An optical quantum state converter comprises an optical fiber input port configured to receive an optical signal comprising an optical quantum state at a first wavelength from an optical source. An optical combiner having a first input is coupled to the optical fiber input port. An optical pump source having an output that is coupled to a second input of the optical combiner provides an optical pump signal at a pump signal wavelength to a second input of the combiner. A nonlinear optical waveguide having an input that is coupled to an output of the optical combiner converts the optical quantum state at the first wavelength to an optical quantum state at a second wavelength determined by the optical pump signal.

A terahertz-wave generation method of generating a terahertz wave in a direction satisfying a non-collinear phase-matching condition by making pump light incident on a nonlinear optical crystal capable of generating a terahertz wave by optical parametric effect, makes the pump light incident on the nonlinear optical crystal so that a peak excited power density is equal to or greater than a predetermined terahertz-wave lasing threshold and equal to or less than a predetermined laser damage threshold, and an average excited power density, is equal to or less than a predetermined photorefractive effect occurrence threshold, the pump light having a pulse width of 10 ps or more, the pulse width of 1 ns or less, and a repetition frequency of 1 kHz or more.

An optical interface includes circuitry configured to operate the optical interface at a first rate, subsequent to a requirement to suberate the optical interface to a second rate, determine which services are affected, signal a partial failure for the one or more affected services, and operate the optical interface at a second rate that is less than the first rate. The optical interface can be a Flexible Optical (FlexO) or ZR interface.

The present disclosure provides a fiber laser light coherent combination system, comprising: a modulator module configured to perform a phase modulation on sub-beams according to pseudo-random sequences orthogonally independent from each other, and perform a frequency shift on a reference beam according to a set frequency; a fiber laser light amplifier module configured to perform a power amplification on the modulated sub-beams; a laser light collimation emission module configured to collimate and output the sub-beams and the reference beam; a combination sampling module configured to perform a combination of the sub-beams and the reference beam which are collimated and outputted, and convert them into an electrical signal; a digital phase modulation and demodulation module configured to perform a demodulation on the electrical signal according to the shifted frequency and each of the pseudo-random sequences, and obtain a phase difference between each of the sub-beams and the reference beam.

The present disclosure provides a fiber laser light coherent combination system, comprising: a modulator module configured to perform a phase modulation on sub-beams according to pseudo-random sequences orthogonally independent from each other, and perform a frequency shift on a reference beam according to a set frequency; a fiber laser light amplifier module configured to perform a power amplification on the modulated sub-beams; a laser light collimation emission module configured to collimate and output the sub-beams and the reference beam; a combination sampling module configured to perform a combination of the sub-beams and the reference beam which are collimated and outputted, and convert them into an electrical signal; a digital phase modulation and demodulation module configured to perform a demodulation on the electrical signal according to the shifted frequency and each of the pseudo-random sequences, and obtain a phase difference between each of the sub-beams and the reference beam.

Reconfigurable non-reciprocal integrated-optics-based devices are disclosed. The non-reciprocal devices include: a phase-sensitive device, such as a microring waveguide; a magneto-optic layer; and an electromagnet. These elements are operatively coupled such that a magnetic field generated by current flow through the electromagnet gives rise to a non-reciprocal phase shift in the phase-sensitive device. The non-reciprocal phase shift leads to a difference in the way that a light signal travels in the forward and backward directions through one or more bus waveguides that are operatively coupled with the phase-sensitive element. The non-reciprocity is reversible by reversing the direction of drive current flow in the electromagnet, which enables the inter-port connectivity of the ports of these bus waveguides to be reconfigured based on the direction of the drive current flow. Examples of reconfigurable isolator and circulator embodiments are described.

A multi-channel light detection and ranging system includes a plurality of active channels, each comprising a photosensitive element arranged to be exposed to light and an analog front end circuit arranged for receiving a signal from the photosensitive element. A compensation channel comprises a compensation element and an analog front end circuit arranged for receiving signals from the compensation capacitor. A processing unit arranged for receiving signals from the active channels and the compensation channel, deriving at a compensation signal from the signal received from the compensation channel, and compensating for the crosstalk interference and/or the interference common to the analog front end circuits of the active channels, using the compensation signal.

A projector and a wavelength conversion device thereof are provided. The projector includes an illumination system that includes a light source device and a wavelength conversion device. The light source device is configured to provide an excitation beam. The wavelength conversion device is disposed on a transmission path of the excitation beam, and configured to convert the excitation beam into an illumination beam. The wavelength conversion device includes a substrate comprising a first surface, a second surface, and an axis center, a heat-conducting connection structure, a first reflective structure, and a wavelength conversion structure. The heat-conducting connection structure is located between the first surface and a first reflective structure, the first reflective structure is located between the heat-conducting connection structure and a wavelength conversion structure, and the wavelength conversion structure is located on the first reflective structure.

An image acquisition device for a driver assistance system of a vehicle includes at least one light entry element and at least one image acquisition sensor. Image information in the form of light rays from the light entry element impinge on the image acquisition sensor along a ray path. The image acquisition device includes at least one darkening element having a variable translucency in at least a first frequency range.

A wavelength converter includes an input port, an optical fiber configured to cause a signal light and an excitation light to interact with each other due to a nonlinear optical effect, the signal light and the excitation light being input to the input port, a stress application mechanism configured to apply stress in a direction crossing a winding direction of the optical fiber, and an output port configured to output a converted light having a wavelength different from wavelengths of the signal light and the excitation light.