| US 7,526,150 B2 | ||
| Deployment of electro-optic amplitude varying elements (AVES) and electro-optic multi-functional elements (MFES) in photonic integrated circuits (PICS) | ||
| David F. Welch, Menlo Park, Calif. (US); Fred A. Kish, Jr., Palo Alto, Calif. (US); Radhakrishnan L. Nagarajan, Cupertino, Calif. (US); Alan C. Nilsson, Mountain View, Calif. (US); and Robert B. Taylor, Charleston, S.C. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Infinera Corporation, Sunnyvale, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 03, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/556,278. | ||
| Application 11/556278 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/268325, filed on Nov. 07, 2005, granted, now 7,162,113. | ||
| Application 11/268325 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/267331, filed on Oct. 08, 2002, granted, now 7,283,694. | ||
| Application 10/267331 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/267330, filed on Oct. 08, 2002, granted, now 7,079,715. | ||
| Application 10/267330 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/267304, filed on Oct. 08, 2002, granted, now 7,116,851. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/625322, filed on Nov. 05, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0201785 A1, Aug. 30, 2007 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G02B 6/12 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 385—14 [398/91; 372/26; 372/32; 372/50.1] | 18 Claims |
| 1. A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) comprising:
a chip
a plurality of laser sources provided on the chip, each of the laser sources generating a corresponding one of a plurality
of continuous wave lights;
a plurality of electro-optic modulators, each of which being configured to modulate a corresponding one of the plurality of
continuous wave lights to generate a corresponding one of a plurality of modulated optical signals; and
a plurality of multi-function elements (MFEs), each of which configured to perform first or second operations on a corresponding
one of the plurality of modulated optical signals.
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