Polarization Independent Reflective Modulator

摘要

An apparatus comprising an optical input configured to receive an optical carrier, an polarization beam splitter configured to forward a first polarized component of the optical carrier along a first light path, and forward a second polarized component of the optical carrier along a second light path, wherein the first polarized component comprises a first polarization that is perpendicular to a second polarization of the second polarized component upon exiting the optical splitter, and an optical modulator coupled to the first light path and the second light path, the modulator configured to modulate the first polarized component of the optical carrier and the second polarized component of the optical carrier.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
an optical input configured to receive an optical carrier; a polarization beam splitter optically coupled to the optical input, a first light path, and a second light path, wherein the polarization beam splitter is configured to:
forward a first polarized component of the optical carrier along the first light path; andforward a second polarized component of the optical carrier along the second light path, wherein the first polarized component comprises a first polarization that is perpendicular to a second polarization of the second polarized component upon exiting the polarization beam splitter; and an optical modulator with a proximate end coupled to the first light path and a distal end coupled to the second light path, wherein the optical modulator is configured to modulate the first polarized component of the optical carrier and the second polarized component of the optical carrier.