Karlsruher Institut Fur Technologie

Vanguard Photonics Gmbh

Matthias Lauermann

Christian Koos

Wolfgang Freude

Philipp-Immanuel Dietrich

Juerg Leuthold

Sandeep Ummethala

Jingshi Li

Sven Schüle

The invention relates to an apparatus () and a method for optically characterizing or processing an object (), and to an object transport unit (). The apparatus () comprises The apparatus (), the method and the object transport unit () facilitate the optical characterization or processing of an object () in a manner that meets the specific needs of high-throughput industrial applications.

Apparatus and method for optically processing an object

A waveguide component includes a waveguide, which is at least partially transparent or translucent with respect to light and is set up in such a way that light can be conducted at least partially through the waveguide. The waveguide includes a waveguide core, a first casing region, and a second casing region. The waveguide core is formed from one or more spatially separated elements of at least one waveguide core material. The first casing region, which includes at least one electro-optical material, interacts with light guided in the waveguide. The first casing region is disposed around the one or more elements of the waveguide core. The second casing region includes at least one dielectric material. The second casing region is arranged around the first casing region and/or the waveguide core. The waveguide component further includes at least two line regions that are at least partially electrically conductive.

Waveguide component

An optical detector for detecting an optical signal beam (OSB) modulated in a way that it includes an in-phase and/or a quadrature component, includes: a polarization beam splitter arranged to split the OSB into two polarized OSBs; a non-polarization beam splitter arranged to further split each of the two polarized OSBs into two split polarized OSBs; at least one birefringent element providing a phase shift, the birefringent element being arranged in a path of at least one polarized OSB and/or in a path of at least one split polarized OSB so that an in-phase and quadrature phase offset between two split polarized OSBs originating from the same polarized OSB is formed in output signal beams; and at least two detection means arranged to receive at least one output signal beam that includes a in-phase and/or quadrature component of the OSB.

Optical detector for detecting optical signal beams, method to detect optical signals, and use of an optical detector to detect optical signals

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Neuenstein, Germany

Matthias Lauermann