receiving optical system, a photoelectric conversion module, and a receiving information processing module. Compared with traditional radio frequency communication, ultraviolet light has excellent anti-interference and anti-interception capabilities; compared with point-to-point communication in the deep infrared band, ultraviolet light has non-line-of-sight characteristics, enabling communication even in jungle warfare. This invention uniquely employs FMCW (Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave) modulation. FMCW encodes bit information as a continuous increase or decrease in frequency. The receiving end obtains the difference frequency signal through mixing, which can be demodulated using matched filtering or Fourier transform, significantly improving processing gain and noise immunity. Even under weak scattered light conditions, signals can be reliably extracted from strong backgrounds, greatly improving communication link margin.

An image processing apparatus comprises a receiver (401) receiving an image comprising first pixel brightnesses encoded in accordance with a perceptually uniform Electrical to Optical Transfer Function, EOTF. A converter converts this to second pixel brightnesses encoded in accordance with an EOTF representing a logarithmic mapping from optical light values to the second pixel brightnesses and an image processor circuit (411) applies a brightness adjustment processing to the second pixel brightnesses. The converter (410) comprises a first converter (601, 605) generating intermediate pixel brightnesses applying a logarithm function to the first pixel brightnesses A second converter (603) generates intermediate pixel brightnesses by applying a second logarithm function to an output value of the perceptually uniform EOTF for the first pixel brightness divided by a divisor equal to the first pixel brightnesses raised to a power of an exponent having a value exceeding 1. A combiner generates the second pixel brightnesses by combining the intermediate pixel brightnesses.

Disclosed is a system and method for solid-state 2D optical phased arrays (OPAs), which are fabricated from InGaN / AlGaN multiple quantum wells (MQWs) and AlyGa1-yN / AlxGa1-xN (y<x) MQWs. The InGaN / AlGaN MQWs and AlyGa1-yN / AlxGa1-xN (y<x) MQWs include alternating p-type and n-type layers to form p-n-p-n MQW structures to allow the OPA to operate in the reversed biased configuration to further minimize the operating current and heat generation. The phase in each pixel within the OPA will be controlled independently via electro-optic effect in III-nitride MQWs by varying the voltage in each pixel by a Si CMOS array to achieve the manipulation of the distribution of optical power in the far field and steering of the main laser beam. The present disclosure is applicable to a wide range of applications, including the operation of LIDAR systems, laser weapons, laser illuminators, and laser imaging systems.

The present invention is directed to a sealing layer that comprises a poly(vinyl alcohol) homopolymer or a poly(vinyl alcohol-co-ethylene) copolymer, a polyurethane, and a conductive filler. The sealing layer shows good barrier properties to a non-polar fluid. The sealing layer can be used to seal microcells of electro-optic devices, contributing to improved good electro-optic performance of the device, especially at low temperatures.

The application discloses a kind of self-adapting nonlinear impairment compensation methods based on low-cost optical performance monitoring, and its technical scheme main points are as follows: in transmitting end, low-speed mark is modulated to the envelope of high-speed data signal on top signal;A section of zero-power gap is inserted into signal, after digital-analog conversion and electro-optical conversion are successively carried out to data, into optical fiber link;In receiving end, the signal received is successively carried out photoelectric conversion, analog-digital conversion, IQ orthogonalization, clock recovery;Combining the step number of FD-Volterra-CDE back propagation process in different optical transmission link state parameter range N span Nonlinear effect introduced by the calculation of nonlinear impairment causes optical signal-to-noise ratio penalty;The adaptive nonlinear impairment compensation method in the application solves the problem of too high calculation complexity in the traditional nonlinear impairment compensation process, and by establishing the LUT of the step number N step , filter number N k In the process of FD-Volterra-CDE back propagation in different optical transmission link state parameter range, the calculation complexity is effectively reduced while the compensation accuracy is guaranteed.

This invention discloses a method and system for measuring the frequency response of an electro-optic modulator based on a spectral analyzer. The system includes a laser, a 95:5 single-mode fiber splitter, an optical power meter, an electro-optic modulator, a control power supply, an RF signal generator, and a spectral analyzer. The measurement method includes the following steps: calculating a calibration factor to correct optical power drift through optical path splitting, driving the modulator by applying several discrete single-frequency RF points, and measuring the carrier power P0(f) using the spectral analyzer. i ) and the first-order sideband power P1(f i ), and determined by the power ratio R(f) i )=10 (P1‑P0) / 10 Combining the Jacobi–Anger expansion / Bessel function relation, the phase modulation index β(f) is solved by inverse solution. i Then, the phase transfer function H(f) at each frequency point is calculated and fitted. i The continuous frequency response S of the modulator is obtained. 21 This invention simplifies the testing process, reduces reliance on high-speed photodetectors and vector network analyzers, and enables high-precision electro-optic response testing of electro-optic modulators at high frequencies.

This application provides a resonant modulator applicable to the field of optoelectronic information technology. The resonant modulator includes a substrate layer, a buried layer, a core layer, and an upper cladding layer. The core layer includes a multimode interference coupler and a connecting waveguide. The multimode interference coupler includes a multimode interference region and a main input port waveguide, a main output port waveguide, a feedback output port waveguide, and a feedback input port waveguide. The two ends of the connecting waveguide are optically connected to the feedback output port waveguide and the feedback input port waveguide, forming an optical feedback loop with the multimode interference coupler. An electro-optic modulation unit is associated with a first region of the connecting waveguide and is used to adjust the effective refractive index of the connecting waveguide by applying an electrical signal to change the resonant state of the resonant modulator. Based on the above structure, the sensitivity to coupling spacing and manufacturing errors can be reduced, and the device operating tolerance and modulation stability can be improved. This application also provides an optical computing system and a photonic integrated system.

This disclosure provides an electro-optic modulator, including a modulator body and an equalization circuit. The equalization circuit includes: a first doped semiconductor, including a first N-type doped region and a first P-type doped region, the first N-type doped region being connected to a first electrode and a signal input terminal, the first P-type doped region being connected to a second electrode and an electrode arm, the first electrode and the second electrode being used to receive a first control voltage with reverse bias; and a second doped semiconductor, including a second N-type doped region and a second P-type doped region, the first end of the second N-type doped region and the first end of the second P-type doped region being both connected to the signal input terminal, the second end of the second N-type doped region and the second end of the second P-type doped region being both connected to the electrode arm, the first end of the second P-type doped region being further connected to a third electrode, the second end of the second N-type doped region being further connected to a fourth electrode, the third electrode and the fourth electrode being used to receive a second control voltage.

The application provides a chip-scale package interconnection structure failure analysis method and device, comprising: determining the failure external pin corresponding to the failure CSP package interconnection structure according to the current-voltage characteristic curve corresponding to each external pin; collecting and analyzing the time-domain reflection waveform of the failure external pin by using the electro-optical terahertz pulse reflection technology, positioning the target interconnection failure area in the interconnection path where the failure external pin is located according to the amplitude, time delay and waveform distortion characteristics of the reflection pulse; scanning the target interconnection failure area by using the three-dimensional X-ray microscopic imaging technology, and determining the target position of the failure point on the interconnection path where the failure external pin is located and the corresponding structural defects based on the scanning result. The application realizes the non-destructive failure analysis of the CSP package interconnection structure by combining the electro-optical terahertz pulse reflection technology and the three-dimensional X-ray microscopic imaging technology, and improves the failure point fault positioning accuracy and efficiency.

This application provides an electro-optic modulator chip, a packaging structure, and an electronic device, relating to the field of optical communication technology. The electro-optic modulator chip includes: a first end connected to an input light source, and a second end connected to an output light source and a monitoring end; the input light source is used to transmit an input optical signal to the electro-optic modulator; the electro-optic modulator modulates the input optical signal to obtain a modulated optical signal and a monitoring optical signal, and transmits the modulated optical signal to the output light source and the monitoring optical signal to the monitoring end; the output light source is used to output the modulated optical signal; the monitoring end is used to output the monitoring optical signal; the transmission direction of the optical signal is parallel to the plane of the substrate. The packaging structure includes: a substrate, a monitor, and the electro-optic modulator chip; the electro-optic modulator chip is fixedly mounted on the substrate; the monitor is fixedly mounted on the substrate; the monitor receives the monitoring optical signal output by the electro-optic modulator chip and performs optical power monitoring based on the monitoring optical signal to obtain the monitoring result.

The application discloses a packaging structure, an electro-optical modulator and an optical quantum computer, and relates to the technical field of optical communication. The packaging structure comprises a tube shell, a support and an electro-optical chip. The electro-optical chip is arranged on the tube shell through the support. The support is used for isolating the tube shell and the electro-optical chip. The packaging structure, the electro-optical modulator and the optical quantum computer can inhibit a parasitic mode and improve the electro-optical broadband of the electro-optical device.

The application discloses a microwave photon filter and a control method thereof, and belongs to the field of optical fiber communication. The filter comprises an optical ring cavity, a tunable laser source, an electro-optic intensity modulator, a photoelectric detector and an electric vector network analyzer. The first input end of the electro-optic intensity modulator is connected with the output end of the tunable laser source, the second input port of the electro-optic intensity modulator is connected with the output end of the electric vector network analyzer, and the output end of the electro-optic intensity modulator is connected with the input end of an optical circulator in the optical ring cavity. The output end of the optical circulator in the optical ring cavity is connected with the input end of the photoelectric detector, and the output end of the photoelectric detector is connected with the input end of the electric vector network analyzer. The application can overcome the problem that the device parameters cannot be adjusted after the structure of the microwave photon filter is determined.

This invention relates to the field of lighting control technology, specifically disclosing an environment-adaptive LED constant current energy-saving control method. The method includes: arranging a dielectric-photoelastic sensing array, a magnetostrictive-leakage flux detection coil, and a broadband impedance spectrum detection unit on the phosphor encapsulation layer, the inductor core, and the output bus, respectively; simultaneously acquiring three types of timing signals; extracting dielectric-magnetic-electric coupling degradation feature vectors; inputting the feature vectors into an energy-saving-lifetime co-optimization model; correcting the target luminous flux based on the dielectric relaxation offset; constructing a core loss-efficiency mapping surface to solve for the minimum energy consumption operating point; generating a constant current target value offset sequence and a PWM chopper phase-frequency co-transfer strategy; and simultaneously adjusting the duty cycle, switching frequency, and gate impedance through a feedforward-feedback composite adjustment network, and feeding back the current ripple spectrum and dielectric relaxation offset to update the feature vector weights. This invention achieves multi-physics field co-sensing and energy-saving-lifetime co-optimization.

The utility model relates to a kind of device of pulse laser pulse sub-string, including pulse laser, laser attenuation device, laser beam-reducing device, laser polarization device, wave sheet, Pockels cell, output mirror, waveform detection device, and output mirror is to the waveform detection device output first light beam and to the original light path reflection second light beam;Laser polarization device side is also configured full mirror;Pockels cell is connected with high-voltage pulse generator, pulse laser is also connected with digital delay pulse signal generator, and digital delay pulse signal generator is used to send synchronization signal to high-voltage pulse generator to control high-voltage pulse generator to generate voltage pulse when pulse laser emits laser beam reaches Pockels cell.This application realizes the stable control and output of pulse sub-string by the electro-optic modulation characteristics of Pockels cell, compared with traditional method of improving laser repetition frequency, implementation is simple, and use component is less, while guaranteeing stability, reduce cost.

The application relates to the field of ultra-wideband radar imaging and optical computing technology, in particular to a light computing real-time processing method for ultra-wideband radar imaging. The method comprises core steps of signal receiving and electro-optical modulation, optical pulse compression, initial phase compensation based on Kalman filtering, envelope alignment, coherence recovery and two-dimensional grid projection. Based on the ultrafast linear processing advantage and algorithm optimization principle of light computing, the application utilizes optical finite impulse response filters and adjustable delay line technology to disassemble and reconstruct the traditional imaging method, and reduces the end-to-end processing delay to the sub-millisecond level. The application breaks through the real-time processing bottleneck of ultra-wideband radar imaging, provides effective theoretical support and method basis for developing a full real-time ultra-wideband two-dimensional fine imaging system, and is widely applicable to application fields with high real-time requirements such as military reconnaissance and geological exploration.

This invention provides an improved electro-optic modulator for optical integrated circuits (PICs). [Solution] An electro-optic modulator for an optical integrated circuit includes a substrate, a first waveguide on a first portion of the substrate, a second waveguide on a second portion of the substrate, and a first electrode in contact with the first waveguide, wherein the first waveguide includes a first electrode located between the first electrode and the first portion of the substrate, and a second electrode in contact with the second waveguide, wherein the second waveguide includes a second electrode located between the second electrode and the second portion of the substrate.

A substrate configured for an electro-optic device and an electro-optic device formed using the substrate are described. The substrate includes a semiconductor substrate, an insulating layer, and at least one thin film optical material. The semiconductor substrate includes a trap-rich layer and an underlying substrate layer. The insulating layer is on the semiconductor substrate, The trap-rich layer is between the underlying substrate layer and the insulating layer. The thin film optical material(s) have an electro-optic effect and are on the insulating layer.

An optical bypass system for interconnecting a plurality of data centers with a regional hub networking node includes an optical switching layer configured to receive a plurality of channels from each of the plurality of data centers, and to switch the plurality of channels from each of the plurality of data centers (1) between one another for optical bypass and (2) to an electrical switching fabric at the regional hub networking node; and a controller configured to (1) configure wavelengths on corresponding optical transceivers for each of the plurality of channels from each of the plurality of data centers, (2) configure wavelength switching in the optical switching layer, and (3) determine packet forwarding between the corresponding optical transceivers.

The present application belongs to the technical field of wavefront distortion measurement, and particularly relates to a wavefront distortion measurement system and method caused by light field waist spot mismatch in a cavity enhancement system. In order to accurately capture the wavefront distortion signal caused by light field waist spot mismatch, an electro-optic modulator (EOM), a convex lens, a three-mirror ring cavity, a plane mirror, a multi-quadrant detector (MPD) and a frequency mixer are sequentially arranged on the outgoing light path of the laser. Through light field modulation, resonance amplification, phase-locked demodulation and quantitative calculation, an error signal reflecting the distortion degree of two types is extracted, the minimum measurable waist spot size and position change are derived, accurate feedback is provided for long-term stable locking of the optical cavity, additional distortion interference caused by the thermal effect of the laser is compensated, and the measurement accuracy and stability of the system are improved.

This utility model discloses an electro-optic modulator and an optical communication system. The electro-optic modulator includes: a housing, a cover plate, a modulator chip, an optical input port, an optical output port, an RF signal input, and an internal component. The housing has a cavity and an opening, and the cover plate is used to seal the opening. The modulator chip is disposed within the cavity. The optical input port and the optical output port are both connected to the modulator chip. The RF signal input is connected to the modulator chip. The internal component is disposed within the cavity and connected to the housing. The modulator chip is disposed between the housing and the internal component. By placing the internal component within the cavity of the electro-optic modulator housing and placing the modulator chip between the housing and the internal component, the space around the modulator chip can be significantly reduced, signal resonance can be reduced, return loss can be lowered, and the bandwidth of the electro-optic modulator can be increased.

The application discloses an optical signal inner circulation delay system based on electro-optic polarization modulation, comprising a signal light source, a first polarization beam splitter prism, a first electro-optic polarization modulator, a second polarization beam splitter prism, a second electro-optic polarization modulator, a third polarization beam splitter prism, a first full reflection mirror, a first lens, a first optical fiber collimator, a single-mode / multi-mode optical fiber, a second lens, a second optical fiber collimator and a second full reflection mirror, forming a ring-shaped light path. The length of the single-mode / multi-mode optical fiber and the high level duration of the modulation electric signal are adjusted, the repetition frequency and the pulse width of the output optical signal can be changed respectively, and therefore the application can also be used for converting continuous light into controllable pulsed light. The number of times that the signal light circulates in the ring-shaped light path can be controlled through the loaded electric signal, the delay time is flexibly adjusted, and the delay time range is expanded.

An electro-optic modulator includes a glass layer, which may include a conductive layer. A first homeotropic alignment layer is disposed on the glass layer. A liquid crystal layer is disposed on the first homeotropic alignment layer opposite the glass layer. A second homeotropic alignment layer is disposed on the liquid crystal layer opposite the first homeotropic alignment layer. A reflective mirror is disposed on the second homeotropic alignment layer opposite the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal layer includes a negative dielectric liquid crystal.

This application provides an electro-optic phase shifter, an optical chip, a method for fabricating an optical chip, and a lidar, including a ridge waveguide and a planar region located on at least one side of the ridge waveguide along a first direction, as well as an electrode region; the planar region includes a connecting portion and a side portion arranged sequentially along a second direction, the electrode region being located outside the connecting portion along the first direction, the first direction and the second direction being perpendicular to each other; in the second direction, and on at least one side of the electrode region, the edge of the side portion gradually approaches the ridge waveguide from the electrode region in a direction away from the electrode region.