WO2019165947A1 - Optical waveguide apparatus - Google Patents

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WO2019165947A1
WO2019165947A1 PCT/CN2019/076118 CN2019076118W WO2019165947A1 WO 2019165947 A1 WO2019165947 A1 WO 2019165947A1 CN 2019076118 W CN2019076118 W CN 2019076118W WO 2019165947 A1 WO2019165947 A1 WO 2019165947A1
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  • the present application relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to an optical waveguide device.
  • WSS Wavelength Selective Switch
  • optical switch matrix or optical switch array
  • the device Since the device is implemented based on the technology of space optics, that is to say, some optical devices are used to transmit optical signals through space, and pass through a plurality of optical devices such as lenses.
  • the vibration sometimes shifts the optical device, and the displacement of the optical device causes the output power of the device to change, or even no output at all, so the requirement for vibration is relatively high, making the device of the transmission node difficult to implement.
  • embodiments of the present invention provide an optical waveguide device.
  • the technical solutions are as follows:
  • an optical waveguide device in a first aspect, includes an optical waveguide unit and a functional unit.
  • the optical waveguide unit is implemented by a first variable optical waveguide
  • the functional unit is implemented by a fixed optical waveguide or a second variable optical waveguide.
  • the fixed optical waveguide is an optical waveguide whose preset optical signal path cannot be changed.
  • the first variable optical waveguide and the second variable optical waveguide are used to control the optical material to form an optical signal path or eliminate the optical signal path to implement corresponding light processing based on the configuration information.
  • a functional optical waveguide wherein: the optical waveguide unit is connected to the functional unit; the functional unit is configured to implement a first optical processing function of the optical signal; and the optical waveguide unit is configured to implement a second optical processing function of the optical signal based on the configuration information.
  • the optical waveguide device includes an optical waveguide unit and a functional unit, and the optical waveguide unit is implemented by the first variable optical waveguide, and the first variable optical waveguide may be configured to control the optical material to form an optical signal path based on the configuration information.
  • the optical material may be a liquid crystal, etc.
  • the functional unit may be implemented by a fixed optical waveguide or a second variable optical waveguide, and the fixed optical waveguide is a preset optical signal path cannot be changed. After the optical waveguide is fabricated, the preset optical signal path is also completed, and cannot be changed in the following.
  • the preset optical signal path refers to a path that is pre-established and becomes a precondition (or can be an optical signal path) of the optical signal path. Once the optical signal is input to the path, it becomes an optical signal path, and if no light is input to the path, Signal, this path cannot be called an optical signal path in the exact sense.
  • the second variable optical waveguide is the same as the first variable optical waveguide except that the second variable optical waveguide is smoother than the first variable optical waveguide, or the second variable optical waveguide has a lower unit loss than the first variable optical waveguide a variable optical waveguide, wherein the second variable optical waveguide may be an optical waveguide that generates an electric field based on the configuration information to control the liquid crystal generating optical path to implement a corresponding optical processing function, and the configuration information corresponding to the second variable optical waveguide is added by the liquid crystal molecules.
  • the voltage is more dense.
  • the functional unit may be configured to implement a first optical processing function, and the optical waveguide unit may implement a second optical processing function of the optical signal based on the configuration information, where the configuration information may be information for generating an electric field, such as a voltage value applied to the electrode, and which The electrode needs to change the voltage and the like.
  • the first light processing function and the second light processing function respectively include any one or more of the following: an optical signal path function, an optical signal exchange function, a spot conversion function of the optical signal, an optical signal based on the power split function, and an optical signal based on the power.
  • the configuration information includes an output voltage of each electrode of the first variable optical waveguide, magnetic field information of the first variable optical waveguide, and temperature information of the first variable optical waveguide. Any of them.
  • the configuration information may be preset by a technician and stored in the optical waveguide device, and the configuration information may be any one of information for generating an electric field, magnetic field information, and temperature information, and correspondingly generated.
  • the information of the electric field may specifically be the output voltage of each electrode of the first variable optical waveguide.
  • the first light processing function is an optical signal dispersion function
  • the optical signal dispersion function is: separating one optical signal according to a frequency component, or synthesizing multiple optical signals including different frequency components into one light. signal.
  • the dispersion function is: one is to divide one combined optical signal into multiple single optical signals containing different frequency components, or to synthesize multiple optical signals containing different frequency components into one channel.
  • the optical signal is divided into a plurality of single-wave optical signals containing different frequency components, or a single-wave optical signal containing different frequency components is combined into one combined optical signal.
  • Single optical signal A single optical signal is an optical signal whose data is modulated on a certain frequency component. Only when these frequency components are received can the data be completely recovered.
  • Single-wave optical signal One of a single optical signal, except that the single-wave optical signal has a center wavelength.
  • Synthetic optical signal Contains a single optical signal with multiple frequency components.
  • a multiplexed optical signal a single-wave optical signal having a plurality of different frequency components. That is to say, the single-wave optical signals in the combined optical signal have different center wavelengths.
  • the functional unit comprises at least one first functional unit and at least one second functional unit, the first functional unit is configured to separate one optical signal according to a frequency component, and the second functional unit is used for The optical signal comprising different frequency components is combined into one optical signal, the first functional unit comprises a first interface point and a plurality of second interface points, and the second functional unit comprises a plurality of third interface points and a fourth interface point; An interface point and a fourth interface point are connected to an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber; the optical waveguide unit is configured to connect the second interface point and the third interface point based on the configuration information to form a second interface point and the third interface point Optical signal path.
  • the first functional unit when an optical signal passes through the first interface point of the first functional unit, the first functional unit may separate the optical signal of one optical signal according to the frequency component, and obtain multiple optical signals including different frequency components. And respectively transmitted to the plurality of second interface points, because the optical waveguide unit can generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field or a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information, to control the optical material to connect the second interface and the third interface point to form the second interface point and the The optical signal path between the three interface points, such that multiple optical signals containing different frequency components can be transmitted to the plurality of third interface points through the optical signal path between the second interface point and the third interface point.
  • the second functional unit may synthesize the multiple optical signals received by the plurality of third interface points to obtain an optical signal, which is transmitted to the optical fiber through the fourth interface point.
  • the function of WSS can be realized, that is, the function of wavelength selection exchange is realized.
  • the functional unit includes a first functional unit and a plurality of second functional units, and the first interface point and the fourth interface point are a combined optical signal interface point or a combined optical signal interface point, and the second interface The point and the third interface point are single-wave optical signal interface points or single optical signal interface points.
  • the functional unit includes a plurality of first functional units and a second functional unit, and the first interface point and the fourth interface point are a combined optical signal interface point or a combined optical signal interface point, and the second interface The point and the third interface point are single-wave optical signal interface points or single optical signal interface points.
  • the functional unit includes at least one third functional unit, and the third functional unit is configured to separate one optical signal according to a frequency component, or to synthesize multiple optical signals including different frequency components.
  • An optical signal the third functional unit includes a fifth interface point and a plurality of sixth interface points; the fifth interface point is connected to an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber; and the optical waveguide unit is connected to an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber;
  • the waveguide unit is configured to connect the sixth interface point and the optical fiber based on the configuration information, form an optical signal path between the sixth interface point and the optical fiber, or connect the interface point corresponding to the sixth interface point and the optical fiber to form a sixth interface point and an optical fiber.
  • the optical signal path between the corresponding interface points are configured to separate one optical signal according to a frequency component, or to synthesize multiple optical signals including different frequency components.
  • An optical signal the third functional unit includes a fifth interface point and a plurality of sixth interface points; the fifth interface point is connected to an interface point
  • the optical waveguide device may be a WSS of S*T
  • the functional unit may include a third functional unit
  • the third functional unit is configured to separate one optical signal according to a frequency component, and one optical signal is A combined optical signal or a combined optical signal, or a third functional unit is configured to combine multiple optical signals containing different frequency components into one optical signal, and the optical signal containing different frequency components is a single optical signal or a single optical signal.
  • the third functional unit includes a fifth interface point and a plurality of sixth interface points; the fifth interface point is connected with an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber, and the fifth interface point is a combined optical signal interface point or a composite optical signal interface point,
  • the six interface points are single-wave optical signal interface points or single optical signal interface points.
  • the optical waveguide unit can connect the sixth interface point and the optical fiber based on the configuration information, form an optical signal path between the sixth interface point and the optical fiber, or connect the interface point corresponding to the sixth interface point and the optical fiber to form a sixth interface point and an optical fiber.
  • the optical signal path between the corresponding interface points In this way, the WSS function of S*T can be realized.
  • the number of functional units is greater than or equal to 2, and the functional unit includes a seventh interface point and a plurality of eighth interface points; the optical waveguide unit is connected to an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber; When the optical signal is received through the seventh interface point, the received optical signal is separated into multiple optical signals according to the frequency component, and is output through the eighth interface point, and is received separately through the eighth interface point. When the optical signal of the frequency component is received, the received optical signal containing different frequency components is synthesized into one optical signal and output through the seventh interface point; the optical waveguide unit is configured to connect the eighth interface point of the different functional unit based on the configuration information.
  • the optical signal path between the interface points corresponding to the fiber or the optical fiber and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber connected to the eighth interface point form an optical signal path between the eighth interface point and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber.
  • the optical waveguide device may be selectively configured as any one or more of 1*N WSS, M*N WSS, and S*T WSS, and the number of functional units is greater than or equal to 2.
  • the functional unit includes a seventh interface point and a plurality of eighth interface points.
  • the seventh interface point may be referred to as a combined optical signal or a composite optical signal interface point, and may be used to receive a combined optical signal or a composite optical signal.
  • the interface point can be a single-wave optical signal or a single optical signal interface point, and can be used to receive a single-wave optical signal or a single optical signal.
  • the functional unit can be configured to, when receiving the optical signal through the seventh interface point, separate the received optical signal into multiple optical signals according to the frequency component, output through the eighth interface point, and receive respectively through the eighth interface point.
  • the received optical signals containing different frequency components are combined into one optical signal and output through the seventh interface point.
  • the optical waveguide unit is used to establish an optical signal path between the eighth interface points of the different functional units, and is also used to establish an optical signal path between the seventh interface point and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber, which can realize 1*N. WSS, or N*1 WSS.
  • the optical waveguide unit is used to establish an optical signal path between the seventh interface point and an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber, and can implement the WSS of the S*T.
  • the optical waveguide unit includes a first optical waveguide unit and a second optical waveguide unit
  • the functional unit includes at least one fourth functional unit and at least one fifth functional unit
  • the fourth functional unit is used to connect the first
  • the optical signal is separated according to the frequency component, or is used to synthesize multiple optical signals containing different frequency components into one optical signal
  • the fifth functional unit is used for transmitting the optical signal
  • the fourth functional unit includes a ninth interface point and at least one a tenth interface point
  • the ninth interface point is connected to the first optical waveguide unit, the tenth interface point is connected to the second optical waveguide unit
  • the fifth functional unit includes at least one eleventh interface point and at least one twelfth interface point,
  • the eleventh interface point is connected to the first optical waveguide unit, and the twelfth interface point is connected to the second optical waveguide unit
  • the first optical waveguide unit is connected to the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber
  • the second optical waveguide unit is connected with the optical fiber or the optical
  • the first optical waveguide unit is configured to connect the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber to the ninth interface point based on the configuration information
  • the second optical waveguide unit is configured to connect the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber to the ninth interface point to form a ninth interface based on the configuration information.
  • the first optical waveguide unit is configured to connect the eleventh interface point to the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber based on the configuration information, and form an optical signal path between the eleventh interface point and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber;
  • the second optical waveguide unit is configured to connect the twelfth interface point to the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber based on the configuration information, and form an optical signal path between the twelfth interface point and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber.
  • the optical waveguide device may be either a 1*N WSS or an optical switching matrix (or optical switch array) device, and the optical waveguide unit includes a first optical waveguide unit and a second optical waveguide unit. Both the first optical waveguide unit and the second optical waveguide unit can be realized by the first variable optical waveguide.
  • the functional unit may include at least one fourth functional unit and at least one fifth functional unit, the fourth functional unit including a ninth interface point and at least one tenth interface point, the ninth interface point being a composite optical signal interface point, and the tenth interface The point is a single optical signal interface point or the ninth interface is a combined optical signal interface point, and the tenth interface point is a single-wave optical signal interface point.
  • the fifth functional unit includes at least one eleventh interface point and at least one twelfth interface point, and the eleventh interface point and the twelfth interface point may be a combined optical signal interface point, or may be a single-wave optical signal interface point, or The eleventh interface point and the twelfth interface point may be a composite optical signal interface point or a single optical signal interface point.
  • the functions of the fourth functional unit and the fifth functional unit are different, and the fourth functional unit is configured to separate one optical signal according to the frequency component to obtain multiple single-wave optical signals or single optical signals, or to multi-channel single-wave optical signals. Obtaining a combined optical signal, or synthesizing a plurality of individual optical signals to obtain a combined optical signal, and the fifth functional unit is only for transmitting the optical signal.
  • the first optical waveguide unit is connected to an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber
  • the second optical waveguide unit is connected to an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber
  • the first optical waveguide unit can establish the ninth interface point and the optical fiber or the optical fiber based on the configuration information.
  • the first optical waveguide unit may establish an optical signal path between the eleventh interface point and an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber based on the configuration information
  • the second optical waveguide unit may establish the twelfth interface based on the configuration information.
  • the functional unit includes at least one thirteenth interface point and at least one fourteenth interface point; and the optical waveguide unit is configured to connect the thirteenth interface point to the optical fiber or the optical fiber based on the configuration information.
  • An interface point forming an optical signal path between the thirteenth interface point and an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber, and an interface point connecting the fourteenth interface point to the optical fiber or the optical fiber to form the fourteenth interface point and the optical fiber or the optical fiber The optical signal path between the corresponding interface points.
  • the waveguide device can be configured as an optical switching matrix (or optical switch array) device.
  • the role of the optical switching matrix (or optical switch array) device is to enable optical signals to be input from any input fiber to be exchanged to any output fiber.
  • the number of functional units is 1, and the functional unit includes at least one thirteenth interface point and at least one fourteenth interface point.
  • the configuration information includes switching matrix information, etc., and the optical waveguide unit can generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information to control the optical material to connect the thirteenth interface point and the optical fiber to form a thirteenth interface point and the optical fiber.
  • the optical signal path, or the optical waveguide unit may generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information to control the optical material to connect the thirteenth interface point and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber, and form a thirteenth interface point corresponding to the optical fiber.
  • the electric field, the magnetic field, the temperature, etc. may be generated or changed based on the configuration information to control the optical material to connect the fourteenth interface point and the optical fiber to form an optical signal path between the fourteenth interface point and the optical fiber, or the optical waveguide unit may be based on
  • the configuration information is generated or changed by electric field, magnetic field, temperature, etc.
  • the functional unit may receive the light of the thirteenth interface point based on the preset optical switching matrix. Signal, sent to the fourteenth interface point. This optical signal can be transmitted to the optical fiber based on the optical signal path between the fourteenth interface point and the optical fiber. In this way, optical signals are exchanged from the input fiber to any output fiber.
  • the functional unit is etched on the silicon wafer, the silicon wafer is provided with a through slot, and the optical waveguide unit is disposed in the through slot.
  • the absolute value of the refractive index of the functional unit equal to or different from the refractive index of the optical waveguide unit is less than a preset value.
  • the refractive index of the fixed optical waveguide in the functional unit and the optical waveguide unit are similar or equal, and the proximity is understood to be such that the absolute value of the difference between the refractive index of the fixed optical waveguide in the functional unit and the refractive index of the variable optical waveguide in the optical waveguide unit is less than a preset value.
  • an optical waveguide device in a second aspect, includes a configuration unit and an optical waveguide unit.
  • the optical waveguide unit is implemented by a variable optical waveguide, and the variable optical waveguide controls the optical material to form an optical signal based on configuration information provided by the configuration unit.
  • the configuration unit is electrically connected to the optical waveguide unit; and the configuration unit is configured to send configuration information to the optical waveguide unit, where the configuration information includes information of the device in the network node, Any one or more of information of an optical signal transmission path, an output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide, magnetic field information of the variable optical waveguide, and temperature information of the variable optical waveguide;
  • the waveguide unit is configured to change the performance corresponding to the light processing function or the light processing function of the optical waveguide device according to the configuration information.
  • the information of the device in the network node includes the optical processing function corresponding to the slot of the device to which the optical waveguide device is installed; the information of the optical signal transmission path includes: loss requirement information for optical signal transmission, and/or downlink information, and the downlink information is used for Indicates whether the optical signal is off the network node where the optical waveguide device is located.
  • the information of the network node device may include a light processing function corresponding to the slot of the device to which the optical waveguide device is installed, and the slot of the device may be a slot of the optical backplane, that is, after the optical waveguide device is installed in the slot,
  • the implemented light processing function for example, the information of the network node device is what type of WSS is installed in the device slot, and information such as electric field, magnetic field or temperature corresponding to the optical waveguide unit of the corresponding type of WSS.
  • the optical waveguide device includes a configuration unit and an optical waveguide unit, and the optical waveguide unit can be realized by a variable optical waveguide, and the configuration unit is electrically connected to the optical waveguide unit.
  • the technician may store configuration information in the configuration unit, and the configuration unit may send configuration information to the optical waveguide unit, where the configuration information may include information of the network node device, information of a transmission path of the optical signal, and each electrode of the variable optical waveguide.
  • the optical waveguide unit may receive configuration information transmitted by the configuration unit, and the optical waveguide unit may be based on the received configuration information, by using any one or more of an output voltage, magnetic field information of the variable optical waveguide, and temperature information of the variable optical waveguide.
  • changing the light processing function of the optical waveguide device includes changing from one or more of the following functions to another or another combination: optical signal path function, Optical signal switching function, power signal based power splitting, optical signal power based combining, optical signal spot changing function, optical signal dispersion function, optical signal based on central wavelength combining function, optical signal based on central wavelength splitting function , optical signal transmission delay function, optical signal filtering function, the above light processing function has been in front founded is not repeated here.
  • the configuration information is information of a device in the network node
  • the information of the device in the network node includes a light processing function corresponding to a device slot to which the optical waveguide device is installed
  • the optical waveguide unit is configured to be based on the optical waveguide
  • the light processing function corresponding to the device slot to which the device is mounted determines the output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide, and controls the output voltage corresponding to each electrode output of the variable optical waveguide.
  • the information of the network node device may include the optical processing function corresponding to the slot of the device to which the optical waveguide device is installed, and the slot of the device may be the slot of the optical backplane, that is, the optical waveguide device is installed.
  • the optical processing function to be implemented for example, the information of the network node device is what type of WSS is installed in the device slot, and information such as an electric field corresponding to the optical waveguide unit of the corresponding type of WSS.
  • the optical waveguide unit can determine the output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide according to the light processing function corresponding to the slot of the device to which the optical waveguide device is mounted (specifically, the optical waveguide function can be stored in the optical waveguide unit. Corresponding to the output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide), and then adding a corresponding voltage to each electrode according to the determined output voltage of each electrode, so that the light processing function of the optical waveguide device can be changed. .
  • the configuration information is information of an optical signal transmission path
  • the information of the optical signal transmission path includes: loss requirement information and/or downlink information of the optical signal transmission, and the downlink information is used to indicate whether the optical signal is Providing an optical waveguide unit at a network node where the optical waveguide device is located; and an optical waveguide unit configured to determine an output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide according to the loss requirement information and/or the downlink information transmitted by the optical signal, according to each determined The output voltage of the electrode controls the corresponding output voltage of each electrode output of the variable optical waveguide.
  • the configuration information is information of an optical signal transmission path
  • the information of the optical signal transmission path includes loss requirement information and/or downlink information of the optical signal transmission
  • the downlink information is used to indicate whether the optical signal is in the The network node where the optical waveguide device is located is off the road.
  • the optical waveguide unit may determine the output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide according to the loss requirement information and/or the downlink information of the optical signal transmission (specifically, the loss requirement information and/or the downlink may be transmitted according to the stored optical signal.
  • the correspondence between the information and the output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide determines the output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide), and then adds a corresponding value to each electrode according to the determined output voltage of each electrode.
  • the voltage that is, the performance corresponding to the light processing function of the optical waveguide device can be changed.
  • the configuration information transmitted by the configuration unit to the optical waveguide unit may be an output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide, such that the optical waveguide unit may directly depend on the output voltage of each of the received electrodes.
  • the configuration unit can calculate the output voltage of each electrode according to the information of the device in the network node or the information of the optical signal transmission path.
  • the configuration information is information of a device in the network node
  • the information of the device in the network node includes a light processing function corresponding to a device slot to which the optical waveguide device is installed
  • the optical waveguide unit is configured to The light processing function corresponding to the device slot to which the device is mounted determines the magnetic field information or temperature information of the variable optical waveguide, and controls the variable optical waveguide according to the magnetic field information or temperature information of the variable optical waveguide.
  • the configuration information is the information of the device in the network node, and the information of the device in the network node includes the optical processing function corresponding to the slot of the device to which the optical waveguide device is installed.
  • the optical waveguide unit can determine the magnetic field information or the temperature information of the variable optical waveguide according to the light processing function corresponding to the slot of the device installed in the optical waveguide device.
  • the variable optical waveguide can be controlled subsequently based on the magnetic field information or temperature information of the variable optical waveguide.
  • the configuration information is information of an optical signal transmission path
  • the information of the optical signal transmission path includes: loss requirement information and/or downlink information of the optical signal transmission, and the downlink information is used to indicate whether the optical signal is Providing a path under the network node where the optical waveguide device is located; and an optical waveguide unit for determining magnetic field information or temperature information of the variable optical waveguide according to the loss requirement information and/or the downlink information transmitted by the optical signal, according to the magnetic field of the variable optical waveguide Information or temperature information that controls the variable optical waveguide.
  • the solution shown in the embodiment of the present invention may determine the magnetic field information or the temperature information of the variable optical waveguide based on the loss requirement information and/or the downlink information transmitted according to the optical signal.
  • the variable optical waveguide can be controlled subsequently based on the magnetic field information or temperature information of the variable optical waveguide.
  • the optical waveguide device includes an optical waveguide unit and a functional unit.
  • the optical waveguide unit is implemented by a first variable optical waveguide
  • the functional unit is implemented by a fixed optical waveguide or a second variable optical waveguide
  • the fixed optical waveguide is preset.
  • the optical waveguide in which the optical signal path cannot be changed, the first variable optical waveguide and the second variable optical waveguide are optical waveguides that control the optical material to form an optical signal path based on the configuration information or eliminate the optical signal path to implement a corresponding optical processing function, wherein
  • the optical waveguide unit is connected to the functional unit, and the functional unit is configured to implement a first optical processing function of the optical signal, and the optical waveguide unit is configured to implement a second optical processing function of the optical signal based on the configuration information.
  • the optical waveguide device since the optical waveguide device is not realized by the optical device in the space optics, the requirement for the vibration is not high, and thus the device implementation difficulty of the transmission node can be reduced, and at the same time, since the optical waveguide device is used, the optical signal is not exposed to the air. There is no need to seal the air or reduce the need for air sealing, which in turn reduces equipment costs.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of an optical waveguide device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a dot matrix electrode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an optical waveguide device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • 4(a) is a schematic structural diagram of a 1*N wavelength selective switch according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4(b) is a schematic structural diagram of an N*1 wavelength selective switch according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a wavelength selective switch of an S*T according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6(a) is a schematic structural diagram of a 1*N wavelength selective switch according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6(b) is a schematic structural diagram of an N*1 wavelength selective switch according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6(c) is a schematic structural diagram of a wavelength selective switch of an S*T according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of an optical waveguide device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of an optical backplane according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9(a) is a schematic structural diagram of an optical waveguide device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9(b) is a schematic structural diagram of an optical waveguide device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a method for fabricating a 1*N WSS according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 is a schematic structural view of a through slot according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of an optical waveguide device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • an optical waveguide device which can be applied to an optical transmission network as a transmission node device in an optical transmission path, such as an optical waveguide device, which may be a wavelength selective switch, an optical switching matrix (or an optical switch array). Equipment, etc.
  • the medium may be an optical material or the like mentioned later, and specifically, silicon, silicon oxide, liquid crystal, or the like.
  • a single optical signal, a single optical signal is an optical signal modulated by data on a certain frequency component, and only when these frequency components are received can the data be completely recovered.
  • a single-wave optical signal one of a single optical signal, except that the single-wave optical signal has a center wavelength.
  • a composite optical signal comprising a plurality of individual optical signals having different frequency components.
  • a multiplexed optical signal comprising a plurality of single-wave optical signals having different frequency components. That is to say, the single-wave optical signals in the combined optical signal have different center wavelengths.
  • the variable optical waveguide controls the optical material to form an optical signal path based on the configuration information or eliminates the optical signal path to implement a corresponding light processing function. That is, the variable optical waveguide can adjust the performance corresponding to the light processing function or the light processing function that the optical waveguide unit can implement based on the configuration information. Specifically, the optical material is controlled based on the configuration information to form an optical signal path that can be used to transmit the optical signal, or to eliminate an existing optical signal path for transmitting the optical signal. Forming an optical signal path for transmitting an optical signal may include two cases, one is to form an optical signal path on the basis of no optical signal path for transmitting the optical signal, and the other is to be used for transmission.
  • the shape of the optical signal path for transmitting the optical signal is changed.
  • the optical material is a liquid crystal
  • a dot matrix electrode is used.
  • Each region of the optical material corresponds to a dot array electrode for controlling the refractive index of the optical material
  • the configuration information includes a voltage application method corresponding to the dot matrix electrode and/or Or which electrodes need to change the voltage, etc., in the preset area of the optical material corresponding to the dot matrix electrode plus the corresponding voltage (or no corresponding voltage, plus or no voltage, depending on the type of liquid crystal material), so that the It is assumed that the refractive index of the region is greater than the refractive index of other regions of the optical material, so that an optical signal path can be formed in the predetermined region.
  • the fixed optical waveguide corresponding to the variable optical waveguide, is an optical waveguide whose preset optical signal path cannot be changed, that is, after the fixed optical waveguide is completed, the preset optical signal path is also completed, and cannot be changed in the following.
  • the preset optical signal path refers to a path that is pre-established and becomes a precondition (or can be an optical signal path) of the optical signal path. Once the optical signal is input to the path, it becomes an optical signal path, and if no light is input to the path, Signal, this path cannot be called an optical signal path in the exact sense. Thus, under normal circumstances, the light processing function implemented by the fixed optical waveguide cannot be changed. Generally, the performance corresponding to the light processing function implemented by the fixed optical waveguide cannot be changed after the fabrication is completed.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides an optical waveguide device.
  • the optical waveguide device includes an optical waveguide unit 1 and a functional unit 2, and the optical waveguide unit 1 is implemented by a first variable optical waveguide, and the functional unit 2 is fixed by The optical waveguide or the second variable optical waveguide is implemented.
  • the fixed optical waveguide is an optical waveguide whose preset optical signal path cannot be changed.
  • the first variable optical waveguide and the second variable optical waveguide are used to control the optical material to form an optical signal based on the configuration information.
  • the optical waveguide unit 1 is connected to the functional unit 2; the functional unit 2 is configured to implement a first optical processing function of the optical signal; and the optical waveguide unit 1 is used
  • the second light processing function of the optical signal is implemented based on the configuration information; the functions performed by the first light processing function and the second light processing function are different or performance is different.
  • the optical waveguide device comprises an optical waveguide unit 1 and a functional unit 2, the optical waveguide unit 1 being connected to the functional unit 2, the optical waveguide unit 1 being realized by a first variable optical waveguide.
  • the optical waveguide unit 1 is implemented by the first variable optical waveguide, and the optical waveguide unit 1 may be completely realized by the first variable optical waveguide, or the optical waveguide unit 1 may include the first variable optical waveguide (or partially by the first Variable optical waveguide implementation).
  • the first variable optical waveguide is an optical waveguide that controls the optical material to form an optical signal path based on the configuration information or eliminates the optical signal path to achieve a corresponding optical processing function.
  • the configuration information may be preset by a technician and stored in the optical waveguide device, and the configuration information may be information for generating an electric field, specifically, an output voltage of each electrode of the first variable optical waveguide, such as an electrode plus The voltage value or the like may be a voltage value of an electrode of the electrode of the first variable optical waveguide that needs to change the output voltage.
  • the optical material is a liquid crystal, and a dot matrix electrode is used.
  • the configuration information includes a voltage application method corresponding to the dot matrix electrode and/or which electrodes need to change the voltage, and the dot matrix electrode corresponding to the predetermined region of the optical material is added.
  • the voltage causes the refractive index of the predetermined region to be greater than the refractive index of other regions of the optical material, thereby forming an optical signal in a predetermined region path.
  • the position or shape of the preset area is different, and various light processing functions can be realized, for example, an optical signal path function, an optical signal exchange function, a spot conversion function of an optical signal, an optical signal based on a power split function, and an optical signal based on The power combining function, the optical signal dispersion function, the combining function of the optical signal based on the center wavelength, the splitting function of the optical signal based on the center wavelength, the optical signal transmission delay function, the optical signal filtering function, and the like.
  • the optical material is a magnetic fluid
  • a magnetic field may be used to change the refractive index of the predetermined region of the optical material, so that the refractive index of the predetermined region is greater than the refractive index of other regions of the optical material, so that it can be formed in a predetermined region.
  • the optical signal path can also be changed by using a temperature control method to change the refractive index of the predetermined region, thereby implementing a variable optical waveguide.
  • an electric field, a magnetic field, or a temperature can be used to change a preset region in the photonic crystal.
  • the medium structure enables the performance of different light processing functions or light processing functions. In these cases, the configuration information accordingly generates information such as an electric field, a magnetic field, or a temperature.
  • the optical waveguide unit 1 can be used to implement a second optical processing function, and the second optical processing function can be an optical signal path function, an optical signal exchange function, a spot conversion function of the optical signal, an optical signal based power split function, and an optical signal based power.
  • the optical signal path function is to transmit the optical signal; the optical signal exchange function is to exchange the optical signal; the spot change function of the optical signal is to transform the spot of the optical signal; the optical signal based on the power split function is based on the optical signal
  • the power is divided into multiple optical signals; the optical signal based on the power combining function is to combine the multiple optical signals based on the power to synthesize one optical signal; the optical signal dispersion function is to divide the optical signal into multiple channels containing different frequency components according to the frequency component.
  • the optical signal is based on the central wavelength combining function and the central wavelength splitting function, and is similar to the optical signal dispersion function, except that the center wavelength is combined
  • the optical signal has a central wavelength
  • the optical signal is based on the central wavelength combining function, and combines multiple optical signals having different central wavelengths into one optical signal; the optical signal is based on the central wavelength splitting function.
  • Function of the signal propagation delay in the transmission process refers to an optical signal, the optical transmission signal to delay, delay value to achieve a desired optical signal transmission; filtering the optical signal is an optical signal is filtered.
  • the functional unit 2 can be realized by a fixed optical waveguide or a second variable optical waveguide.
  • the functional unit 2 is realized by a fixed optical waveguide or a second variable optical waveguide, and the functional unit 2 may be completely realized by the fixed optical waveguide, or the functional unit 2 may be completely realized by the second variable optical waveguide, or may be the functional unit 2
  • the fixed optical waveguide is included (or partially realized by the fixed optical waveguide), and the second variable optical waveguide (or partially implemented by the second variable optical waveguide) may be included in the functional unit 2, or may be included in the functional unit 2
  • the fixed optical waveguide and the second variable optical waveguide (or the functional unit 2 is partially realized by the fixed optical waveguide and the second variable optical waveguide), and the functional unit 2 may be completely composed of the fixed optical waveguide and the second variable optical waveguide achieve.
  • the fixed optical waveguide corresponds to the variable optical waveguide, and refers to an optical waveguide whose preset optical signal path cannot be changed.
  • the functional unit 2 is completely realized by the fixed optical waveguide, the possible transmission path of the optical signal when passing through the functional unit 2 cannot be changed.
  • a possible transmission path cannot be added, that is, the implemented optical processing function cannot be adjusted based on the configuration information.
  • an arrayed waveguide grating can be fabricated by using a silicon waveguide or a silicon oxide waveguide. Waveguide Grating, AWG) or Etched Diffraction Grating (EDG) or other types of gratings.
  • the functions that the functional unit 2 can implement can be configured based on the configuration information, such as the functional unit 2 can be configured to implement the optical signal path function, or the functional unit 2 can be configured to implement the light.
  • Signal exchange function, etc. The functional unit 2 can be used to implement a first light processing function, and the first light processing function can include an optical signal path function, an optical signal exchange function, a spot conversion function of the optical signal, an optical signal based on the power split function, and an optical signal based on the power combination.
  • the second variable optical waveguide is smoother than the first variable optical waveguide, or the optical loss of the second variable optical waveguide is lower than the first variable optical waveguide.
  • the second variable optical waveguide may be an optical waveguide that generates an electric field based on the configuration information to control the liquid crystal generating optical path to implement a corresponding optical processing function, and the voltage corresponding to the liquid crystal molecules is added to the configuration information corresponding to the second variable optical waveguide. Dense, if the dot matrix electrode is applied with voltage, as shown in FIG.
  • the electrode size corresponding to the second variable optical waveguide is smaller than the corresponding electrode size of the first variable optical waveguide, or the second variable
  • the number of layers of the electrode corresponding to the optical waveguide is greater than the number of layers of the electrode corresponding to the first variable optical waveguide, so that the control area corresponding to each electrode is also smaller, and the optical material can be controlled more finely, and thus the second variable light
  • the smoothness of the waveguide is higher than that of the first variable optical waveguide, or the optical signal transmission of the second variable optical waveguide has a lower unit loss than the first variable optical waveguide.
  • the first light processing function is a dispersion function
  • the dispersion function is: separating one optical signal according to a frequency component, or synthesizing multiple optical signals including different frequency components into one optical signal.
  • it can be divided into two types: one is to divide one combined optical signal into multiple single optical signals containing different frequency components, or to combine multiple optical signals containing different frequency components into one combined optical signal;
  • the multiplexed optical signal is divided into a plurality of single-wave optical signals containing different frequency components, or a single-wave optical signal containing multiple frequency components is combined into one multiplexed optical signal.
  • the configuration information may include any one of an output voltage of each electrode of the first variable optical waveguide, magnetic field information of the first variable optical waveguide, and temperature information of the first variable optical waveguide.
  • the configuration information may be preset by a technician and stored in the optical waveguide device, and the configuration information may be information for generating an electric field, specifically, an output voltage of each electrode of the first variable optical waveguide, such as The voltage value or the like applied to the electrode may be a voltage value of an electrode of the electrode of the first variable optical waveguide that needs to change the output voltage.
  • the configuration information can also be magnetic field information or temperature information.
  • the optical waveguide device can be WSS, correspondingly:
  • the functional unit 2 comprises at least one first functional unit 2 and at least one second functional unit 2, the first functional unit 2 for separating one optical signal according to a frequency component, and the second functional unit 2 for Combining multiple optical signals including different frequency components into one optical signal
  • the first functional unit 2 includes a first interface point 21 and a plurality of second interface points 22, and the second functional unit 2 includes a plurality of third interface points 23 and a fourth interface point 24; the first interface point 21 and the fourth interface point 24 are connected to an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber; and the optical waveguide unit 1 is configured to connect the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23 based on the configuration information. Forming an optical signal path between the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23.
  • the functional unit 2 includes at least one first functional unit 2 and at least one second functional unit 2, and the first functional unit 2 can be used to separate one optical signal according to frequency components to obtain multiple channels containing different frequency components.
  • the optical signal, the second functional unit 2 can be used to combine multiple optical signals containing different frequency components into one optical signal.
  • the first functional unit 2 comprises a first interface point 21 and a plurality of second interface points 22, the second functional unit 2 comprises a plurality of third interface points 23 and a fourth interface point 24, the first interface point 21 and the fourth The interface point 24 can be connected to the optical fiber or to the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber.
  • the optical fiber connected to the first interface point 21 and the fourth interface point 24 is generally a line fiber.
  • the first functional unit 2 can separate the optical signals of one optical signal according to the frequency components, and obtain multiple optical signals containing different frequency components, and respectively transmit the optical signals to multiple The second interface point 22, because the optical waveguide unit 1 can generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field or a temperature or the like based on the configuration information, to control the optical material to connect the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23 to form the second interface point 22 and The optical signal path between the three interface points 23, such that multiple optical signals containing different frequency components can be transmitted to the plurality of third interface points 23 via the optical signal path between the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23.
  • the second functional unit 2 can synthesize the multiple optical signals received by the plurality of third interface points 23 to obtain one optical signal, which is transmitted to the optical fiber through the fourth interface point 24.
  • the function of WSS can be realized, that is, the function of wavelength selection exchange is realized.
  • the configuration information includes the exchange configuration information or the cross-connection configuration information of the optical signal, so that the optical signal path between the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23 is generated, and the optical signal is generated based on the generated The optical signal path is transmitted, and the wavelength selective switching function is realized.
  • optical signals transmitted by the plurality of second interface points 22 belonging to a certain first functional unit 2 mentioned above are different in frequency components.
  • the interface point may be a structure in which optical signal transmission actually exists, such as a coupling structure of a fiber coupled into an optical waveguide device, and the interface point may also be a virtual interface interface in the optical waveguide, for example, to indicate different A reference point for the connection between functional units or different media structures.
  • the optical waveguide device is 1*N WSS, N is an integer, and the functional unit 2 includes a first functional unit 2 and a plurality of second functional units 2, and the first interface point 21 and the fourth interface point 24 are combined.
  • the waveguide signal interface point or the composite optical signal interface point, the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23 are single-wave optical signal interface points or single optical signal interface points.
  • the optical waveguide device is a fixed grid (Fixed Grid). 1*N WSS; when the first interface point 21 and the fourth interface point 24 are composite optical signal interface points, the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23 are single optical signal interface points, the optical waveguide device is flexible 1*N WSS of the Flexible Grid.
  • the first interface point 21 and the fourth interface point 24 are composite optical signal interface points
  • the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23 are single optical signal interface points, and functions.
  • the unit 2 includes a first functional unit 2 and N second functional units 2, N being greater than or equal to 2, when a combined optical signal is transmitted through the line optical fiber to the first interface point 21 of the first functional unit 2, the first function
  • the unit 2 can separate the combined optical signals according to the frequency components, and obtain a plurality of single optical signals including different frequency components, which are respectively transmitted to the plurality of second interface points 22, because the optical waveguide unit 1 can generate or change the electric field based on the configuration information. , a magnetic field, a temperature, etc.
  • the optical signal can be transmitted to the plurality of third interface points 23 of the plurality of second functional units 2, that is, to the plurality of second functional units 2, and each of the plurality of second functional units 2 can be used for multiple First Multi-channel optical signals of different frequency components of a single interface point 23 received thereby give way combined light signal, the transmission 24 to the optical fiber via the fourth interface point, since each of the second functional unit 2 are output one combined light signal.
  • the 1*N WSS can divide one combined optical signal into multiple synthesized optical signals and transmit them through different optical fibers.
  • the optical signal transmitted to the first interface point 21 of the first functional unit 2 is generally a combined optical signal, and after passing through the first functional unit 2, it is dispersed into a plurality of single optical signals containing different frequency components.
  • first interface point 21 and the fourth interface point 24 are multiplexed optical signal interface points
  • the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23 are single-wave optical signal interface points, which are substantially the same as described above for the 1*N WSS.
  • the configuration information includes the exchange configuration information or the cross-connection configuration information of the optical signal, so that the optical signal path between the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23 is generated based on the configuration information.
  • the optical signal is transmitted based on the generated optical signal path, and between the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23, a wavelength selective switching function is also implemented.
  • the optical waveguide device is an N*1 WSS
  • the functional unit includes N first functional units 2 and a second functional unit 2
  • the first interface point 21 and the fourth interface point 24 are multiplexed optical signal interface points or The optical signal interface points are synthesized
  • the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23 are single-wave optical signal interface points or single optical signal interface points.
  • the optical waveguide device is a fixed grid N*. 1WSS; when the first interface point 21 and the fourth interface point 24 are composite optical signal interface points, the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23 are single optical signal interface points, the optical waveguide device is a flexible grid N* 1WSS.
  • the first interface point 21 and the fourth interface point 24 are composite optical signal interface points
  • the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23 are single optical signal interface points, as shown in FIG. 4(b)
  • the functional unit includes N first functional units 2 and one second functional unit 2, N is greater than or equal to 2, when one combined optical signal is transmitted to a certain first interface point through the line optical fiber.
  • the first functional unit 2 can separate the combined optical signals according to the frequency components, and obtain a plurality of single optical signals including different frequency components, which are respectively transmitted to the plurality of second interface points 22, because the optical waveguide unit 1 can be based on Configuring information, generating or changing an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc.
  • the second functional unit 2 can be transmitted, and the second functional unit 2 can Too many
  • a single light signal multiplexer 23 receives the third interface point comprises different frequency components are synthesized to obtain synthetic way an optical signal, the transmission 24 via a fourth interface points to the optical fiber. In this way, the N*1 WSS can synthesize multiple optical signals into one combined optical signal and transmit it through the optical fiber connected by the second functional unit 2.
  • first interface point 21 and the fourth interface point 24 are multiplexed optical signal interface points
  • the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23 are single-wave optical signal interface points, which are substantially the same as described above for the N*1 WSS.
  • the configuration information includes the switching configuration information or the cross-connection configuration information of the optical signal, so that the optical signal path between the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23 is generated based on the configuration information, and the optical signal Based on the generated optical signal path, a wavelength selective switching function is implemented between the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23.
  • the optical waveguide device may also be an M*N WSS
  • the functional unit 2 includes M first functional units 2 and N second functional units 2
  • the first interface point 21 and the fourth interface point 24 are combined optical signal interfaces.
  • Point or composite optical signal interface point, second interface point 22 and third interface point 23 are single wave optical signal interface points or single optical signal interface points.
  • M and N are integers.
  • the device implemented by the device is similar to the above 1*N WSS and N*1 WSS, and will not be described again.
  • the optical waveguide device may be another type of WSS, and the functional unit 2 includes at least one third functional unit 2, and the third functional unit 2 is configured to separate one optical signal according to frequency components.
  • the third functional unit 2 includes a fifth interface point 25 and a plurality of sixth interface points 26; the fifth interface point 25 corresponds to the optical fiber or the optical fiber
  • the interface is connected by an interface; the optical waveguide unit is connected to an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber; and the optical waveguide unit is configured to connect the sixth interface point 26 and the optical fiber based on the configuration information to form an optical signal path between the sixth interface point 26 and the optical fiber.
  • connecting the sixth interface point 26 to the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber to form an optical signal path between the sixth interface point 26 and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber.
  • the optical waveguide device when the optical waveguide device is WSS of S*T, it indicates that an S-channel multiplexed optical signal or a composite optical signal can be input, and an output of the T-channel optical signal is obtained, and the fifth interface point 25 is a multiplexed optical signal or a combined optical signal interface.
  • the sixth interface point 26 is a single-wave optical signal or a single optical signal interface point
  • the multiplexed optical signal interface point refers to an interface point for transmitting a multiplexed optical signal
  • the composite optical signal interface point refers to an interface point for transmitting a synthesized optical signal
  • a single-wave optical signal interface A point refers to an interface point that transmits a single-wave optical signal
  • a single optical signal interface point refers to an interface point that transmits a single optical signal.
  • S*T's WSS is typically used to connect to a transmitter or receiver.
  • the fifth interface point 25 is a composite optical signal interface point
  • the sixth interface point 26 is a single optical signal interface point
  • the optical waveguide device is another type of WSS
  • the functional unit 2 includes at least one third functional unit. 2.
  • Each of the third functional units 2 can be used to separate one combined optical signal according to frequency components to obtain a plurality of individual optical signals containing different frequency components.
  • Each third functional unit 2 includes a first fifth interface point 25 and a plurality of sixth interface points 26, the fifth interface point 25 being connected to the optical fiber, when an optical signal passes through a fifth interface of a certain third functional unit 2
  • the third functional unit 2 can separate the one combined optical signal according to the frequency component to obtain a plurality of single optical signals including different frequency components, and respectively transmit to different sixth interface points 26 (that is, all the way)
  • a single optical signal is sent to a sixth interface point 26), or a plurality of individual optical signals containing different frequency components are transmitted to a sixth interface point 26.
  • the optical waveguide unit 1 can generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, or the like based on the configuration information to control the optical material to connect the sixth interface point 26 and the optical fiber, form an optical signal path between the sixth interface point 26 and the optical fiber, or
  • the waveguide unit 1 can generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information to control the optical material to connect the sixth interface point 26 with the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber, and form a light between the sixth interface point 26 and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber. signal path.
  • the optical signal received through the sixth interface point 26 can be transmitted to the optical fiber through the optical signal path between the sixth interface point 26 and the optical fiber established by the optical waveguide unit 1, or the sixth interface established by the optical waveguide unit.
  • the optical signal path between the point 26 and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber is transmitted to the optical fiber.
  • the fifth interface point 25 is a multiplexed signal interface point
  • the sixth interface point 26 is a single-wave optical signal interface point, which is basically the same as the above-mentioned WSS description for the S*T, as long as the "composite optical signal" in the above description is replaced with " The multiplexed optical signal”, “single optical signal” can be replaced by “single-wave optical signal”, and the rest of the process is identical.
  • the fifth interface point 25 is a composite optical signal interface point
  • the sixth interface point 26 is a single optical signal interface point
  • the optical waveguide unit 1 can generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information to control the optical material connection.
  • the six interface points 26 and the optical fibers form an optical signal path between the sixth interface point 26 and the optical fiber, or the optical waveguide unit 1 can generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information to control the sixth interface of the optical material connection.
  • Point 26 and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber form an optical signal path between the sixth interface point 26 and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber.
  • the received optical signal through the sixth interface point 26 can be transmitted to the third functional unit 2.
  • the third functional unit 2 can synthesize a single optical signal from a plurality of sixth interface points 26 (in this case, a single optical signal can be input through each interface point 26), and send the combined optical signal to The fifth interface point 25, or a plurality of single optical signals input by the plurality of sixth interface points 26 (in this case, at least one single optical signal can be input through each interface point 26), synthesizes one combined optical signal.
  • the optical signal path between the fifth interface point 25 and the optical fiber is transmitted to the optical fiber, or is transmitted to the optical fiber through the optical signal path between the fifth interface point 25 and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber.
  • the fifth interface point 25 is a multiplexed signal interface point
  • the sixth interface point 26 is a single-wave optical signal interface point, which is basically the same as the above-mentioned WSS description for the S*T, as long as the "composite optical signal" in the above description is replaced with " The multiplexed optical signal”, “single optical signal” can be replaced by “single-wave optical signal”, and the rest of the process is identical.
  • the configuration information includes the exchange configuration information or the cross-connection configuration information of the optical signal, so that the optical signal path between the sixth interface point 26 and the optical fiber is generated based on the configuration information, and the optical signal is based on the generated light.
  • the signal path is transmitted, and a wavelength selective switching function is realized between the sixth interface point 26 and the optical fiber.
  • the optical waveguide device may be selectively configured as any one or more of 1*N WSS, M*N WSS, and S*T WSS, and the corresponding processing may be as follows:
  • the number of functional units 2 is greater than or equal to 2, and the functional unit 2 includes a seventh interface point 27 and a plurality of eighth interface points 28; the optical waveguide unit 1 is connected to an interface point corresponding to an optical fiber or an optical fiber; and the functional unit 2 is used when When the optical signal is received through the seventh interface point 27, the received optical signal is separated into multiple optical signals according to the frequency component, and output through the eighth interface point 28, and different frequencies are received through the eighth interface point 28, respectively.
  • the component optical signals are received, the received optical signals of different frequency components are combined into one optical signal and output through the seventh interface point 27; the optical waveguide unit 1 is configured to connect the eighth interface of the different functional units 2 based on the configuration information.
  • Point 28 forming an optical signal path between the eighth interface points 28 of the different functional units 2, and an interface point connecting the seventh interface point 27 with the optical fiber or the optical fiber to form an interface corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber of the seventh interface point 27.
  • An optical signal path between the interface points, and an eighth connection point 28 interfaces with fiber or the corresponding interface points, the optical signal path is formed between the point 28 and the corresponding fiber or interface point eighth interface.
  • the seventh interface point 27 may be referred to as a combined optical signal or a composite optical signal interface point, and may be used to receive a combined optical signal or a composite optical signal.
  • the eighth interface point 28 may be a single-wave optical signal or a single optical signal interface point. Can be used to receive a single-wave optical signal or a single optical signal.
  • the seventh interface point 27 is a composite optical signal interface point
  • the eighth interface point 28 is a single optical signal interface point.
  • the optical waveguide device is 1*N WSS, it is equivalent.
  • each functional unit 2 includes a seventh interface point 27 and a plurality of eighth interface points 28, and the optical waveguide unit 1 can generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information.
  • the interface point and the seventh interface point 27 form an optical signal path between the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber and the seventh interface point 27.
  • an integrated optical signal is transmitted through the optical signal path between the optical fiber established by the optical waveguide unit 1 and the seventh interface point 27 to the seventh interface point 27, or an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber established by the optical waveguide unit 1 and a function
  • the optical signal path between the seventh interface point 27 of the unit 2 is transmitted to the seventh interface point 27, and a functional unit 2 to which the seventh interface point 27 belongs can separate the received optical signal according to the frequency component.
  • the single optical signal is transmitted to the eighth interface point 28 of the N functional units 2 through the optical signal path between the eighth interface point 28 of the one functional unit 2 and the eighth interface point 28 of the N functional units 2, respectively.
  • the N functional units 2 can receive a plurality of single optical signals received by the eighth interface point 28, and can synthesize one combined optical signal and send them to the seventh interface point 27 of the self.
  • the optical signal between the seventh interface point 27 and the optical fiber is transmitted to the optical fiber, or the optical signal between the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber through the seventh interface point 27 is transmitted to the optical fiber for output.
  • the seventh interface point 27 is a composite optical signal interface point
  • the eighth interface point 28 is a single optical signal interface point
  • the optical waveguide device can also be an N*1 WSS, when the optical waveguide
  • each of the N functional units 2 is used to divide one combined optical signal into multiple single optical signals and transmit to a functional unit 2, the one functional unit 2
  • the received multiple optical signals are combined to obtain one combined optical signal for output.
  • Each functional unit 2 includes a seventh interface point 27 and a plurality of eighth interface points 28, and the optical waveguide unit 1 can generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information to control the optical material connecting fiber and the seventh interface point. 27, forming an optical signal path between the optical fiber and the seventh interface point 27, or generating or changing an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information to control an interface point corresponding to the optical material connecting the optical fiber and the seventh interface point 27, forming The optical signal path between the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber and the seventh interface point 27.
  • the multi-path optical signals are respectively transmitted through the optical signal path between the optical fiber established by the optical waveguide unit 1 and the N seventh interface points 27, to the N seventh interface points 27, or the interfaces corresponding to the optical fibers established by the optical waveguide unit 1
  • the optical signal path between the point and the N seventh interface points 27 is transmitted to the N seventh interface points 27, and the N functional units 2 to which the N seventh interface points 27 respectively belong can receive the received optical signals according to the frequency components.
  • the plurality of single optical signals received by the eighth interface point 28 are combined to form an optical signal comprising a plurality of different frequency components (ie, a combined optical signal), and sent to the seventh interface point 27 of the one functional unit 2, through the seventh
  • the optical signal path between the interface point 27 and the optical fiber is transmitted to the optical fiber, or the optical signal between the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber through the seventh interface point 27 is transmitted to the optical fiber for output.
  • the seventh interface point 27 is a composite optical signal interface point
  • the eighth interface point 28 is a single optical signal interface point.
  • the optical waveguide device is S*T WSS, it corresponds to S.
  • Each functional unit 2 in the functional unit 2 is used to divide one optical signal into a single optical signal of multiple different frequency components, and finally output a T optical signal.
  • the optical waveguide unit 1 may generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, or the like based on the configuration information to control the optical material connecting fiber and the seventh interface point 27 to form an optical signal path between the optical fiber and the seventh interface point 27, or based on the configuration.
  • the information, the electric field, the magnetic field, the temperature, and the like are generated or changed to control the interface point corresponding to the optical material connecting the optical fiber and the seventh interface point 27 to form an optical signal path between the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber and the seventh interface point 27.
  • the optical signal path between the optical fiber established by the optical waveguide unit 1 and the seventh interface point 27 is transmitted to the seventh interface point 27, or the optical fiber waveguide unit 1 establishes an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber and the seventh
  • the optical signal path between the interface points 27 is transmitted to the seventh interface point 27, and the functional unit 2 to which the seventh interface point 27 belongs can separate the received composite optical signal according to the frequency component to obtain a plurality of single optical signals. They are sent to their own eighth interface point 28, or some of the obtained multiple optical signals are transmitted to an eighth interface point 28. Then, the optical signal path between the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber through the eighth interface point 28 is sent to the optical fiber for output.
  • the seventh interface point 27 is based on the composite optical signal interface point, and the eighth interface point 28 is described as a single optical signal interface point. If the seventh interface point 27 is a multiplexed signal interface point, the eighth interface point 28 is a single-wave optical signal interface point, which is substantially the same as described above for the optical waveguide device, as long as the "composite optical signal" in the above description is replaced with " The multiplexed optical signal", “single optical signal” can be replaced by "single-wave optical signal", and the rest of the process is identical.
  • the functional unit 2 can be implemented by the second variable optical waveguide, and the corresponding processing can be as follows:
  • both the optical waveguide unit 1 and the functional unit 2 are realized by the variable optical waveguide, except that the optical waveguide unit 1 is passed through the first variable.
  • the optical waveguide realizes that the second variable optical waveguide is smoother than the first variable optical waveguide, or the second variable optical waveguide has a lower unit loss than the first variable optical waveguide (the difference between them is already As detailed above, it will not be repeated here.)
  • the first variable optical waveguide 1 and the second variable optical waveguide 1 may use the same liquid crystal material, but the second variable optical waveguide 1 corresponds to a dot matrix electrode denser than the first variable optical waveguide. 1 corresponds to the intensity of the dot matrix electrode.
  • the number of the functional units 2 is greater than or equal to 2.
  • the functional unit 2 includes a fifteenth interface point 215 and a plurality of sixteenth interface points 216.
  • the optical waveguide unit 1 is connected to an interface point corresponding to an optical fiber or an optical fiber, and the optical waveguide unit 1 can be Generating or changing an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information to control the optical material connecting fiber and the fifteenth interface point 215 to form an optical signal path between the optical fiber and the fifteenth interface point 215, or generating based on the configuration information Or changing the electric field, the magnetic field, the temperature, etc. to control the interface point corresponding to the optical material connecting fiber and the fifteenth interface point 215, forming an optical signal path between the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber and the fifteenth interface point 215.
  • the fifteenth interface point 215 is a composite optical signal node, and the sixteenth interface point 216 is a single optical signal interface point.
  • the sixteenth interface point 216 is a single optical signal interface point.
  • the functional unit 2 to which the fifteenth interface point 215 belongs may divide the received combined optical signal into multiple single optical signals according to the frequency component, and send the signal to the functional unit.
  • the sixteenth interface point 216 of the second optical signal is transmitted to the other functional unit 2 through the optical signal path between the sixteenth interface point 216 and the sixteenth interface point 216 of the other functional unit 2, and the other
  • Each functional unit 2 in the functional unit 2 can synthesize the multiple single optical signals received through the sixteenth interface point 216 to obtain one combined optical signal, and each functional unit 2 in the other functional units 2 can pass the fifteenth
  • the optical signal path between the interface point 215 and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber transmits the obtained combined optical signal to the optical fiber for output.
  • the functional unit 2 can be placed in the middle of the optical waveguide unit 1 to shorten the connection length of the optical waveguide unit 1 and the functional unit 2. The transmission path of the optical signal in the optical waveguide unit 1 is saved.
  • the WSS of the optical waveguide device 1*N is described as an example.
  • the WSS of N*1, the WSS of M*N, and the WSS of S*T are similar, and will not be described in detail.
  • the fifteenth interface point 215 is a multiplexed optical signal interface point
  • the sixteenth interface point 216 is a single-wave optical signal interface point, which is substantially the same as the above description of the optical waveguide device, as long as the "composite optical signal” in the above description is used.
  • Replace with “combined optical signal” “single optical signal” is replaced by “single-wave optical signal”, and the rest of the process is identical.
  • the optical waveguide device may be 1*N WSS, M*N WSS, or S*T WSS. It can be 1*N WSS, which can remove the application limit of WSS on the optical backplane, which is due to:
  • 1*N WSS, N*1 WSS, M*N WSS, and S*T WSS are all produced differently.
  • the WSS is determined. It is the light processing function of 1*N WSS, N*1 WSS, M*N WSS and S*T WSS, which means that the WSS light processing function has been fixed.
  • WSS is usually inserted in the slot set on the optical backplane. Because the optical fiber connection between the slots is fixed in the optical backplane, and the slots are connected to the receiver and the transmitter is fixed, different types of WSS are used. You need to install it in a fixed slot to implement its own optical processing function.
  • the receiver and transmitter of the optical backplane connected to the node equipment in the optical transmission network may be different, and the number of the optical fibers to be connected is also different, so the 1*N WSS and S to be connected are required. *T's WSS number is also different.
  • the S*T WSS slot is insufficient, even if 1*N
  • the slot of the WSS is free, and it cannot be used to install the WSS of the S*T.
  • the WSS of the S*T or the WSS of the 1*N may be generated based on the slot configuration information of the optical backplane. Therefore, it is not necessary to increase the slot of the optical backplane, thereby reducing the cost of constructing the optical transport network.
  • the WSS in the prior art is implemented based on optical devices (such as lenses, prisms, etc.) in the space optics, and the vibration requirements are relatively high, and the implementation is difficult.
  • the fixed optical waveguide and the fixed optical waveguide are used. Variable optical waveguides are not required for vibration, which can reduce the difficulty of WSS implementation.
  • the optical waveguide device may be either a 1*N WSS or an optical switching matrix (or optical switch array) device, and the corresponding structure may be as follows:
  • the optical waveguide unit 1 is a first optical waveguide unit 1 and a second optical waveguide unit 1, and the functional unit 2 includes at least one fourth functional unit 2 and at least one fifth functional unit 2;
  • the functional unit 2 comprises a ninth interface point 29 and at least one tenth interface point 210;
  • the fifth functional unit 2 comprises at least one eleventh interface point 211 and at least one twelfth interface point 212;
  • the fourth functional unit 2 is for An optical signal from the ninth interface point 29 is separated according to a frequency component and sent to a plurality of tenth interface points 210 for output; or, for at least one path from the at least one tenth interface point 210, containing different frequency components
  • the optical signal is combined into one optical signal and sent to the ninth interface point 29;
  • the fifth functional unit 2 is used for transmitting the optical signal;
  • the ninth interface point 29 is connected to the first optical waveguide unit 1, and the tenth interface point 210 and the second optical waveguide
  • the first interface point 211 is connected to the first optical wave
  • the first optical waveguide unit 1 is connected to an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber.
  • Second optical waveguide unit 1 An interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber; the first optical waveguide unit 1 is configured to connect the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber to the ninth interface point 29 based on the configuration information, and form a ninth interface point 29 corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber.
  • the optical signal path between the interface points, the second optical waveguide unit 1 is configured to connect the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber to the ninth interface point 29 based on the configuration information, and form an interface corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber of the ninth interface point 29.
  • the waveguide unit 1 is configured to connect the eleventh interface point 211 to the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber based on the configuration information, and form an optical signal path between the eleventh interface point 211 and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber, and second The optical waveguide unit 1 is configured to connect the twelfth interface point 212 with an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber based on the configuration information, and form a twelfth interface point 212 between the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber. signal path.
  • the optical waveguide unit 1 is the first optical waveguide unit 1 and the second optical waveguide unit 1, and both the first optical waveguide unit 1 and the second optical waveguide unit 1 can be realized by the first variable optical waveguide.
  • the functional unit 2 may comprise at least one fourth functional unit 2 and at least one fifth functional unit 2, the functions of the fourth functional unit 2 and the fifth functional unit 2 being different, the fourth functional unit 2 for illuminating an optical signal according to the frequency
  • the components are separated to obtain a multi-channel single-wave optical signal or a single optical signal, or a multi-channel single-wave optical signal is obtained to obtain a combined optical signal, or a plurality of single optical signals are synthesized to obtain a combined optical signal, and the fifth functional unit is obtained. 2 is only used to transmit optical signals.
  • the optical waveguide device is a 1*N WSS
  • the fourth functional unit 2 includes a ninth interface point 29 and at least one tenth interface point 210
  • the ninth interface point 29 is a composite optical signal interface point
  • the tenth interface point 210 is a single
  • the optical signal interface point, or the ninth interface point 29 is a multiplexed optical signal interface point
  • the tenth interface point 210 is a single-wave optical signal interface point.
  • the first optical waveguide unit 1 may generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, or the like based on the configuration information to control the optical material connecting optical fiber and the ninth interface point 29 to form an optical signal path between the optical fiber and the ninth interface point 29, or Generating or changing an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information to control an interface point corresponding to the optical material connecting fiber and the ninth interface point 29, forming an optical signal path between the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber and the ninth interface point 29,
  • the fiber is the input fiber of the optical signal.
  • the second optical waveguide unit 1 may generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, or the like based on the configuration information to control the optical material connecting optical fiber and the ninth interface point 29 to form an optical signal path between the optical fiber and the ninth interface point 29, or Generating or changing an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information to control an interface point corresponding to the optical material connecting fiber and the ninth interface point 29, forming an optical signal path between the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber and the ninth interface point 29,
  • An optical fiber is an output fiber of an optical signal.
  • the ninth interface point 29 to which the second optical waveguide unit 1 is connected and the ninth interface point 29 to which the first optical waveguide unit 1 is connected belong to different fourth functional units 2, respectively.
  • the second optical waveguide unit 1 may also generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, or the like based on the configuration information to control the tenth interface point 210 of the optical material to be connected to the different fourth functional units 2 to form the tenth interface of the different fourth functional unit 2 Optical signal path between points 210.
  • the ninth interface point 29 is a composite optical signal interface point
  • the tenth interface point 210 is a single optical signal interface point, when a combined optical signal passes through the ninth interface point 29 corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber.
  • the fourth functional unit 2 to which the ninth interface point 29 belongs can separate one combined optical signal according to the frequency component to obtain multiple single optical signals, respectively And sent to the tenth interface point 210 included in the fourth functional unit 2, the multiple optical signals may be based on the tenth interface point 210 and the other fourth functional unit of the fourth functional unit 2 established by the second optical waveguide unit 1
  • the optical signal path between the tenth interface points 210 of 2 is sent to the tenth interface point 210 of the other fourth functional unit 2, and the other fourth functional units 2 can respectively receive the multiple unique singles to their tenth interface point 210.
  • the optical signals are synthesized to obtain a multi-channel synthesized optical signal, which is sent to its own ninth interface point 29, and is respectively sent to the optical fiber through the optical signal path between the ninth interface point 29 and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber for transmission.
  • the other fourth functional unit 2 refers to the functional unit 2 other than the fourth functional unit 2 that initially receives the optical signal.
  • the ninth interface point 29 is a multiplexed optical signal interface point
  • the tenth interface point 210 is a single-wave optical signal interface point, which is substantially the same as the above description of the optical waveguide device, as long as the "composited optical signal” in the above description is replaced with
  • the “combined optical signal”, “single optical signal” can be replaced by “single-wave optical signal”, and the rest of the process is exactly the same.
  • the optical waveguide device is an optical switching matrix (or optical switch array) device
  • the fifth functional unit 2 includes at least one eleventh interface point 211 and at least one twelfth interface point 212, an eleventh interface point 211 and a twelfth interface
  • the point 212 may be a multiplexed optical signal interface point, or may be a single-wave optical signal interface point, or the eleventh interface point 211 and the twelfth interface point 212 may be a composite optical signal interface point or a single optical signal interface point.
  • the first optical waveguide unit 1 can generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, and the like based on the configuration information to control the optical material connecting optical fiber and the eleventh interface point 211 to form an optical signal path between the optical fiber and the eleventh interface point 211.
  • the optical fiber is an input optical fiber of the optical signal
  • the second optical waveguide unit 1 can generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information to control the optical material connecting optical fiber and the twelfth interface point 212 to form an optical fiber and a twelfth interface.
  • the optical signal path between points 212 which is the output fiber of the optical signal.
  • an optical signal is transmitted to the eleventh interface point 211 through the optical signal path between the interface points corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber, and the fifth functional unit 2 to which the eleventh interface point 211 belongs
  • the optical signal path between the twelfth interface point 212 and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber can be transmitted to the optical fiber for output.
  • the configuration information can be adjusted to select or adjust the first of the functional units 2 of the optical fiber connection.
  • the configuration information includes the exchange configuration information of the optical signal, so that the optical signal path between the eleventh interface point 211 and the optical fiber is generated based on the configuration information, and the optical signal is based on the generated optical signal path. Transmission, between the eleventh interface point 211 and the optical fiber, also realizes the optical signal exchange function. Based on the configuration information, an optical signal path between the ninth interface point 29 and the optical fiber is generated, and the optical signal is transmitted based on the generated optical signal path, and the optical signal exchange function is implemented between the ninth interface point 29 and the optical fiber. .
  • the fiber on the left side of FIG. 9(a) is the input fiber
  • the fiber on the right side is the output fiber
  • the fiber on the left side is the output fiber
  • the fiber on the right side is the input fiber
  • the optical waveguide device can be used as a WSS or an optical switching matrix (or optical switch array) device, which is convenient to use.
  • the optical waveguide device may also be configured as an optical switching matrix (or optical switch array) device, and the corresponding structure may be as follows:
  • the functional unit 2 includes at least one thirteenth interface point 213 and at least one fourteenth interface point 214; the optical waveguide unit 1 is configured to connect the thirteenth interface point 213 with the configuration information.
  • An optical fiber or an optical fiber corresponding to an interface point forming an optical signal path between the thirteenth interface point 213 and an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber, and an interface point connecting the fourteenth interface point 214 to the optical fiber or the optical fiber to form a tenth
  • the optical waveguide device can be configured as an optical switching matrix (or optical switch array) device.
  • the role of the optical switching matrix (or optical switch array) device is to enable optical signals to be input from any input fiber to be exchanged to any output fiber.
  • the number of functional units 2 is one, and the functional unit 2 includes at least one thirteenth interface point 213 and at least one fourteenth interface point 214.
  • the configuration information includes switching matrix information and the like, and the optical waveguide unit 1 can generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information to control the optical material to connect the thirteenth interface point 213 and the optical fiber to form the thirteenth interface point 213 and the optical fiber. Between the optical signal path, or the optical waveguide unit 1 can generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information to control the optical material to connect the thirteenth interface point 213 and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber to form a thirteenth interface.
  • Point 213 is an optical signal path between interface points corresponding to the fiber.
  • the electric material, the magnetic field, the temperature, etc. may be generated or changed based on the configuration information to control the optical material to connect the fourteenth interface point 214 and the optical fiber to form an optical signal path between the fourteenth interface point 214 and the optical fiber, or the optical waveguide unit 1 may generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information to control the optical material to connect the fourteenth interface point 214 with the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber to form a light between the fourteenth interface point 214 and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber. signal path.
  • the functional unit 2 may set the thirteenth interface point 213 based on the preset optical switching matrix.
  • the received optical signal is sent to the fourteenth interface point 214.
  • This optical signal can be transmitted to the optical fiber based on the optical signal path between the fourteenth interface point 214 and the optical fiber. In this way, optical signals are exchanged from the input fiber to any output fiber.
  • the optical device in the space optics is not used, and the vibration requirement is not high, and the implementation difficulty of the optical switching matrix (or optical switch array) device can be reduced.
  • a method for fabricating the optical waveguide device in the foregoing embodiment is further provided, and the corresponding processing steps may be as follows:
  • step 1 a silicon dioxide or silicon waveguide is formed on a silicon wafer to form a functional unit 2.
  • Step 2 as shown in FIG. 11, etching a through-groove on the silicon wafer, the through-groove penetrating in at least one direction, the bottom of the groove is made of an electrode, and the orientation material is coated on the bottom of the groove (the through-groove is taken for subsequent pouring) For optical materials, evenly poured).
  • one through groove may be etched on each side.
  • Step 3 coating an alignment material on the glass substrate, and the glass substrate may be Indium Tin Oxide (ITO).
  • ITO Indium Tin Oxide
  • step 4 the side of the glass substrate coated with the alignment material is bonded to the side on which the through-groove is etched.
  • step 5 the ends of the through-groove are sealed with a glue to obtain a sealing area where the optical material can be placed.
  • step 6 the sealing region is evacuated, and an optical material such as liquid crystal or the like is poured into the sealing region to obtain the optical waveguide unit 1, wherein the optical waveguide unit 1 is a sealing region of the dielectric material on which the variable optical waveguide is placed.
  • an optical material such as liquid crystal or the like
  • the liquid crystal can be poured into the sealing region by utilizing the capillary phenomenon and the pressure difference of the liquid crystal.
  • the functional unit 2 is implemented by a fixed waveguide
  • the optical waveguide unit 1 is implemented by a variable waveguide.
  • the functional unit and the optical waveguide are used.
  • the refractive index of the fixed optical waveguide in the functional unit 2 and the refractive index of the variable optical waveguide in the optical waveguide unit 1 are similar or equal, and the similarity can be understood as the refractive index of the fixed optical waveguide in the functional unit 2.
  • the absolute value of the difference between the refractive indices of the variable optical waveguides in the optical waveguide unit 1 is smaller than a preset value, so that the light at the interface point of the optical waveguide unit 1 and the functional unit 2 due to the large difference in refractive index between the two can be reduced. The reflection of the signal, thereby reducing the insertion loss at the interface point.
  • the WSS may be used to implement a Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer (ROADM), and the ROADM may include 1*N WSS and M*N.
  • the optical fiber of the node device in the S*T is connected to the W* of the 1*N and the WSS of the N*1 through the internal optical fiber of the ROADM, and the WSS of the S*T can be connected to the receiver and the transmitter.
  • the obtained ROADM is less affected by vibration, and it is not necessary to seal the air, thereby reducing the cost.
  • line side WSS 1*N WSS, N*1 WSS, and M*N WSS are all connected line fibers, so they may be referred to as line side WSS.
  • FIGS. 2 to 11 indicate the transmission paths of the optical signals in the optical waveguide unit 1.
  • the optical waveguide device includes an optical waveguide unit and a functional unit.
  • the optical waveguide unit is implemented by a first variable optical waveguide
  • the functional unit is implemented by a fixed optical waveguide or a second variable optical waveguide
  • the fixed optical waveguide is preset.
  • the optical waveguide whose optical signal path cannot be changed, the first variable optical waveguide and the second variable optical waveguide are components for controlling the optical material to form an optical signal path or eliminating the optical signal path to implement a corresponding optical processing function based on the configuration information, wherein:
  • the optical waveguide unit is connected to the functional unit, and the functional unit is configured to implement a first optical processing function of the optical signal, and the optical waveguide unit is configured to implement a second optical processing function of the optical signal based on the configuration information.
  • the optical processing function of the optical waveguide device can be arbitrarily changed or the performance corresponding to the optical processing function of the optical waveguide device can be changed.
  • the structure of the corresponding optical waveguide device can be as follows:
  • the optical waveguide device includes a configuration unit 3 and an optical waveguide unit 1, the optical waveguide unit 1 is realized by a first variable optical waveguide, the configuration unit 3 is electrically connected to the optical waveguide unit 3, and the configuration unit 3 is used for light.
  • the waveguide unit 1 transmits configuration information including information of devices in the network node, information of the optical signal transmission path, output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide, magnetic field information of the variable optical waveguide, and temperature of the variable optical waveguide Any one or more of the information; the optical waveguide unit 1 is configured to change the performance corresponding to the light processing function or the light processing function of the optical waveguide device according to the configuration information.
  • the optical waveguide device comprises a configuration unit 3 and an optical waveguide unit 1, which can be realized by a first variable optical waveguide, the configuration unit 3 being electrically connected to the optical waveguide unit 1.
  • the technician can store the configuration information in the configuration unit 3, and the configuration unit 3 can transmit the configuration information to the optical waveguide unit 1.
  • the configuration information can include information of the network node device, information of the transmission path of the optical signal, and each of the variable optical waveguides.
  • the optical waveguide unit 1 can receive the configuration information transmitted by the configuration unit 3, and the optical waveguide unit 1 can be based on any one or more of the output voltage of the electrodes, the magnetic field information of the variable optical waveguide, and the temperature information of the variable optical waveguide.
  • the received configuration information is used to change the performance of the light processing function or the light processing function, and changing the light processing function of the optical waveguide device includes changing from one or more of the following functions to another or another combination : optical signal path function, optical signal exchange function, power signal based power splitting, optical signal power based combining, optical signal spot changing function, optical signal dispersion function, optical signal based on central wavelength combining function, optical signal Based on the central wavelength splitting function, optical signal transmission delay function, and optical signal filtering function, the above-mentioned light processing function is in front Interpreted not be repeated here.
  • the optical waveguide device originally implements an optical signal dispersion function and an optical signal exchange function (for example, implements a WSS function), and the technician resets the configuration information, and based on the new configuration information, can implement an optical signal exchange function, etc. (for example, implementing an optical switching matrix). Or optical switch array function).
  • the information about the network node device mentioned above may include a light processing function corresponding to a slot of the device to which the optical waveguide device is installed, where the slot of the device may be a slot of the optical backplane, that is, the optical waveguide device is installed at After the slot is located, the optical processing function to be implemented, for example, the information of the network node device is what type of WSS is installed in the device slot, and the electric field, magnetic field or temperature corresponding to the optical waveguide unit 1 of the corresponding type of WSS is implemented.
  • the optical waveguide unit 1 can determine the output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide according to the light processing function corresponding to the slot of the device to which the optical waveguide device is mounted (specifically, each electrode corresponding to the light processing function) Corresponding relationship of output voltages, determining the output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide), and then adding a corresponding voltage to each electrode according to the determined output voltage of each electrode, so that the optical waveguide device can be changed Light processing function.
  • the electric field is taken as an example, and other cases are similar, and will not be described again here.
  • the output voltage of the electrode of the variable optical waveguide in which the voltage needs to be changed may be determined according to the light processing function corresponding to the device slot to which the optical waveguide device is mounted, and the current output voltage of each electrode, such that the optical waveguide Unit 1 can directly add an output voltage to the corresponding electrode according to the determined output voltage, and the other electrodes do not change the output voltage.
  • the configuration information is information of the optical signal transmission path, and the information of the optical signal transmission path includes: loss requirement information and/or downlink information of the optical signal transmission, and the downlink information is used to indicate whether the optical signal is located at the optical waveguide device.
  • the network node is offline; the optical waveguide unit is configured to determine an output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide according to the loss requirement information and/or the downlink information of the optical signal transmission, according to the determined output voltage of each electrode, Each of the electrodes of the variable optical waveguide is controlled to output a corresponding output voltage.
  • the optical waveguide unit 1 can determine the output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide according to the loss requirement information and/or the downlink information of the optical signal transmission (specifically, the loss requirement information according to the stored optical signal transmission) And/or the correspondence relationship between the downlink information and the output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide, determining the output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide), and then according to the determined output voltage of each electrode, for each The electrodes are applied with corresponding voltages, that is, the performance corresponding to the light processing function of the optical waveguide device can be changed.
  • the output voltage of the electrode of the variable optical waveguide in which the voltage needs to be changed may be determined according to the loss requirement information and/or the downlink information of the optical signal transmission and the current output voltage of each electrode, such that the optical waveguide unit 1
  • the output voltage can be applied to the corresponding electrode directly according to the determined output voltage, and the other electrodes do not change the output voltage.
  • the information of the optical signal transmission path may further include one or more of the following: a source node of the optical signal transmission, a destination node of the optical signal transmission, a node through which the optical signal is transmitted, loss requirement information of the optical signal transmission, and an optical signal Road information, optical signal on-road information, downlink information is used to indicate whether the optical signal is off the network node where the optical waveguide device is located, and the downlink information is to be sent to the receiver, no longer transmitting, and the uplink information is used for only the optical signal.
  • the upper road finger is sent from the transmitter to the network.
  • the optical waveguide device can select whether the optical waveguide device implements the WSS function or implements the optical switching matrix (or the function of the optical switch array) according to the loss requirement information and the downlink information of the optical signal transmission, or implements a combination of the WSS and the optical switching matrix. Function, or the ratio of the number of WSS and optical switching matrix connected fibers when adjusting the combined function of WSS and optical switching matrix, and so on. Since the loss of the optical switching matrix is smaller than that of the WSS, the optical switching matrix can be used for optical signal exchange according to the downlink or uplink information of the optical signal, thereby reducing the insertion loss of the optical signal transmission in the network, which is advantageous for extending Optical signal transmission distance reduces network cost.
  • the configuration information transmitted by the configuration unit 3 to the optical waveguide unit 1 may be an output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide, such that the optical waveguide unit 1 can directly according to the output voltage of each of the received electrodes.
  • Each electrode is applied with a corresponding voltage so that the performance of the light processing function or the light processing function of the optical waveguide device can be changed.
  • the configuration unit 3 can calculate the output voltage of each electrode based on the information of the network node device or the information of the optical signal transmission path.
  • the configuration information transmitted by the configuration unit 3 to the optical waveguide unit 1 may be an output voltage of an electrode of the variable optical waveguide in which an electrode needs to be changed in voltage.
  • the optical waveguide unit 1 can directly add an output voltage to the corresponding electrode according to the received output voltage, and the other electrodes do not change the output voltage.
  • the configuration unit 3 can calculate the output voltage of the electrode of the variable optical waveguide in which the voltage needs to be changed, based on the information of the network node device or the information of the optical signal transmission path.
  • the optical waveguide device may further include a functional unit 2.
  • the functional unit 2 is implemented by a fixed optical waveguide or a second variable optical waveguide.
  • the fixed optical waveguide is an optical waveguide whose preset optical signal path cannot be changed.
  • the optical waveguide and the second variable optical waveguide are optical waveguides that control the optical material to form an optical signal path or eliminate the optical signal path to implement a corresponding optical processing function based on the configuration information of the configuration unit 3, wherein the optical waveguide unit 1 and the functional unit 2 a functional unit 2 for implementing a first optical processing function of the optical signal; an optical waveguide unit 1 for implementing a second optical processing function of the optical signal based on the configuration information; a first optical processing function and a second optical processing function The completed functions are different or the performance achieved is different.
  • the optical waveguide device may also be any of the optical waveguide devices of the foregoing embodiments.
  • the technician can control the configuration information of the configuration unit 3, so that the same optical waveguide device can flexibly implement various optical processing functions or achieve different performances; in addition, according to the network service configuration information such as the optical signal transmission path, according to the network.
  • the performance corresponding to the optical processing function or the optical processing function implemented by the optical waveguide device is selected, and the networking cost of the network is reduced.
  • the configuration information is information about the device in the network node
  • the information of the device in the network node includes a light processing function corresponding to the slot of the device to which the optical waveguide device is installed
  • the optical waveguide unit is configured to be installed according to the optical waveguide device.
  • the light processing function corresponding to the slot determines the magnetic field information or temperature information of the variable optical waveguide, and controls the variable optical waveguide according to the magnetic field information or the temperature information of the variable optical waveguide.
  • the optical waveguide unit can determine the magnetic field information or temperature information of the variable optical waveguide according to the optical processing function corresponding to the slot of the device installed in the optical waveguide device.
  • the variable optical waveguide can be controlled subsequently based on the magnetic field information or temperature information of the variable optical waveguide.
  • the configuration information is information of the optical signal transmission path
  • the information of the optical signal transmission path includes: loss requirement information and/or downlink information of the optical signal transmission, and the downlink information is used to indicate whether the optical signal is located at the optical waveguide device.
  • the network node is offline; the optical waveguide unit is configured to determine magnetic field information or temperature information of the variable optical waveguide according to the loss requirement information and/or the downlink information of the optical signal transmission, according to the magnetic field information or temperature information of the variable optical waveguide, Control the variable optical waveguide.
  • the solution shown in the embodiment of the present invention may determine the magnetic field information or the temperature information of the variable optical waveguide based on the loss requirement information and/or the downlink information transmitted according to the optical signal.
  • the variable optical waveguide can be controlled subsequently based on the magnetic field information or temperature information of the variable optical waveguide.
  • the optical waveguide device includes a configuration unit 3 and an optical waveguide unit 1.
  • the optical waveguide unit 1 is realized by a first variable optical waveguide, the configuration unit 3 is electrically connected to the optical waveguide unit 1, and the configuration unit 3 is used for light.
  • the waveguide unit 1 transmits configuration information including information of a device in the network node or information of an optical signal transmission path, and the optical waveguide unit 1 is configured to change the performance of the optical processing function or the optical processing function of the optical waveguide device according to the configuration information. .
  • the computer program product comprises one or more computer instructions which, when loaded and executed on a device or processor, produce, in whole or in part, a process or function according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the computer instructions can be stored in a computer readable storage medium or transferred from one computer readable storage medium to another computer readable storage medium, for example, the computer instructions can be from a website site, computer, server or data center Transmission to another website site, computer, server or data center via wired (eg coaxial cable, fiber optic, digital subscriber line) or wireless (eg infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.).
  • the computer readable storage medium can be any available media that can be accessed by a base station or a data storage device such as a server, data center, or the like that includes one or more available media.
  • the usable medium may be a magnetic medium (such as a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape, etc.), or an optical medium (such as a digital video disk (DVD), etc.), or a semiconductor medium (such as a solid state hard disk or the like).

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An optical waveguide apparatus, relating to the technical field of communications, and comprising an optical waveguide unit (1) and a functional unit (2). The optical waveguide unit (1) is implemented by means of a first variable optical waveguide, and the functional unit (2) is implemented by means of a fixed optical waveguide, or a second variable optical waveguide. The fixed optical waveguide is an optical waveguide that a preset optical signal path cannot change, and the first variable optical waveguide and the second variable optical waveguide are optical waveguides for controlling, on the basis of configuration information, an optical material to form an optical signal path or eliminating an optical signal path to implement corresponding optical processing functions. The optical waveguide unit (1) is connected to the functional unit (2). The functional unit (2) is used for implement a first optical processing function of an optical signal; the optical waveguide unit (1) is used for implementing a second optical processing function of the optical signal on the basis of the configuration information. The optical waveguide apparatus is not implemented by using an optical device in space optics, the requirements for vibration are not high, and the difficulty for implementing a transmission node device can be reduced.

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光波导装置Optical waveguide device
本申请要求于2018年02月28日提交的申请号为201810169228.1、发明名称为“光波导装置”的中国专利申请的优先权，其全部内容通过引用结合在本申请中。The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201101169, 228, filed on Feb. 28, 2008, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
技术领域Technical field
本申请涉及通信技术领域，特别涉及一种光波导装置。The present application relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to an optical waveguide device.
背景技术Background technique
在光传送网络中，在传输节点需要不同的设备，如波长选择开关(Wavelength Selective Switch，WSS)或光交换矩阵(或光开关阵列)设备等，以实现不同的光处理功能，现有技术中的设备主要是基于空间光学的技术来实现。In an optical transport network, different devices, such as a Wavelength Selective Switch (WSS) or an optical switch matrix (or optical switch array) device, are required at the transmission node to implement different optical processing functions. The equipment is mainly implemented based on the technology of space optics.
在实现本申请的过程中，发明人发现现有技术至少存在以下问题：In the process of implementing the present application, the inventors found that the prior art has at least the following problems:
由于设备是基于空间光学的技术来实现的，也就是说是使用一些光学器件通过空间来传输光信号的，经过了透镜等多个光学器件。震动有时候会使光学器件移位，光学器件移位会导致设备的输出功率变化，甚至完全没有输出，所以对震动的要求比较高，使传输节点的设备实现难度大。Since the device is implemented based on the technology of space optics, that is to say, some optical devices are used to transmit optical signals through space, and pass through a plurality of optical devices such as lenses. The vibration sometimes shifts the optical device, and the displacement of the optical device causes the output power of the device to change, or even no output at all, so the requirement for vibration is relatively high, making the device of the transmission node difficult to implement.
发明内容Summary of the invention
为了解决相关技术的问题，本发明实施例提供了一种光波导装置。技术方案如下：In order to solve the problems of the related art, embodiments of the present invention provide an optical waveguide device. The technical solutions are as follows:
第一方面，提供了一种光波导装置，光波导装置包括光波导单元与功能单元，光波导单元通过第一可变光波导实现，功能单元通过固定光波导或第二可变光波导实现，固定光波导是预设的光信号通路不能更改的光波导，第一可变光波导和第二可变光波导是基于配置信息控制光学材料形成光信号通路或者消除光信号通路实现对应的光处理功能的光波导，其中：光波导单元与功能单元连接；功能单元，用于实现光信号的第一光处理功能；光波导单元，用于基于配置信息，实现光信号的第二光处理功能。In a first aspect, an optical waveguide device is provided. The optical waveguide device includes an optical waveguide unit and a functional unit. The optical waveguide unit is implemented by a first variable optical waveguide, and the functional unit is implemented by a fixed optical waveguide or a second variable optical waveguide. The fixed optical waveguide is an optical waveguide whose preset optical signal path cannot be changed. The first variable optical waveguide and the second variable optical waveguide are used to control the optical material to form an optical signal path or eliminate the optical signal path to implement corresponding light processing based on the configuration information. A functional optical waveguide, wherein: the optical waveguide unit is connected to the functional unit; the functional unit is configured to implement a first optical processing function of the optical signal; and the optical waveguide unit is configured to implement a second optical processing function of the optical signal based on the configuration information.
本发明实施例所示的方案，光波导装置包括光波导单元与功能单元，光波导单元通过第一可变光波导实现，第一可变光波导可以是基于配置信息控制光学材料形成光信号通路或者消除光信号通路实现对应的光处理功能的光波导，光学材料可以是液晶等，功能单元可以通过固定光波导或第二可变光波导实现，固定光波导是预设的光信号通路不能更改的光波导，固定光波导制作完成后，预设的光信号通路也都制作完成，在后续一般不能更改。预设的光信号通路是指预先设置的、有成为光信号通路前提条件(或可以成为光信号通路)的通路，一旦往该通路输入光信号就成为光信号通路，如果没有往该通路输入光信号，该通路还不能称为准确意义上的光信号通路。第二可变光波导与第一可变光波导一样，只不过第二可变光波导的光滑程度高于第一可变光波导，或者，第二可变光波导的单位长度损耗低于第一可变光波导，第二可变光波导可以是基于配置信息生成电场以控制液晶生成光路实现对应的光处理功能的光波导，第二可变光波导对应的配置信息中为液晶分子加的电压更密集。In the solution shown in the embodiment of the present invention, the optical waveguide device includes an optical waveguide unit and a functional unit, and the optical waveguide unit is implemented by the first variable optical waveguide, and the first variable optical waveguide may be configured to control the optical material to form an optical signal path based on the configuration information. Or removing the optical waveguide that realizes the corresponding optical processing function of the optical signal path, the optical material may be a liquid crystal, etc., and the functional unit may be implemented by a fixed optical waveguide or a second variable optical waveguide, and the fixed optical waveguide is a preset optical signal path cannot be changed. After the optical waveguide is fabricated, the preset optical signal path is also completed, and cannot be changed in the following. The preset optical signal path refers to a path that is pre-established and becomes a precondition (or can be an optical signal path) of the optical signal path. Once the optical signal is input to the path, it becomes an optical signal path, and if no light is input to the path, Signal, this path cannot be called an optical signal path in the exact sense. The second variable optical waveguide is the same as the first variable optical waveguide except that the second variable optical waveguide is smoother than the first variable optical waveguide, or the second variable optical waveguide has a lower unit loss than the first variable optical waveguide a variable optical waveguide, wherein the second variable optical waveguide may be an optical waveguide that generates an electric field based on the configuration information to control the liquid crystal generating optical path to implement a corresponding optical processing function, and the configuration information corresponding to the second variable optical waveguide is added by the liquid crystal molecules. The voltage is more dense.
功能单元可以用于实现第一光处理功能，光波导单元可以基于配置信息，实现光信号 的第二光处理功能，配置信息可以是用于生成电场的信息，如为电极加的电压值、哪些电极需要改变电压等。第一光处理功能和第二光处理功能分别包括以下任一种或多种：光信号通路功能、光信号交换功能、光信号的光斑变换功能、光信号基于功率分路功能、光信号基于功率合路功能、光信号色散功能、光信号基于中心波长合路功能、光信号基于中心波长分路功能、光信号传输延时功能、光信号滤波功能。The functional unit may be configured to implement a first optical processing function, and the optical waveguide unit may implement a second optical processing function of the optical signal based on the configuration information, where the configuration information may be information for generating an electric field, such as a voltage value applied to the electrode, and which The electrode needs to change the voltage and the like. The first light processing function and the second light processing function respectively include any one or more of the following: an optical signal path function, an optical signal exchange function, a spot conversion function of the optical signal, an optical signal based on the power split function, and an optical signal based on the power. The combining function, the optical signal dispersion function, the optical signal based on the central wavelength combining function, the optical signal based on the central wavelength splitting function, the optical signal transmission delay function, and the optical signal filtering function.
在一种可能的实现方式中，配置信息包括第一可变光波导的每个电极的输出电压、所述第一可变光波导的磁场信息、所述第一可变光波导的温度信息中的任意一种。In a possible implementation manner, the configuration information includes an output voltage of each electrode of the first variable optical waveguide, magnetic field information of the first variable optical waveguide, and temperature information of the first variable optical waveguide. Any of them.
本发明实施例所示的方案，配置信息可以由技术人员预设，并且存储至光波导装置中，配置信息可以是用于生成电场的信息、磁场信息、温度信息中的任意一种，对应生成电场的信息，具体可以是第一可变光波导的每个电极的输出电压。In the solution shown in the embodiment of the present invention, the configuration information may be preset by a technician and stored in the optical waveguide device, and the configuration information may be any one of information for generating an electric field, magnetic field information, and temperature information, and correspondingly generated. The information of the electric field may specifically be the output voltage of each electrode of the first variable optical waveguide.
在一种可能的实现方式中，第一光处理功能为光信号色散功能，光信号色散功能为：将一路光信号按照频率分量进行分离，或者将多路包含不同频率分量的光信号合成一路光信号。In a possible implementation manner, the first light processing function is an optical signal dispersion function, and the optical signal dispersion function is: separating one optical signal according to a frequency component, or synthesizing multiple optical signals including different frequency components into one light. signal.
本发明实施例所示的方案，色散功能为：一种是将一路合成光信号分为多路包含不同频率分量的单个光信号，或者是将多路包含不同频率分量的单个光信号合成一路合成光信号；另一种是将一路合波光信号分为多路包含不同频率分量的单波光信号，或者是将多路包含不同频率分量的单波光信号合成一路合波光信号。单个光信号：单个光信号是数据调制在一定的频率分量上的光信号，只有将这些频率分量都完成接收才能完整恢复出数据。单波光信号：单个光信号中的一种，只是单波光信号有一个中心波长。合成光信号：包含多个频率分量不同的单个光信号。合波光信号：包含多个频率分量不同的单波光信号。这也就是说，合波光信号中的单波光信号有不同的中心波长。In the solution shown in the embodiment of the present invention, the dispersion function is: one is to divide one combined optical signal into multiple single optical signals containing different frequency components, or to synthesize multiple optical signals containing different frequency components into one channel. The optical signal is divided into a plurality of single-wave optical signals containing different frequency components, or a single-wave optical signal containing different frequency components is combined into one combined optical signal. Single optical signal: A single optical signal is an optical signal whose data is modulated on a certain frequency component. Only when these frequency components are received can the data be completely recovered. Single-wave optical signal: One of a single optical signal, except that the single-wave optical signal has a center wavelength. Synthetic optical signal: Contains a single optical signal with multiple frequency components. A multiplexed optical signal: a single-wave optical signal having a plurality of different frequency components. That is to say, the single-wave optical signals in the combined optical signal have different center wavelengths.
在一种可能的实现方式中，功能单元包括至少一个第一功能单元和至少一个第二功能单元，第一功能单元用于将一路光信号按照频率分量进行分离，第二功能单元用于将多路包含不同频率分量的光信号合成一路光信号，第一功能单元包括一个第一接口点和多个第二接口点，第二功能单元包括多个第三接口点和一个第四接口点；第一接口点和第四接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点连接；光波导单元，用于基于配置信息连接第二接口点和第三接口点，形成第二接口点与第三接口点之间的光信号通路。In a possible implementation, the functional unit comprises at least one first functional unit and at least one second functional unit, the first functional unit is configured to separate one optical signal according to a frequency component, and the second functional unit is used for The optical signal comprising different frequency components is combined into one optical signal, the first functional unit comprises a first interface point and a plurality of second interface points, and the second functional unit comprises a plurality of third interface points and a fourth interface point; An interface point and a fourth interface point are connected to an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber; the optical waveguide unit is configured to connect the second interface point and the third interface point based on the configuration information to form a second interface point and the third interface point Optical signal path.
本发明实施例所示的方案，当一路光信号通过第一功能单元的第一接口点时，第一功能单元可以对一路光信号按照频率分量进行分离，得到多路包含不同频率分量的光信号，分别传输至多个第二接口点，由于光波导单元可以基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场或温度等，来控制光学材料连接第二接口和第三接口点，形成第二接口点与第三接口点之间的光信号通路，这样，多路包含不同频率分量的光信号可以经过第二接口点与第三接口点之间的光信号通路传输至多个第三接口点。第二功能单元可以对多个第三接口点接收到的多路光信号进行合成，得到一路光信号，通过第四接口点传输至光纤。这样，就可以实现WSS的功能，即实现波长选择交换的功能。In the solution shown in the embodiment of the present invention, when an optical signal passes through the first interface point of the first functional unit, the first functional unit may separate the optical signal of one optical signal according to the frequency component, and obtain multiple optical signals including different frequency components. And respectively transmitted to the plurality of second interface points, because the optical waveguide unit can generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field or a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information, to control the optical material to connect the second interface and the third interface point to form the second interface point and the The optical signal path between the three interface points, such that multiple optical signals containing different frequency components can be transmitted to the plurality of third interface points through the optical signal path between the second interface point and the third interface point. The second functional unit may synthesize the multiple optical signals received by the plurality of third interface points to obtain an optical signal, which is transmitted to the optical fiber through the fourth interface point. In this way, the function of WSS can be realized, that is, the function of wavelength selection exchange is realized.
在一种可能的实现方式中，功能单元包括一个第一功能单元和多个第二功能单元，第一接口点和第四接口点为合波光信号接口点或合成光信号接口点，第二接口点和第三接口点为单波光信号接口点或单个光信号接口点。In a possible implementation manner, the functional unit includes a first functional unit and a plurality of second functional units, and the first interface point and the fourth interface point are a combined optical signal interface point or a combined optical signal interface point, and the second interface The point and the third interface point are single-wave optical signal interface points or single optical signal interface points.
在一种可能的实现方式中，功能单元包括多个第一功能单元和一个第二功能单元，第 一接口点和第四接口点为合波光信号接口点或合成光信号接口点，第二接口点和第三接口点为单波光信号接口点或单个光信号接口点。In a possible implementation manner, the functional unit includes a plurality of first functional units and a second functional unit, and the first interface point and the fourth interface point are a combined optical signal interface point or a combined optical signal interface point, and the second interface The point and the third interface point are single-wave optical signal interface points or single optical signal interface points.
在一种可能的实现方式中，功能单元包括至少一个第三功能单元，第三功能单元用于将一路光信号按照频率分量进行分离，或者，用于将多路包含不同频率分量的光信号合成一路光信号，第三功能单元包括一个第五接口点和多个第六接口点；第五接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点连接；光波导单元与光纤或光纤对应的接口点连接；光波导单元，用于基于配置信息连接第六接口点与光纤，形成第六接口点与光纤之间的光信号通路，或连接第六接口点与光纤对应的接口点，形成第六接口点与光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路。In a possible implementation manner, the functional unit includes at least one third functional unit, and the third functional unit is configured to separate one optical signal according to a frequency component, or to synthesize multiple optical signals including different frequency components. An optical signal, the third functional unit includes a fifth interface point and a plurality of sixth interface points; the fifth interface point is connected to an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber; and the optical waveguide unit is connected to an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber; The waveguide unit is configured to connect the sixth interface point and the optical fiber based on the configuration information, form an optical signal path between the sixth interface point and the optical fiber, or connect the interface point corresponding to the sixth interface point and the optical fiber to form a sixth interface point and an optical fiber. The optical signal path between the corresponding interface points.
本发明实施例所示的方案，光波导装置可以是S*T的WSS，功能单元可以包括一个第三功能单元，第三功能单元用于将一路光信号按照频率分量进行分离，一路光信号为一路合波光信号或一路合成光信号，或者，第三功能单元用于将多路包含不同频率分量的光信号合成一路光信号，包含不同频率分量的光信号为一路单波光信号或一路单个光信号。第三功能单元包括一个第五接口点和多个第六接口点；第五接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点连接，第五接口点为合波光信号接口点或合成光信号接口点，第六接口点为单波光信号接口点或单个光信号接口点。光波导单元，可以基于配置信息连接第六接口点与光纤，形成第六接口点与光纤之间的光信号通路，或连接第六接口点与光纤对应的接口点，形成第六接口点与光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路。这样，就可以实现S*T的WSS的功能。In the solution shown in the embodiment of the present invention, the optical waveguide device may be a WSS of S*T, and the functional unit may include a third functional unit, and the third functional unit is configured to separate one optical signal according to a frequency component, and one optical signal is A combined optical signal or a combined optical signal, or a third functional unit is configured to combine multiple optical signals containing different frequency components into one optical signal, and the optical signal containing different frequency components is a single optical signal or a single optical signal. . The third functional unit includes a fifth interface point and a plurality of sixth interface points; the fifth interface point is connected with an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber, and the fifth interface point is a combined optical signal interface point or a composite optical signal interface point, The six interface points are single-wave optical signal interface points or single optical signal interface points. The optical waveguide unit can connect the sixth interface point and the optical fiber based on the configuration information, form an optical signal path between the sixth interface point and the optical fiber, or connect the interface point corresponding to the sixth interface point and the optical fiber to form a sixth interface point and an optical fiber. The optical signal path between the corresponding interface points. In this way, the WSS function of S*T can be realized.
在一种可能的实现方式中，功能单元的数目大于或等于2，功能单元包括一个第七接口点和多个第八接口点；光波导单元与光纤或光纤对应的接口点连接；功能单元，用于当通过第七接口点接收到光信号时，将接收到的光信号，按照频率分量进行分离为多路光信号，通过第八接口点输出，当通过第八接口点分别接收到包含不同频率分量的光信号时，将接收到的包含不同频率分量的光信号，合成一路光信号，通过第七接口点输出；光波导单元，用于基于配置信息，连接不同功能单元的第八接口点，形成不同功能单元的第八接口点之间的光信号通路、以及连接第七接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点，形成第七接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路；或者，用于基于配置信息，连接第七接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点，形成第七接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路、以及连接第八接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点，形成第八接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路。In a possible implementation manner, the number of functional units is greater than or equal to 2, and the functional unit includes a seventh interface point and a plurality of eighth interface points; the optical waveguide unit is connected to an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber; When the optical signal is received through the seventh interface point, the received optical signal is separated into multiple optical signals according to the frequency component, and is output through the eighth interface point, and is received separately through the eighth interface point. When the optical signal of the frequency component is received, the received optical signal containing different frequency components is synthesized into one optical signal and output through the seventh interface point; the optical waveguide unit is configured to connect the eighth interface point of the different functional unit based on the configuration information. Forming an optical signal path between the eighth interface points of the different functional units and an interface point connecting the seventh interface point with the optical fiber or the optical fiber to form an optical signal between the seventh interface point and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber Path; or, for connecting the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber to the seventh interface point based on the configuration information, forming the seventh interface point and the light The optical signal path between the interface points corresponding to the fiber or the optical fiber and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber connected to the eighth interface point form an optical signal path between the eighth interface point and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber.
本发明实施例所示的方案，光波导装置可以选择地被配置为1*N的WSS、M*N WSS以及S*T的WSS中的任一种或多种，功能单元的数目大于或等于2，功能单元包括一个第七接口点和多个第八接口点，第七接口点可以称为是合波光信号或合成光信号接口点，可以用于接收合波光信号或合成光信号，第八接口点为可以是单波光信号或单个光信号接口点，可以用于接收单波光信号或单个光信号。功能单元可以用于当通过第七接口点接收到光信号时，将接收到的光信号，按照频率分量进行分离为多路光信号，通过第八接口点输出，当通过第八接口点分别接收到包含不同频率分量的光信号时，将接收到的包含不同频率分量的光信号，合成一路光信号，通过第七接口点输出。In the solution shown in the embodiment of the present invention, the optical waveguide device may be selectively configured as any one or more of 1*N WSS, M*N WSS, and S*T WSS, and the number of functional units is greater than or equal to 2. The functional unit includes a seventh interface point and a plurality of eighth interface points. The seventh interface point may be referred to as a combined optical signal or a composite optical signal interface point, and may be used to receive a combined optical signal or a composite optical signal. The interface point can be a single-wave optical signal or a single optical signal interface point, and can be used to receive a single-wave optical signal or a single optical signal. The functional unit can be configured to, when receiving the optical signal through the seventh interface point, separate the received optical signal into multiple optical signals according to the frequency component, output through the eighth interface point, and receive respectively through the eighth interface point. When an optical signal containing different frequency components is received, the received optical signals containing different frequency components are combined into one optical signal and output through the seventh interface point.
光波导单元用于建立不同功能单元的第八接口点之间的光信号通路，还用于建立第七接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路，可以实现1*N的WSS，或N*1的WSS。The optical waveguide unit is used to establish an optical signal path between the eighth interface points of the different functional units, and is also used to establish an optical signal path between the seventh interface point and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber, which can realize 1*N. WSS, or N*1 WSS.
光波导单元用于建立第七接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路，可以实现S*T的WSS。The optical waveguide unit is used to establish an optical signal path between the seventh interface point and an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber, and can implement the WSS of the S*T.
在一种可能的实现方式中，光波导单元包括第一光波导单元和第二光波导单元，功能单元包括至少一个第四功能单元和至少一个第五功能单元；第四功能单元用于将一路光信号按照频率分量进行分离，或者，用于将多路包含不同频率分量的光信号合成一路光信号；第五功能单元用于传输光信号；第四功能单元包括一个第九接口点和至少一个第十接口点；第九接口点与第一光波导单元连接，第十接口点与第二光波导单元连接；第五功能单元包括至少一个第十一接口点和至少一个第十二接口点，第十一接口点与第一光波导单元连接，第十二接口点与第二光波导单元连接；第一光波导单元与光纤或光纤对应的接口点连接，第二光波导单元与光纤或光纤对应的接口点连接；第一光波导单元，用于基于配置信息，连接第九接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点，形成第九接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路，第二光波导单元，用于基于配置信息，连接第九接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点，形成第九接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路、以及基于配置信息，连接不同第四功能单元的第十接口点，形成不同第四功能单元的第十接口点之间的光信号通路；或者，第一光波导单元，用于基于配置信息，连接第十一接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点，形成第十一接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路，第二光波导单元，用于基于配置信息，连接第十二接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点，形成第十二接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路。In a possible implementation manner, the optical waveguide unit includes a first optical waveguide unit and a second optical waveguide unit, the functional unit includes at least one fourth functional unit and at least one fifth functional unit; and the fourth functional unit is used to connect the first The optical signal is separated according to the frequency component, or is used to synthesize multiple optical signals containing different frequency components into one optical signal; the fifth functional unit is used for transmitting the optical signal; and the fourth functional unit includes a ninth interface point and at least one a tenth interface point; the ninth interface point is connected to the first optical waveguide unit, the tenth interface point is connected to the second optical waveguide unit; and the fifth functional unit includes at least one eleventh interface point and at least one twelfth interface point, The eleventh interface point is connected to the first optical waveguide unit, and the twelfth interface point is connected to the second optical waveguide unit; the first optical waveguide unit is connected to the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber, and the second optical waveguide unit is connected with the optical fiber or the optical fiber. Corresponding interface point connection; the first optical waveguide unit is configured to connect the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber to the ninth interface point based on the configuration information, The optical signal path between the ninth interface point and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber, and the second optical waveguide unit is configured to connect the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber to the ninth interface point to form a ninth interface based on the configuration information. An optical signal path between an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber, and a tenth interface point connecting different fourth functional units based on the configuration information, forming an optical signal path between the tenth interface points of different fourth functional units Or the first optical waveguide unit is configured to connect the eleventh interface point to the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber based on the configuration information, and form an optical signal path between the eleventh interface point and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber; The second optical waveguide unit is configured to connect the twelfth interface point to the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber based on the configuration information, and form an optical signal path between the twelfth interface point and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber.
本发明实施例所示的方案，光波导装置既可以是1*N的WSS，也可以是光交换矩阵(或光开关阵列)设备，光波导单元包括第一光波导单元和第二光波导单元，第一光波导单元和第二光波导单元均可以通过第一可变光波导实现。功能单元可以包括至少一个第四功能单元和至少一个第五功能单元，第四功能单元包括一个第九接口点和至少一个第十接口点，第九接口点为合成光信号接口点，第十接口点为单个光信号接口点或者，第九接口为合波光信号接口点，第十接口点为单波光信号接口点。第五功能单元包括至少一个第十一接口点和至少一个第十二接口点，第十一接口点和第十二接口点可以是合波光信号接口点，也可以是单波光信号接口点，或者第十一接口点和第十二接口点可以是合成光信号接口点，也可以是单个光信号接口点。第四功能单元与第五功能单元的功能不相同，第四功能单元用于将一路光信号按照频率分量进行分离，得到多路单波光信号或单个光信号，或者，将多路单波光信号，得到一路合波光信号，或将多路单个光信号进行合成，得到一路合成光信号，第五功能单元仅是用于传输光信号。In the solution shown in the embodiment of the present invention, the optical waveguide device may be either a 1*N WSS or an optical switching matrix (or optical switch array) device, and the optical waveguide unit includes a first optical waveguide unit and a second optical waveguide unit. Both the first optical waveguide unit and the second optical waveguide unit can be realized by the first variable optical waveguide. The functional unit may include at least one fourth functional unit and at least one fifth functional unit, the fourth functional unit including a ninth interface point and at least one tenth interface point, the ninth interface point being a composite optical signal interface point, and the tenth interface The point is a single optical signal interface point or the ninth interface is a combined optical signal interface point, and the tenth interface point is a single-wave optical signal interface point. The fifth functional unit includes at least one eleventh interface point and at least one twelfth interface point, and the eleventh interface point and the twelfth interface point may be a combined optical signal interface point, or may be a single-wave optical signal interface point, or The eleventh interface point and the twelfth interface point may be a composite optical signal interface point or a single optical signal interface point. The functions of the fourth functional unit and the fifth functional unit are different, and the fourth functional unit is configured to separate one optical signal according to the frequency component to obtain multiple single-wave optical signals or single optical signals, or to multi-channel single-wave optical signals. Obtaining a combined optical signal, or synthesizing a plurality of individual optical signals to obtain a combined optical signal, and the fifth functional unit is only for transmitting the optical signal.
第一光波导单元与光纤或光纤对应的接口点连接，第二光波导单元与光纤或光纤对应的接口点连接，第一光波导单元，可以基于配置信息，建立第九接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路，第二光波导单元，可以基于配置信息，建立第九接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路、以及基于配置信息，建立不同第四功能单元的第十接口点之间的光信号通路。这样，可以实现WSS。The first optical waveguide unit is connected to an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber, and the second optical waveguide unit is connected to an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber, and the first optical waveguide unit can establish the ninth interface point and the optical fiber or the optical fiber based on the configuration information. Corresponding optical signal path between the interface points, the second optical waveguide unit, based on the configuration information, establishing an optical signal path between the ninth interface point and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber, and establishing different numbers based on the configuration information An optical signal path between the tenth interface points of the four functional units. In this way, WSS can be implemented.
或者，第一光波导单元，可以基于配置信息，建立第十一接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路，第二光波导单元，可以基于配置信息，建立第十二接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路。这样，可以实现光交换矩阵(或光开关阵列)设备。Alternatively, the first optical waveguide unit may establish an optical signal path between the eleventh interface point and an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber based on the configuration information, and the second optical waveguide unit may establish the twelfth interface based on the configuration information. The optical signal path between the point of the interface corresponding to the fiber or fiber. In this way, an optical switching matrix (or optical switch array) device can be implemented.
在一种可能的实现方式中，功能单元包括至少一个第十三接口点和至少一个第十四接口点；光波导单元，用于基于配置信息，连接第十三接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点，形成第十三接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路，以及连接第十四接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点，形成第十四接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路。In a possible implementation, the functional unit includes at least one thirteenth interface point and at least one fourteenth interface point; and the optical waveguide unit is configured to connect the thirteenth interface point to the optical fiber or the optical fiber based on the configuration information. An interface point, forming an optical signal path between the thirteenth interface point and an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber, and an interface point connecting the fourteenth interface point to the optical fiber or the optical fiber to form the fourteenth interface point and the optical fiber or the optical fiber The optical signal path between the corresponding interface points.
本发明实施例所示的方案，波导装置可以被配置为光交换矩阵(或光开关阵列)设备。光交换矩阵(或光开关阵列)设备的作用是实现光信号从任意输入光纤输入，交换到任意输出光纤。功能单元的数目为1，功能单元包括至少一个第十三接口点和至少一个第十四接口点。配置信息中包括交换矩阵信息等，光波导单元可以基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场、温度等来控制光学材料连接第十三接口点和光纤，形成第十三接口点与光纤之间的光信号通路，或者，光波导单元可以基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场、温度等来控制光学材料连接第十三接口点和光纤对应的接口点，形成第十三接口点与光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路。并且可以基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场、温度等来控制光学材料连接第十四接口点和光纤，形成第十四接口点与光纤之间的光信号通路，或者，光波导单元可以基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场、温度等来控制光学材料连接第十四接口点和光纤对应的接口点，形成第十四接口点与光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路。当任意一路光信号通过光纤与第十三接口点之间的光信号通络传输至第十三接口点时，功能单元可以基于预设的光交换矩阵，将第十三接口点接收到的光信号，送往第十四接口点。这一路光信号可以基于第十四接口点与光纤之间的光信号通路传输至光纤。这样，就实现了光信号从输入光纤交换到任意输出光纤。In the solution shown in the embodiment of the invention, the waveguide device can be configured as an optical switching matrix (or optical switch array) device. The role of the optical switching matrix (or optical switch array) device is to enable optical signals to be input from any input fiber to be exchanged to any output fiber. The number of functional units is 1, and the functional unit includes at least one thirteenth interface point and at least one fourteenth interface point. The configuration information includes switching matrix information, etc., and the optical waveguide unit can generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information to control the optical material to connect the thirteenth interface point and the optical fiber to form a thirteenth interface point and the optical fiber. The optical signal path, or the optical waveguide unit may generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information to control the optical material to connect the thirteenth interface point and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber, and form a thirteenth interface point corresponding to the optical fiber. Optical signal path between interface points. And the electric field, the magnetic field, the temperature, etc. may be generated or changed based on the configuration information to control the optical material to connect the fourteenth interface point and the optical fiber to form an optical signal path between the fourteenth interface point and the optical fiber, or the optical waveguide unit may be based on The configuration information is generated or changed by electric field, magnetic field, temperature, etc. to control the optical material to connect the fourteenth interface point and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber to form an optical signal path between the fourteenth interface point and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber. When any one of the optical signals is transmitted through the optical signal between the optical fiber and the thirteenth interface point to the thirteenth interface point, the functional unit may receive the light of the thirteenth interface point based on the preset optical switching matrix. Signal, sent to the fourteenth interface point. This optical signal can be transmitted to the optical fiber based on the optical signal path between the fourteenth interface point and the optical fiber. In this way, optical signals are exchanged from the input fiber to any output fiber.
在一种可能的实现方式中，功能单元蚀刻在硅片上，硅片上设置有贯通槽，光波导单元设置在贯通槽中。In a possible implementation manner, the functional unit is etched on the silicon wafer, the silicon wafer is provided with a through slot, and the optical waveguide unit is disposed in the through slot.
在一种可能的实现方式中，在功能单元与光波导单元的接触位置处，功能单元的折射率与光波导单元的折射率相等或差值的绝对值小于预设数值。In a possible implementation manner, at the contact position of the functional unit with the optical waveguide unit, the absolute value of the refractive index of the functional unit equal to or different from the refractive index of the optical waveguide unit is less than a preset value.
本发明实施例所示的方案，为了减少功能单元和光波导单元之间连接的损耗，在功能单元与光波导单元的接触位置处，功能单元中的固定光波导的折射率和光波导单元中的可变光波导的折射率相近或相等，相近可以理解为使得功能单元中的固定光波导的折射率和光波导单元中的可变光波导的折射率的差值的绝对值小于预设数值。In the solution shown in the embodiment of the present invention, in order to reduce the loss of the connection between the functional unit and the optical waveguide unit, at the contact position of the functional unit and the optical waveguide unit, the refractive index of the fixed optical waveguide in the functional unit and the optical waveguide unit The refractive indices of the variable optical waveguides are similar or equal, and the proximity is understood to be such that the absolute value of the difference between the refractive index of the fixed optical waveguide in the functional unit and the refractive index of the variable optical waveguide in the optical waveguide unit is less than a preset value.
第二方面，提供了一种光波导装置，光波导装置包括配置单元和光波导单元，光波导单元通过可变光波导实现，可变光波导是基于配置单元提供的配置信息控制光学材料形成光信号通路或者消除光信号通路实现对应的光处理功能的光波导；其中：配置单元与光波导单元电连接；配置单元，用于向光波导单元发送配置信息，配置信息包括网络节点中设备的信息、光信号传输路径的信息、所述可变光波导的每个电极的输出电压、所述可变光波导的磁场信息、所述可变光波导的温度信息中的任一种或多种；光波导单元，用于根据配置信息，改变光波导装置的光处理功能或光处理功能对应的性能。网络节点中设备的信息包括光波导装置安装到的设备槽位对应的光处理功能；光信号传输路径的信息包括：光信号传输的损耗要求信息，和/或下路信息，下路信息用于指示光信号是否在光波导装置所在网络节点下路。In a second aspect, an optical waveguide device is provided. The optical waveguide device includes a configuration unit and an optical waveguide unit. The optical waveguide unit is implemented by a variable optical waveguide, and the variable optical waveguide controls the optical material to form an optical signal based on configuration information provided by the configuration unit. a path or an optical waveguide that eliminates an optical signal path to implement a corresponding optical processing function; wherein: the configuration unit is electrically connected to the optical waveguide unit; and the configuration unit is configured to send configuration information to the optical waveguide unit, where the configuration information includes information of the device in the network node, Any one or more of information of an optical signal transmission path, an output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide, magnetic field information of the variable optical waveguide, and temperature information of the variable optical waveguide; The waveguide unit is configured to change the performance corresponding to the light processing function or the light processing function of the optical waveguide device according to the configuration information. The information of the device in the network node includes the optical processing function corresponding to the slot of the device to which the optical waveguide device is installed; the information of the optical signal transmission path includes: loss requirement information for optical signal transmission, and/or downlink information, and the downlink information is used for Indicates whether the optical signal is off the network node where the optical waveguide device is located.
其中，网络节点设备的信息可以包括光波导装置安装到的设备槽位对应的光处理功能， 设备槽位可以是光背板的槽位，也就是说光波导装置在安装在槽位上后，要实现的光处理功能，例如，网络节点设备的信息是设备槽位安装什么类型的WSS，以及实现对应类型的WSS的光波导单元对应的电场、磁场或温度等信息。The information of the network node device may include a light processing function corresponding to the slot of the device to which the optical waveguide device is installed, and the slot of the device may be a slot of the optical backplane, that is, after the optical waveguide device is installed in the slot, The implemented light processing function, for example, the information of the network node device is what type of WSS is installed in the device slot, and information such as electric field, magnetic field or temperature corresponding to the optical waveguide unit of the corresponding type of WSS.
本发明实施例所示的方案，光波导装置包括配置单元和光波导单元，光波导单元可以通过可变光波导实现，配置单元与光波导单元电连接。技术人员可以在配置单元中存储配置信息，配置单元可以向光波导单元发送配置信息，配置信息中可以包括网络节点设备的信息、光信号的传输路径的信息、可变光波导的每个电极的输出电压、可变光波导的磁场信息、可变光波导的温度信息中的任一种或多种，光波导单元可以接收配置单元发送的配置信息，光波导单元可以基于接收到的配置信息，来改变光处理功能或光处理功能对应的性能，改变光波导装置的光处理功能包括从以下功能中的一种或多种的组合改变成另一种或另一种组合：光信号通路功能、光信号交换功能、光信号基于功率的分路、光信号基于功率的合路、光信号的光斑变换功能、光信号色散功能、光信号基于中心波长合路功能、光信号基于中心波长分路功能、光信号传输延时功能、光信号滤波功能，上述的光处理功能在前面已经解释此处不再赘述。In the solution shown in the embodiment of the present invention, the optical waveguide device includes a configuration unit and an optical waveguide unit, and the optical waveguide unit can be realized by a variable optical waveguide, and the configuration unit is electrically connected to the optical waveguide unit. The technician may store configuration information in the configuration unit, and the configuration unit may send configuration information to the optical waveguide unit, where the configuration information may include information of the network node device, information of a transmission path of the optical signal, and each electrode of the variable optical waveguide. The optical waveguide unit may receive configuration information transmitted by the configuration unit, and the optical waveguide unit may be based on the received configuration information, by using any one or more of an output voltage, magnetic field information of the variable optical waveguide, and temperature information of the variable optical waveguide. To change the performance of the light processing function or the light processing function, changing the light processing function of the optical waveguide device includes changing from one or more of the following functions to another or another combination: optical signal path function, Optical signal switching function, power signal based power splitting, optical signal power based combining, optical signal spot changing function, optical signal dispersion function, optical signal based on central wavelength combining function, optical signal based on central wavelength splitting function , optical signal transmission delay function, optical signal filtering function, the above light processing function has been in front Buddhism is not repeated here.
在一种可能的实现方式中，配置信息为网络节点中设备的信息，网络节点中设备的信息包括光波导装置安装到的设备槽位对应的光处理功能；光波导单元，用于根据光波导装置安装到的设备槽位对应的光处理功能，确定可变光波导的每个电极的输出电压，控制可变光波导的每个电极输出对应的输出电压。In a possible implementation manner, the configuration information is information of a device in the network node, the information of the device in the network node includes a light processing function corresponding to a device slot to which the optical waveguide device is installed, and the optical waveguide unit is configured to be based on the optical waveguide The light processing function corresponding to the device slot to which the device is mounted determines the output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide, and controls the output voltage corresponding to each electrode output of the variable optical waveguide.
本发明实施例所示的方案，网络节点设备的信息可以包括光波导装置安装到的设备槽位对应的光处理功能，设备槽位可以是光背板的槽位，也就是说光波导装置在安装在槽位上后，要实现的光处理功能，例如，网络节点设备的信息是设备槽位安装什么类型的WSS，以及实现对应类型的WSS的光波导单元对应的电场等信息。这样，光波导单元可以根据光波导装置安装到的设备槽位对应的光处理功能，确定出可变光波导的每个电极的输出电压(具体的，可以是光波导单元中存储有光处理功能与可变光波导的每个电极的输出电压的对应关系)，然后根据确定出的每个电极的输出电压，为每个电极加相应的电压，这样，就可以改变光波导装置的光处理功能。In the solution shown in the embodiment of the present invention, the information of the network node device may include the optical processing function corresponding to the slot of the device to which the optical waveguide device is installed, and the slot of the device may be the slot of the optical backplane, that is, the optical waveguide device is installed. After the slot, the optical processing function to be implemented, for example, the information of the network node device is what type of WSS is installed in the device slot, and information such as an electric field corresponding to the optical waveguide unit of the corresponding type of WSS. In this way, the optical waveguide unit can determine the output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide according to the light processing function corresponding to the slot of the device to which the optical waveguide device is mounted (specifically, the optical waveguide function can be stored in the optical waveguide unit. Corresponding to the output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide), and then adding a corresponding voltage to each electrode according to the determined output voltage of each electrode, so that the light processing function of the optical waveguide device can be changed. .
在一种可能的实现方式中，配置信息为光信号传输路径的信息，光信号传输路径的信息包括：光信号传输的损耗要求信息和/或下路信息，下路信息用于指示光信号是否在光波导装置所在网络节点下路；光波导单元，用于根据光信号传输的损耗要求信息和/或下路信息，确定可变光波导的每个电极的输出电压，根据确定出的每个电极的输出电压，控制可变光波导的每个电极输出对应的输出电压。In a possible implementation manner, the configuration information is information of an optical signal transmission path, and the information of the optical signal transmission path includes: loss requirement information and/or downlink information of the optical signal transmission, and the downlink information is used to indicate whether the optical signal is Providing an optical waveguide unit at a network node where the optical waveguide device is located; and an optical waveguide unit configured to determine an output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide according to the loss requirement information and/or the downlink information transmitted by the optical signal, according to each determined The output voltage of the electrode controls the corresponding output voltage of each electrode output of the variable optical waveguide.
本发明实施例所示的方案，配置信息为光信号传输路径的信息，光信号传输路径的信息包括光信号传输的损耗要求信息和/或下路信息，下路信息用于指示光信号是否在光波导装置所在网络节点下路。光波导单元可以根据光信号传输的损耗要求信息和/或下路信息，确定可变光波导的每个电极的输出电压(具体可以是根据存储的光信号传输的损耗要求信息和/或下路信息与可变光波导的每个电极的输出电压的对应关系，确定可变光波导的每个电极的输出电压)，然后根据确定出的每个电极的输出电压，为每个电极加相应的电压，即可以改变光波导装置的光处理功能对应的性能。In the solution shown in the embodiment of the present invention, the configuration information is information of an optical signal transmission path, and the information of the optical signal transmission path includes loss requirement information and/or downlink information of the optical signal transmission, and the downlink information is used to indicate whether the optical signal is in the The network node where the optical waveguide device is located is off the road. The optical waveguide unit may determine the output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide according to the loss requirement information and/or the downlink information of the optical signal transmission (specifically, the loss requirement information and/or the downlink may be transmitted according to the stored optical signal. The correspondence between the information and the output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide determines the output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide), and then adds a corresponding value to each electrode according to the determined output voltage of each electrode. The voltage, that is, the performance corresponding to the light processing function of the optical waveguide device can be changed.
在一种可能的实现方式中，配置单元传输至光波导单元的配置信息可以是可变光波导 的每个电极的输出电压，这样，光波导单元可以直接根据接收到的每个电极的输出电压，为每个电极加相应的电压，就可以改变光波导装置的光处理功能。在这种情况下，配置单元可以根据网络节点中设备的信息或光信号传输路径的信息，计算出每个电极的输出电压。In a possible implementation manner, the configuration information transmitted by the configuration unit to the optical waveguide unit may be an output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide, such that the optical waveguide unit may directly depend on the output voltage of each of the received electrodes. By adding a corresponding voltage to each electrode, the light processing function of the optical waveguide device can be changed. In this case, the configuration unit can calculate the output voltage of each electrode according to the information of the device in the network node or the information of the optical signal transmission path.
在一种可能的实施方式中，配置信息为网络节点中设备的信息，网络节点中设备的信息包括光波导装置安装到的设备槽位对应的光处理功能；光波导单元，用于根据光波导装置安装到的设备槽位对应的光处理功能，确定可变光波导的磁场信息或温度信息，根据可变光波导的磁场信息或温度信息，控制可变光波导。In a possible implementation manner, the configuration information is information of a device in the network node, the information of the device in the network node includes a light processing function corresponding to a device slot to which the optical waveguide device is installed, and the optical waveguide unit is configured to The light processing function corresponding to the device slot to which the device is mounted determines the magnetic field information or temperature information of the variable optical waveguide, and controls the variable optical waveguide according to the magnetic field information or temperature information of the variable optical waveguide.
本发明实施例所示的方案，配置信息为网络节点中设备的信息，网络节点中设备的信息包括光波导装置安装到的设备槽位对应的光处理功能。光波导单元可以根据光波导设备安装的设备槽位对应的光处理功能，确定可变光波导的磁场信息或者温度信息。后续可以根据可变光波导的磁场信息或温度信息，控制可变光波导。In the solution shown in the embodiment of the present invention, the configuration information is the information of the device in the network node, and the information of the device in the network node includes the optical processing function corresponding to the slot of the device to which the optical waveguide device is installed. The optical waveguide unit can determine the magnetic field information or the temperature information of the variable optical waveguide according to the light processing function corresponding to the slot of the device installed in the optical waveguide device. The variable optical waveguide can be controlled subsequently based on the magnetic field information or temperature information of the variable optical waveguide.
在一种可能的实施方式中，配置信息为光信号传输路径的信息，光信号传输路径的信息包括：光信号传输的损耗要求信息和/或下路信息，下路信息用于指示光信号是否在光波导装置所在网络节点下路；光波导单元，用于根据光信号传输的损耗要求信息和/或下路信息，确定可变光波导的磁场信息或温度信息，根据可变光波导的磁场信息或温度信息，控制可变光波导。In a possible implementation manner, the configuration information is information of an optical signal transmission path, and the information of the optical signal transmission path includes: loss requirement information and/or downlink information of the optical signal transmission, and the downlink information is used to indicate whether the optical signal is Providing a path under the network node where the optical waveguide device is located; and an optical waveguide unit for determining magnetic field information or temperature information of the variable optical waveguide according to the loss requirement information and/or the downlink information transmitted by the optical signal, according to the magnetic field of the variable optical waveguide Information or temperature information that controls the variable optical waveguide.
本发明实施例所示的方案，可以基于根据光信号传输的损耗要求信息和/或下路信息，确定可变光波导的磁场信息或者温度信息。后续可以根据可变光波导的磁场信息或温度信息，控制可变光波导。The solution shown in the embodiment of the present invention may determine the magnetic field information or the temperature information of the variable optical waveguide based on the loss requirement information and/or the downlink information transmitted according to the optical signal. The variable optical waveguide can be controlled subsequently based on the magnetic field information or temperature information of the variable optical waveguide.
本发明实施例提供的技术方案带来的有益效果是：The beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present invention are:
本发明实施例中，光波导装置包括光波导单元与功能单元，光波导单元通过第一可变光波导实现，功能单元通过固定光波导或第二可变光波导实现，固定光波导是预设的光信号通路不能更改的光波导，第一可变光波导和第二可变光波导是基于配置信息控制光学材料形成光信号通路或者消除光信号通路实现对应的光处理功能的光波导，其中：光波导单元与功能单元连接，功能单元，用于实现光信号的第一光处理功能，光波导单元，用于基于配置信息，实现光信号的第二光处理功能。这样，由于光波导装置没有采用空间光学中的光学器件来实现，所以对震动的要求不高，进而可以降低传输节点的设备实现难度，同时由于是光波导装置，光信号没有暴露在空气中，不需要对空气密封或降低了对空气密封的要求，进而可以降低设备成本。In the embodiment of the present invention, the optical waveguide device includes an optical waveguide unit and a functional unit. The optical waveguide unit is implemented by a first variable optical waveguide, and the functional unit is implemented by a fixed optical waveguide or a second variable optical waveguide, and the fixed optical waveguide is preset. The optical waveguide in which the optical signal path cannot be changed, the first variable optical waveguide and the second variable optical waveguide are optical waveguides that control the optical material to form an optical signal path based on the configuration information or eliminate the optical signal path to implement a corresponding optical processing function, wherein The optical waveguide unit is connected to the functional unit, and the functional unit is configured to implement a first optical processing function of the optical signal, and the optical waveguide unit is configured to implement a second optical processing function of the optical signal based on the configuration information. In this way, since the optical waveguide device is not realized by the optical device in the space optics, the requirement for the vibration is not high, and thus the device implementation difficulty of the transmission node can be reduced, and at the same time, since the optical waveguide device is used, the optical signal is not exposed to the air. There is no need to seal the air or reduce the need for air sealing, which in turn reduces equipment costs.
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图1是本发明实施例提供的一种光波导装置的结构示意图；1 is a schematic structural view of an optical waveguide device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
图2是本发明实施例提供的一种点阵式电极示意图；2 is a schematic diagram of a dot matrix electrode according to an embodiment of the present invention;
图3是本发明实施例提供的一种光波导装置的结构示意图；3 is a schematic structural diagram of an optical waveguide device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
图4(a)是本发明实施例提供的一种1*N的波长选择开关的结构示意图；4(a) is a schematic structural diagram of a 1*N wavelength selective switch according to an embodiment of the present invention;
图4(b)是本发明实施例提供的一种N*1的波长选择开关的结构示意图；4(b) is a schematic structural diagram of an N*1 wavelength selective switch according to an embodiment of the present invention;
图5是本发明实施例提供的一种S*T的波长选择开关的结构示意图；FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a wavelength selective switch of an S*T according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
图6(a)是本发明实施例提供的一种1*N的波长选择开关的结构示意图；FIG. 6(a) is a schematic structural diagram of a 1*N wavelength selective switch according to an embodiment of the present invention;
图6(b)是本发明实施例提供的一种N*1的波长选择开关的结构示意图；FIG. 6(b) is a schematic structural diagram of an N*1 wavelength selective switch according to an embodiment of the present invention;
图6(c)是本发明实施例提供的一种S*T的波长选择开关的结构示意图；FIG. 6(c) is a schematic structural diagram of a wavelength selective switch of an S*T according to an embodiment of the present invention;
图7是本发明实施例提供的一种光波导装置的结构示意图；7 is a schematic structural diagram of an optical waveguide device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
图8是本发明实施例提供的一种光背板的结构示意图；FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of an optical backplane according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
图9(a)是本发明实施例提供的一种光波导装置的结构示意图；FIG. 9(a) is a schematic structural diagram of an optical waveguide device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
图9(b)是本发明实施例提供的一种光波导装置的结构示意图；FIG. 9(b) is a schematic structural diagram of an optical waveguide device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
图10是本发明实施例提供的一种制作1*N的WSS的方法示意图；FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a method for fabricating a 1*N WSS according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
图11是本发明实施例提供的一种贯通槽的结构示意图；11 is a schematic structural view of a through slot according to an embodiment of the present invention;
图12是本发明实施例提供的一种可重构光分插复用器的结构示意图；FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer according to an embodiment of the present invention;
图13是本发明实施例提供的一种光波导装置的结构示意图。FIG. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of an optical waveguide device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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1、光波导单元                     2、功能单元1. Optical waveguide unit 2. Functional unit
21、第一接口点                    22、第二接口点21, the first interface point 22, the second interface point
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为使本申请的目的、技术方案和优点更加清楚，下面将结合附图对本发明实施方式作进一步地详细描述。为了便于对本发明实施例的理解，下面首先介绍本发明实施例涉及的应用场景、以及所涉及到名词的概念。The embodiments of the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In order to facilitate the understanding of the embodiments of the present invention, the application scenarios involved in the embodiments of the present invention and the concepts related to the nouns are first introduced.
本发明实施例中提供了一种光波导装置，可以应用于光传送网络中，作为光传输通路中的传输节点设备，如光波导装置可以是波长选择开关、光交换矩阵(或光开关阵列)设备等。In the embodiment of the present invention, an optical waveguide device is provided, which can be applied to an optical transmission network as a transmission node device in an optical transmission path, such as an optical waveguide device, which may be a wavelength selective switch, an optical switching matrix (or an optical switch array). Equipment, etc.
光波导，引导光信号在其中传播的介质结构，或者说是将光波(或光信号)限制在特定介质内部或其表面附近进行传输的导光通道。该介质可以是后面提到的光学材料等，具体有硅、氧化硅、液晶等。An optical waveguide that directs a dielectric structure in which an optical signal propagates, or a light guiding channel that confines light waves (or optical signals) within or near a particular medium for transmission. The medium may be an optical material or the like mentioned later, and specifically, silicon, silicon oxide, liquid crystal, or the like.
单个光信号，单个光信号是数据调制在一定的频率分量上的光信号，只有将这些频率分量都完成接收才能完整恢复出数据。A single optical signal, a single optical signal is an optical signal modulated by data on a certain frequency component, and only when these frequency components are received can the data be completely recovered.
单波光信号，单个光信号中的一种，只是单波光信号有一个中心波长。A single-wave optical signal, one of a single optical signal, except that the single-wave optical signal has a center wavelength.
合成光信号，包含多个频率分量不同的单个光信号。A composite optical signal comprising a plurality of individual optical signals having different frequency components.
合波光信号，包含多个频率分量不同的单波光信号。这也就是说，合波光信号中的单波光信号有不同的中心波长。A multiplexed optical signal comprising a plurality of single-wave optical signals having different frequency components. That is to say, the single-wave optical signals in the combined optical signal have different center wavelengths.
可变光波导，基于配置信息控制光学材料形成光信号通路或者消除光信号通路实现对 应的光处理功能的部件。也即，可变光波导可以基于配置信息调整光波导单元可以实现的光处理功能或者光处理功能对应的性能。具体是：基于配置信息控制光学材料形成可以用于传输光信号的光信号通路、或者消除已有的用于传输光信号的光信号通路。形成用于传输光信号的光信号通路可以包括两种情况，一种是在没有用于传输光信号的光信号通路的基础上，形成光信号通路，另一种是在已有的用于传输光信号的光信号通路的基础上，改变用于传输光信号的光信号通路的形状。基于配置信息控制光学材料的方式有多种。例如，光学材料是液晶，采用点阵式电极，光学材料的每个区域都对应有点阵式电极，用于控制光学材料的折射率，配置信息中包括对应点阵式电极的加电压方式和/或哪些电极需要改变电压等，在光学材料的预设区域对应的点阵式电极加相应的电压(或者不加相应的电压，加或者不加电压，取决于液晶材料的类型)，使该预设区域的折射率大于光学材料的其它区域的折射率，从而可以在预设区域形成光信号通路。The variable optical waveguide controls the optical material to form an optical signal path based on the configuration information or eliminates the optical signal path to implement a corresponding light processing function. That is, the variable optical waveguide can adjust the performance corresponding to the light processing function or the light processing function that the optical waveguide unit can implement based on the configuration information. Specifically, the optical material is controlled based on the configuration information to form an optical signal path that can be used to transmit the optical signal, or to eliminate an existing optical signal path for transmitting the optical signal. Forming an optical signal path for transmitting an optical signal may include two cases, one is to form an optical signal path on the basis of no optical signal path for transmitting the optical signal, and the other is to be used for transmission. Based on the optical signal path of the optical signal, the shape of the optical signal path for transmitting the optical signal is changed. There are many ways to control optical materials based on configuration information. For example, the optical material is a liquid crystal, and a dot matrix electrode is used. Each region of the optical material corresponds to a dot array electrode for controlling the refractive index of the optical material, and the configuration information includes a voltage application method corresponding to the dot matrix electrode and/or Or which electrodes need to change the voltage, etc., in the preset area of the optical material corresponding to the dot matrix electrode plus the corresponding voltage (or no corresponding voltage, plus or no voltage, depending on the type of liquid crystal material), so that the It is assumed that the refractive index of the region is greater than the refractive index of other regions of the optical material, so that an optical signal path can be formed in the predetermined region.
固定光波导，与可变光波导相对应，是预设的光信号通路不能更改的光波导，也即固定光波导制作完成后，预设的光信号通路也都制作完成，在后续一般不能更改。预设的光信号通路是指预先设置的、有成为光信号通路前提条件(或可以成为光信号通路)的通路，一旦往该通路输入光信号就成为光信号通路，如果没有往该通路输入光信号，该通路还不能称为准确意义上的光信号通路。这样，在通常情况下，固定光波导实现的光处理功能不能改变。一般地，在制作完成后，固定光波导实现的光处理功能对应的性能也不能改变。The fixed optical waveguide, corresponding to the variable optical waveguide, is an optical waveguide whose preset optical signal path cannot be changed, that is, after the fixed optical waveguide is completed, the preset optical signal path is also completed, and cannot be changed in the following. . The preset optical signal path refers to a path that is pre-established and becomes a precondition (or can be an optical signal path) of the optical signal path. Once the optical signal is input to the path, it becomes an optical signal path, and if no light is input to the path, Signal, this path cannot be called an optical signal path in the exact sense. Thus, under normal circumstances, the light processing function implemented by the fixed optical waveguide cannot be changed. Generally, the performance corresponding to the light processing function implemented by the fixed optical waveguide cannot be changed after the fabrication is completed.
本发明实施例提供了一种光波导装置，如图1所示，该光波导装置包括光波导单元1与功能单元2，光波导单元1通过第一可变光波导实现，功能单元2通过固定光波导或第二可变光波导实现，固定光波导是预设的光信号通路不能更改的光波导，第一可变光波导和第二可变光波导是基于配置信息控制光学材料形成光信号通路或者消除光信号通路实现对应的光处理功能的光波导，其中：光波导单元1与功能单元2连接；功能单元2，用于实现光信号的第一光处理功能；光波导单元1，用于基于配置信息，实现光信号的第二光处理功能；第一光处理功能和第二光处理功能完成的功能不同或实现的性能不同。An embodiment of the present invention provides an optical waveguide device. As shown in FIG. 1, the optical waveguide device includes an optical waveguide unit 1 and a functional unit 2, and the optical waveguide unit 1 is implemented by a first variable optical waveguide, and the functional unit 2 is fixed by The optical waveguide or the second variable optical waveguide is implemented. The fixed optical waveguide is an optical waveguide whose preset optical signal path cannot be changed. The first variable optical waveguide and the second variable optical waveguide are used to control the optical material to form an optical signal based on the configuration information. a path or an optical waveguide that eliminates an optical signal path to implement a corresponding optical processing function, wherein: the optical waveguide unit 1 is connected to the functional unit 2; the functional unit 2 is configured to implement a first optical processing function of the optical signal; and the optical waveguide unit 1 is used The second light processing function of the optical signal is implemented based on the configuration information; the functions performed by the first light processing function and the second light processing function are different or performance is different.
在实施中，光波导装置包括光波导单元1和功能单元2，光波导单元1与功能单元2连接，光波导单元1通过第一可变光波导实现。光波导单元1通过第一可变光波导实现，可以是光波导单元1完全由第一可变光波导实现，也可以是光波导单元1中包含第一可变光波导(或部分由第一可变光波导实现)。第一可变光波导是基于配置信息控制光学材料形成光信号通路或者消除光信号通路实现对应的光处理功能的光波导。配置信息可以由技术人员预设，并且存储至光波导装置中，配置信息可以是用于生成电场的信息，具体可以是第一可变光波导的每个电极的输出电压，如为电极加的电压值等，另外还可以是第一可变光波导的电极中需要改变输出电压的电极的电压值等。基于配置信息控制光学材料的方式有多种。例如，光学材料是液晶，采用点阵式电极，配置信息中包括对应点阵式电极的加电压方式和/或哪些电极需要改变电压，在光学材料的预设区域对应的点阵式电极加相应的电压(或不加相应的电压，加或不加电压取决于液晶材料的类型)，使该预设区域的折射率大于光学材料的其它区域的折射率，从而可以在预设区域形成光信号通路。上述预设区域的位置或形状不同，就可以实现各种光处理功能，例如可以实现光信号通路功能、光信号交换功能、光信号的光斑变换功能、光信号基于功率分路功能、光信号基于功率合路功能、 光信号色散功能、光信号基于中心波长的合路功能、光信号基于中心波长的分路功能、光信号传输延时功能、光信号滤波功能等等。还比如：光学材料是磁流体，也可以采用磁场来改变光学材料的预设区域的折射率，使该预设区域的折射率大于光学材料的其它区域的折射率，从而可以在预设区域形成光信号通路，另外，也可以采用温度控制的方式来改变该预设区域的折射率，从而实现可变光波导，另外，还可以使用电场、磁场或温度等方式，改变光子晶体中预设区域的介质结构，从而实现不同的光处理功能或光处理功能对应的性能。在这些情况下，配置信息相应地为生成电场、磁场或温度等信息。In implementation, the optical waveguide device comprises an optical waveguide unit 1 and a functional unit 2, the optical waveguide unit 1 being connected to the functional unit 2, the optical waveguide unit 1 being realized by a first variable optical waveguide. The optical waveguide unit 1 is implemented by the first variable optical waveguide, and the optical waveguide unit 1 may be completely realized by the first variable optical waveguide, or the optical waveguide unit 1 may include the first variable optical waveguide (or partially by the first Variable optical waveguide implementation). The first variable optical waveguide is an optical waveguide that controls the optical material to form an optical signal path based on the configuration information or eliminates the optical signal path to achieve a corresponding optical processing function. The configuration information may be preset by a technician and stored in the optical waveguide device, and the configuration information may be information for generating an electric field, specifically, an output voltage of each electrode of the first variable optical waveguide, such as an electrode plus The voltage value or the like may be a voltage value of an electrode of the electrode of the first variable optical waveguide that needs to change the output voltage. There are many ways to control optical materials based on configuration information. For example, the optical material is a liquid crystal, and a dot matrix electrode is used. The configuration information includes a voltage application method corresponding to the dot matrix electrode and/or which electrodes need to change the voltage, and the dot matrix electrode corresponding to the predetermined region of the optical material is added. The voltage (or without the corresponding voltage, with or without voltage depending on the type of liquid crystal material), causes the refractive index of the predetermined region to be greater than the refractive index of other regions of the optical material, thereby forming an optical signal in a predetermined region path. The position or shape of the preset area is different, and various light processing functions can be realized, for example, an optical signal path function, an optical signal exchange function, a spot conversion function of an optical signal, an optical signal based on a power split function, and an optical signal based on The power combining function, the optical signal dispersion function, the combining function of the optical signal based on the center wavelength, the splitting function of the optical signal based on the center wavelength, the optical signal transmission delay function, the optical signal filtering function, and the like. For example, the optical material is a magnetic fluid, and a magnetic field may be used to change the refractive index of the predetermined region of the optical material, so that the refractive index of the predetermined region is greater than the refractive index of other regions of the optical material, so that it can be formed in a predetermined region. The optical signal path can also be changed by using a temperature control method to change the refractive index of the predetermined region, thereby implementing a variable optical waveguide. In addition, an electric field, a magnetic field, or a temperature can be used to change a preset region in the photonic crystal. The medium structure enables the performance of different light processing functions or light processing functions. In these cases, the configuration information accordingly generates information such as an electric field, a magnetic field, or a temperature.
光波导单元1可以用于实现第二光处理功能，第二光处理功能可以是光信号通路功能、光信号交换功能、光信号的光斑变换功能、光信号基于功率分路功能、光信号基于功率合路功能、光信号色散功能、光信号基于中心波长合路功能、光信号基于中心波长分路功能、光信号传输延时功能、光信号滤波功能中的一种或多种。光信号通路功能是对光信号进行传输功能；光信号交换功能是对光信号进行交换；光信号的光斑变换功能是对光信号的光斑进行变换；光信号基于功率分路功能是将光信号基于功率分为多路光信号；光信号基于功率合路功能是将多路光信号基于功率合成一路光信号；光信号色散功能是将光信号按照频率分量分为多路包含不同频率分量的单个光信号，或者将多路包含不同频率分量的单个光信号合成一路合成光信号；光信号基于中心波长合路功能和基于中心波长分路功能，和光信号色散功能近似，不同的是，基于中心波长合路功能和基于中心波长分路功能中，光信号有中心波长，光信号基于中心波长合路功能指，将多路具有不同中心波长的光信号合成一路光信号；光信号基于中心波长分路功能指，将一路光信号分离成多路具有不同中心波长的光信号；光信号的传输延时功能指在光信号的传输过程中，对光信号的传输进行延时，实现期望的光信号传输的延时值；光信号滤波功能是对光信号进行滤波处理。The optical waveguide unit 1 can be used to implement a second optical processing function, and the second optical processing function can be an optical signal path function, an optical signal exchange function, a spot conversion function of the optical signal, an optical signal based power split function, and an optical signal based power. The combining function, the optical signal dispersion function, the optical signal based on the central wavelength combining function, the optical signal based on the central wavelength splitting function, the optical signal transmission delay function, and the optical signal filtering function. The optical signal path function is to transmit the optical signal; the optical signal exchange function is to exchange the optical signal; the spot change function of the optical signal is to transform the spot of the optical signal; the optical signal based on the power split function is based on the optical signal The power is divided into multiple optical signals; the optical signal based on the power combining function is to combine the multiple optical signals based on the power to synthesize one optical signal; the optical signal dispersion function is to divide the optical signal into multiple channels containing different frequency components according to the frequency component. Signal, or combine multiple optical signals containing different frequency components into one combined optical signal; the optical signal is based on the central wavelength combining function and the central wavelength splitting function, and is similar to the optical signal dispersion function, except that the center wavelength is combined In the function of the road and the function based on the central wavelength splitting, the optical signal has a central wavelength, and the optical signal is based on the central wavelength combining function, and combines multiple optical signals having different central wavelengths into one optical signal; the optical signal is based on the central wavelength splitting function. Refers to separating one optical signal into multiple optical signals having different center wavelengths; Function of the signal propagation delay in the transmission process refers to an optical signal, the optical transmission signal to delay, delay value to achieve a desired optical signal transmission; filtering the optical signal is an optical signal is filtered.
功能单元2可以通过固定光波导或第二可变光波导实现。功能单元2通过固定光波导或第二可变光波导实现，可以是功能单元2完全由固定光波导实现，也可以是功能单元2完全由第二可变光波导实现，还可以是功能单元2中包含固定光波导(或部分由固定光波导实现)，还可以是功能单元2中包含第二可变光波导(或部分由第二可变光波导实现)，还可以是功能单元2中包含固定光波导和第二可变光波导(或功能单元2部分地由固定光波导和第二可变光波导实现)，还可以是功能单元2完全地由固定光波导和第二可变光波导实现。固定光波导与可变光波导相对应，指预设的光信号通路不能更改的光波导，功能单元2完全由固定光波导实现时，光信号通过功能单元2时的可能的传输路径不能改变，例如不能新增一条可能的传输路径，也就是实现的光处理功能不能基于配置信息进行调整，功能单元2通过固定光波导实现时，可以采用硅波导或氧化硅波导制成阵列式波导光栅(Arrayed Waveguide Grating，AWG)或刻蚀衍射光栅(Etched Diffraction Grating，EDG)或其他类型的光栅。第二可变光波导的实现机理和特性与第一可变光波导类似，详细描述参见第一可变光波导的描述，此处不再赘述。功能单元2通过第二可变光波导实现时，可以基于配置信息配置功能单元2可实现的功能，如可以将功能单元2配置为实现光信号通路功能，也可以将功能单元2配置为实现光信号交换功能等。功能单元2可以用于实现第一光处理功能，第一光处理功能可以包括光信号通路功能、光信号交换功能、光信号的光斑变换功能、光信号基于功率分路功能、光信号基于功率合路功能、光信号色散功能、光信号基于中心波长合路功能、光信号基于中心波长分路功能、光信号传输延时功能、光信 号滤波功能中的一种或多种，这几种光处理功能已在前面详细解释，此处不再赘述。The functional unit 2 can be realized by a fixed optical waveguide or a second variable optical waveguide. The functional unit 2 is realized by a fixed optical waveguide or a second variable optical waveguide, and the functional unit 2 may be completely realized by the fixed optical waveguide, or the functional unit 2 may be completely realized by the second variable optical waveguide, or may be the functional unit 2 The fixed optical waveguide is included (or partially realized by the fixed optical waveguide), and the second variable optical waveguide (or partially implemented by the second variable optical waveguide) may be included in the functional unit 2, or may be included in the functional unit 2 The fixed optical waveguide and the second variable optical waveguide (or the functional unit 2 is partially realized by the fixed optical waveguide and the second variable optical waveguide), and the functional unit 2 may be completely composed of the fixed optical waveguide and the second variable optical waveguide achieve. The fixed optical waveguide corresponds to the variable optical waveguide, and refers to an optical waveguide whose preset optical signal path cannot be changed. When the functional unit 2 is completely realized by the fixed optical waveguide, the possible transmission path of the optical signal when passing through the functional unit 2 cannot be changed. For example, a possible transmission path cannot be added, that is, the implemented optical processing function cannot be adjusted based on the configuration information. When the functional unit 2 is implemented by a fixed optical waveguide, an arrayed waveguide grating (Arrayed waveguide grating) can be fabricated by using a silicon waveguide or a silicon oxide waveguide. Waveguide Grating, AWG) or Etched Diffraction Grating (EDG) or other types of gratings. The implementation mechanism and characteristics of the second variable optical waveguide are similar to those of the first variable optical waveguide. For a detailed description, refer to the description of the first variable optical waveguide, and details are not described herein again. When the functional unit 2 is implemented by the second variable optical waveguide, the functions that the functional unit 2 can implement can be configured based on the configuration information, such as the functional unit 2 can be configured to implement the optical signal path function, or the functional unit 2 can be configured to implement the light. Signal exchange function, etc. The functional unit 2 can be used to implement a first light processing function, and the first light processing function can include an optical signal path function, an optical signal exchange function, a spot conversion function of the optical signal, an optical signal based on the power split function, and an optical signal based on the power combination. Road function, optical signal dispersion function, optical signal based on central wavelength combining function, optical signal based on central wavelength splitting function, optical signal transmission delay function, optical signal filtering function, one or more of these kinds of light processing The function has been explained in detail above and will not be described here.
可选的，第二可变光波导的光滑程度高于第一可变光波导，或者，第二可变光波导的光信号传输的单位长度损耗低于第一可变光波导。Optionally, the second variable optical waveguide is smoother than the first variable optical waveguide, or the optical loss of the second variable optical waveguide is lower than the first variable optical waveguide.
在实施中，第二可变光波导可以是基于配置信息生成电场以控制液晶生成光路实现对应的光处理功能的光波导，第二可变光波导对应的配置信息中为液晶分子加的电压更密集，如果采用点阵式电极加电压，如图2所示，具体也就是第二可变光波导对应的电极尺寸相对于第一可变光波导对应的电极尺寸要小，或者第二可变光波导对应的电极的层数大于第一可变光波导对应的电极的层数，这样，每个电极对应的控制区域也会变小，可以更细微的控制光学材料，进而第二可变光波导的光滑程度高于第一可变光波导，或者，第二可变光波导的光信号传输的单位长度损耗低于第一可变光波导。In an implementation, the second variable optical waveguide may be an optical waveguide that generates an electric field based on the configuration information to control the liquid crystal generating optical path to implement a corresponding optical processing function, and the voltage corresponding to the liquid crystal molecules is added to the configuration information corresponding to the second variable optical waveguide. Dense, if the dot matrix electrode is applied with voltage, as shown in FIG. 2, specifically, the electrode size corresponding to the second variable optical waveguide is smaller than the corresponding electrode size of the first variable optical waveguide, or the second variable The number of layers of the electrode corresponding to the optical waveguide is greater than the number of layers of the electrode corresponding to the first variable optical waveguide, so that the control area corresponding to each electrode is also smaller, and the optical material can be controlled more finely, and thus the second variable light The smoothness of the waveguide is higher than that of the first variable optical waveguide, or the optical signal transmission of the second variable optical waveguide has a lower unit loss than the first variable optical waveguide.
可选的，第一光处理功能为色散功能，色散功能为：将一路光信号按照频率分量进行分离，或者将多路包含不同频率分量的光信号合成一路光信号。具体可以分为两种：一种是将一路合成光信号分为多路包含不同频率分量的单个光信号，或者是将多路包含不同频率分量的单个光信号合成一路合成光信号；另一种是将一路合波光信号分为多路包含不同频率分量的单波光信号，或者是将多路包含不同频率分量的单波光信号合成一路合波光信号。Optionally, the first light processing function is a dispersion function, and the dispersion function is: separating one optical signal according to a frequency component, or synthesizing multiple optical signals including different frequency components into one optical signal. Specifically, it can be divided into two types: one is to divide one combined optical signal into multiple single optical signals containing different frequency components, or to combine multiple optical signals containing different frequency components into one combined optical signal; The multiplexed optical signal is divided into a plurality of single-wave optical signals containing different frequency components, or a single-wave optical signal containing multiple frequency components is combined into one multiplexed optical signal.
可选的，配置信息可以包括第一可变光波导的每个电极的输出电压、第一可变光波导的磁场信息、第一可变光波导的温度信息中的任意一种。Alternatively, the configuration information may include any one of an output voltage of each electrode of the first variable optical waveguide, magnetic field information of the first variable optical waveguide, and temperature information of the first variable optical waveguide.
在实施中，配置信息可以由技术人员预设，并且存储至光波导装置中，配置信息可以是用于生成电场的信息，具体可以是第一可变光波导的每个电极的输出电压，如为电极加的电压值等，另外还可以是第一可变光波导的电极中需要改变输出电压的电极的电压值等。配置信息还可以是磁场信息，也可以是温度信息。In an implementation, the configuration information may be preset by a technician and stored in the optical waveguide device, and the configuration information may be information for generating an electric field, specifically, an output voltage of each electrode of the first variable optical waveguide, such as The voltage value or the like applied to the electrode may be a voltage value of an electrode of the electrode of the first variable optical waveguide that needs to change the output voltage. The configuration information can also be magnetic field information or temperature information.
可选的，光波导装置可以是WSS，相应的：Alternatively, the optical waveguide device can be WSS, correspondingly:
如图3所示，功能单元2包括至少一个第一功能单元2和至少一个第二功能单元2，第一功能单元2用于将一路光信号按照频率分量进行分离，第二功能单元2用于将多路包含不同频率分量的光信号合成一路光信号，第一功能单元2包括一个第一接口点21和多个第二接口点22，第二功能单元2包括多个第三接口点23和一个第四接口点24；第一接口点21和第四接口点24与光纤或光纤对应的接口点连接；光波导单元1，用于基于配置信息连接第二接口点22和第三接口点23，形成第二接口点22与第三接口点23之间的光信号通路。As shown in FIG. 3, the functional unit 2 comprises at least one first functional unit 2 and at least one second functional unit 2, the first functional unit 2 for separating one optical signal according to a frequency component, and the second functional unit 2 for Combining multiple optical signals including different frequency components into one optical signal, the first functional unit 2 includes a first interface point 21 and a plurality of second interface points 22, and the second functional unit 2 includes a plurality of third interface points 23 and a fourth interface point 24; the first interface point 21 and the fourth interface point 24 are connected to an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber; and the optical waveguide unit 1 is configured to connect the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23 based on the configuration information. Forming an optical signal path between the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23.
在实施中，功能单元2中包括至少一个第一功能单元2和至少一个第二功能单元2，第一功能单元2可以用于将一路光信号按照频率分量进行分离，得到多路包含不同频率分量的光信号，第二功能单元2可以用于将多路包含不同频率分量的光信号合成一路光信号。第一功能单元2包括一个第一接口点21和多个第二接口点22，第二功能单元2包括多个第三接口点23和一个第四接口点24，第一接口点21和第四接口点24可以与光纤连接，也可以与光纤对应的接口点连接，第一接口点21和第四接口点24连接的光纤一般是线路光纤。In an implementation, the functional unit 2 includes at least one first functional unit 2 and at least one second functional unit 2, and the first functional unit 2 can be used to separate one optical signal according to frequency components to obtain multiple channels containing different frequency components. The optical signal, the second functional unit 2 can be used to combine multiple optical signals containing different frequency components into one optical signal. The first functional unit 2 comprises a first interface point 21 and a plurality of second interface points 22, the second functional unit 2 comprises a plurality of third interface points 23 and a fourth interface point 24, the first interface point 21 and the fourth The interface point 24 can be connected to the optical fiber or to the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber. The optical fiber connected to the first interface point 21 and the fourth interface point 24 is generally a line fiber.
当一路光信号通过第一功能单元2的第一接口点21时，第一功能单元2可以对一路光信号按照频率分量进行分离，得到多路包含不同频率分量的光信号，分别传输至多个第二接口点22，由于光波导单元1可以基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场或温度等，来控制光学材料连接第二接口点22和第三接口点23，形成第二接口点22与第三接口点23之间 的光信号通路，这样，多路包含不同频率分量的光信号可以经过第二接口点22与第三接口点23之间的光信号通路传输至多个第三接口点23。第二功能单元2可以对多个第三接口点23接收到的多路光信号进行合成，得到一路光信号，通过第四接口点24传输至光纤。这样，就可以实现WSS的功能，即实现波长选择交换的功能。When an optical signal passes through the first interface point 21 of the first functional unit 2, the first functional unit 2 can separate the optical signals of one optical signal according to the frequency components, and obtain multiple optical signals containing different frequency components, and respectively transmit the optical signals to multiple The second interface point 22, because the optical waveguide unit 1 can generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field or a temperature or the like based on the configuration information, to control the optical material to connect the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23 to form the second interface point 22 and The optical signal path between the three interface points 23, such that multiple optical signals containing different frequency components can be transmitted to the plurality of third interface points 23 via the optical signal path between the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23. The second functional unit 2 can synthesize the multiple optical signals received by the plurality of third interface points 23 to obtain one optical signal, which is transmitted to the optical fiber through the fourth interface point 24. In this way, the function of WSS can be realized, that is, the function of wavelength selection exchange is realized.
需要说明的是，在配置信息中包括了光信号的交换配置信息或交叉连接配置信息，这样，生成了第二接口点22与第三接口点23之间的光信号通路，光信号基于生成的光信号通路进行传输，也就实现了波长选择交换功能。It should be noted that the configuration information includes the exchange configuration information or the cross-connection configuration information of the optical signal, so that the optical signal path between the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23 is generated, and the optical signal is generated based on the generated The optical signal path is transmitted, and the wavelength selective switching function is realized.
需要说明的是，上述提到的属于某个第一功能单元2中的多个第二接口点22传输的光信号包含的频率分量是不相同的。It should be noted that the optical signals transmitted by the plurality of second interface points 22 belonging to a certain first functional unit 2 mentioned above are different in frequency components.
还需要说明的是，接口点可能是实际存在光信号传输的结构，比如光纤耦合进光波导装置的耦合结构，接口点也可能只是光波导中的一个虚拟的接口界面，例如用来表示不同的功能单元或不同介质结构之间的连接参考点。It should also be noted that the interface point may be a structure in which optical signal transmission actually exists, such as a coupling structure of a fiber coupled into an optical waveguide device, and the interface point may also be a virtual interface interface in the optical waveguide, for example, to indicate different A reference point for the connection between functional units or different media structures.
可选的，光波导装置是1*N的WSS，N为整数，功能单元2包括一个第一功能单元2和多个第二功能单元2，第一接口点21和第四接口点24为合波光信号接口点或合成光信号接口点，第二接口点22和第三接口点23为单波光信号接口点或单个光信号接口点。例如，当第一接口点21和第四接口点24为合波光信号接口点、第二接口点22和第三接口点23为单波光信号接口点时，光波导装置是固定栅格(Fixed Grid)的1*N WSS；当第一接口点21和第四接口点24为合成光信号接口点、第二接口点22和第三接口点23为单个光信号接口点时，光波导装置是灵活栅格(Flexible Grid)的1*N WSS。Optionally, the optical waveguide device is 1*N WSS, N is an integer, and the functional unit 2 includes a first functional unit 2 and a plurality of second functional units 2, and the first interface point 21 and the fourth interface point 24 are combined. The waveguide signal interface point or the composite optical signal interface point, the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23 are single-wave optical signal interface points or single optical signal interface points. For example, when the first interface point 21 and the fourth interface point 24 are the combined optical signal interface point, the second interface point 22, and the third interface point 23 are single-wave optical signal interface points, the optical waveguide device is a fixed grid (Fixed Grid). 1*N WSS; when the first interface point 21 and the fourth interface point 24 are composite optical signal interface points, the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23 are single optical signal interface points, the optical waveguide device is flexible 1*N WSS of the Flexible Grid.
在实施中，如图4(a)所示，第一接口点21和第四接口点24为合成光信号接口点，第二接口点22和第三接口点23为单个光信号接口点，功能单元2包括一个第一功能单元2和N个第二功能单元2，N大于或等于2，当一路合成光信号经过线路光纤传输至第一功能单元2的第一接口点21时，第一功能单元2可以对一路合成光信号按照频率分量进行分离，得到多路包含不同频率分量的单个光信号，分别传输至多个第二接口点22，由于光波导单元1可以基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场、温度等来控制光学材料连接第二接口点22和第三接口点23，形成第二接口点22与第三接口点23之间的光信号通路，这样，多路不同频率分量的单个光信号可以传输至多个第二功能单元2的多个第三接口点23，也就传输至多个第二功能单元2，多个第二功能单元2中每个第二功能单元2可以对多个第三接口点23接收到的多路不同频率分量的单个光信号进行合成，得到一路合成光信号，通过第四接口点24传输至光纤，由于每个第二功能单元2都输出一路合成光信号。这样，1*N的WSS可以将一路合成光信号分为多路合成光信号，经过不同的光纤进行传输。In an implementation, as shown in FIG. 4( a ), the first interface point 21 and the fourth interface point 24 are composite optical signal interface points, and the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23 are single optical signal interface points, and functions. The unit 2 includes a first functional unit 2 and N second functional units 2, N being greater than or equal to 2, when a combined optical signal is transmitted through the line optical fiber to the first interface point 21 of the first functional unit 2, the first function The unit 2 can separate the combined optical signals according to the frequency components, and obtain a plurality of single optical signals including different frequency components, which are respectively transmitted to the plurality of second interface points 22, because the optical waveguide unit 1 can generate or change the electric field based on the configuration information. , a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. to control the optical material to connect the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23 to form an optical signal path between the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23, such that a plurality of different frequency components are individually The optical signal can be transmitted to the plurality of third interface points 23 of the plurality of second functional units 2, that is, to the plurality of second functional units 2, and each of the plurality of second functional units 2 can be used for multiple First Multi-channel optical signals of different frequency components of a single interface point 23 received thereby give way combined light signal, the transmission 24 to the optical fiber via the fourth interface point, since each of the second functional unit 2 are output one combined light signal. In this way, the 1*N WSS can divide one combined optical signal into multiple synthesized optical signals and transmit them through different optical fibers.
需要说明的是，传输至第一功能单元2的第一接口点21的光信号一般是一路合成光信号，经过第一功能单元2后会色散成多路包含不同频率分量的单个光信号。It should be noted that the optical signal transmitted to the first interface point 21 of the first functional unit 2 is generally a combined optical signal, and after passing through the first functional unit 2, it is dispersed into a plurality of single optical signals containing different frequency components.
另外，第一接口点21和第四接口点24为合波光信号接口点、第二接口点22和第三接口点23为单波光信号接口点，与上述对1*N的WSS的描述基本相同，只要将上述描述中的“合成光信号”替换为“合波光信号”，“单个光信号”替换为“单波光信号”即可，其余过程完全相同。In addition, the first interface point 21 and the fourth interface point 24 are multiplexed optical signal interface points, the second interface point 22, and the third interface point 23 are single-wave optical signal interface points, which are substantially the same as described above for the 1*N WSS. As long as the "composite optical signal" in the above description is replaced by "combined optical signal", "single optical signal" is replaced with "single-wave optical signal", and the rest of the process is identical.
还需要说明的是，在配置信息中包括了光信号的交换配置信息或交叉连接配置信息，这样，基于配置信息，生成了第二接口点22与第三接口点23之间的光信号通路，光信号 基于生成的光信号通路进行传输，在第二接口点22与第三接口点23之间，也就实现了波长选择交换功能。It should be noted that the configuration information includes the exchange configuration information or the cross-connection configuration information of the optical signal, so that the optical signal path between the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23 is generated based on the configuration information. The optical signal is transmitted based on the generated optical signal path, and between the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23, a wavelength selective switching function is also implemented.
可选的，光波导装置是N*1的WSS，功能单元包括N个第一功能单元2和一个第二功能单元2，第一接口点21和第四接口点24为合波光信号接口点或合成光信号接口点，第二接口点22和第三接口点23为单波光信号接口点或单个光信号接口点。例如，当第一接口点21和第四接口点24为合波光信号接口点、第二接口点22和第三接口点23为单波光信号接口点时，光波导装置是固定栅格的N*1WSS；当第一接口点21和第四接口点24为合成光信号接口点、第二接口点22和第三接口点23为单个光信号接口点时，光波导装置是灵活栅格的N*1WSS。Optionally, the optical waveguide device is an N*1 WSS, the functional unit includes N first functional units 2 and a second functional unit 2, and the first interface point 21 and the fourth interface point 24 are multiplexed optical signal interface points or The optical signal interface points are synthesized, and the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23 are single-wave optical signal interface points or single optical signal interface points. For example, when the first interface point 21 and the fourth interface point 24 are the combined optical signal interface point, the second interface point 22, and the third interface point 23 are single-wave optical signal interface points, the optical waveguide device is a fixed grid N*. 1WSS; when the first interface point 21 and the fourth interface point 24 are composite optical signal interface points, the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23 are single optical signal interface points, the optical waveguide device is a flexible grid N* 1WSS.
在实施中，第一接口点21和第四接口点24为合成光信号接口点，第二接口点22和第三接口点23为单个光信号接口点，如图4(b)所示，光波导装置是N*1的WSS时，功能单元包括N个第一功能单元2和一个第二功能单元2，N大于或等于2，当一路合成光信号经过线路光纤传输至某个第一接口点21时，该第一功能单元2可以对一路合成光信号按照频率分量进行分离，得到多路包含不同频率分量的单个光信号，分别传输至多个第二接口点22，由于光波导单元1可以基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场、温度等来控制光学材料连接第二接口点22和第三接口点23，形成第二接口点22与第三接口点23之间的光信号通路，这样，多路包含不同频率分量的单个光信号可以经过多个第二接口点22传输至第二功能单元2的多个第三接口点23，也就传输第二功能单元2，第二功能单元2可以对多个第三接口点23接收到的多路包含不同频率分量的单个光信号进行合成，得到一路合成光信号，通过第四接口点24传输至光纤。这样，N*1的WSS可以将多路光信号合成一路合成光信号，经过第二功能单元2连接的光纤传输。In the implementation, the first interface point 21 and the fourth interface point 24 are composite optical signal interface points, and the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23 are single optical signal interface points, as shown in FIG. 4(b), When the waveguide device is N*1 WSS, the functional unit includes N first functional units 2 and one second functional unit 2, N is greater than or equal to 2, when one combined optical signal is transmitted to a certain first interface point through the line optical fiber. At 21 o'clock, the first functional unit 2 can separate the combined optical signals according to the frequency components, and obtain a plurality of single optical signals including different frequency components, which are respectively transmitted to the plurality of second interface points 22, because the optical waveguide unit 1 can be based on Configuring information, generating or changing an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. to control the optical material to connect the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23 to form an optical signal path between the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23, such that Multiple multiplexed optical signals containing different frequency components can be transmitted to the plurality of third interface points 23 of the second functional unit 2 via the plurality of second interface points 22, that is, the second functional unit 2 can be transmitted, and the second functional unit 2 can Too many A single light signal multiplexer 23 receives the third interface point comprises different frequency components are synthesized to obtain synthetic way an optical signal, the transmission 24 via a fourth interface points to the optical fiber. In this way, the N*1 WSS can synthesize multiple optical signals into one combined optical signal and transmit it through the optical fiber connected by the second functional unit 2.
另外，第一接口点21和第四接口点24为合波光信号接口点、第二接口点22和第三接口点23为单波光信号接口点，与上述对N*1的WSS的描述基本相同，只要将上述描述中的“合成光信号”替换为“合波光信号”，“单个光信号”替换为“单波光信号”即可，其余过程完全相同。In addition, the first interface point 21 and the fourth interface point 24 are multiplexed optical signal interface points, the second interface point 22, and the third interface point 23 are single-wave optical signal interface points, which are substantially the same as described above for the N*1 WSS. As long as the "composite optical signal" in the above description is replaced by "combined optical signal", "single optical signal" is replaced with "single-wave optical signal", and the rest of the process is identical.
需要说明的是，在配置信息中包括了光信号的交换配置信息或交叉连接配置信息，这样，基于配置信息生成了第二接口点22与第三接口点23之间的光信号通路，光信号基于生成的光信号通路进行传输，在第二接口点22与第三接口点23之间，也就实现了波长选择交换功能。It should be noted that the configuration information includes the switching configuration information or the cross-connection configuration information of the optical signal, so that the optical signal path between the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23 is generated based on the configuration information, and the optical signal Based on the generated optical signal path, a wavelength selective switching function is implemented between the second interface point 22 and the third interface point 23.
另外，光波导装置也可以是M*N的WSS，功能单元2包括M个第一功能单元2和N个第二功能单元2，第一接口点21和第四接口点24为合波光信号接口点或合成光信号接口点，第二接口点22和第三接口点23为单波光信号接口点或单个光信号接口点。M、N为整数。其实施的装置与上述1*N WSS及N*1 WSS类似，不再赘述。In addition, the optical waveguide device may also be an M*N WSS, the functional unit 2 includes M first functional units 2 and N second functional units 2, and the first interface point 21 and the fourth interface point 24 are combined optical signal interfaces. Point or composite optical signal interface point, second interface point 22 and third interface point 23 are single wave optical signal interface points or single optical signal interface points. M and N are integers. The device implemented by the device is similar to the above 1*N WSS and N*1 WSS, and will not be described again.
可选的，如图5所示，光波导装置可以是另一种类型的WSS，功能单元2包括至少一个第三功能单元2，第三功能单元2用于将一路光信号按照频率分量进行分离，或者，用于将多路不同频率分量的光信号合成一路光信号，第三功能单元2包括一个第五接口点25和多个第六接口点26；第五接口点25与光纤或光纤对应的接口点连接；光波导单元与光纤或光纤对应的接口点连接；光波导单元，用于基于配置信息连接第六接口点26与光纤，形成第六接口点26与光纤之间的光信号通路，或连接第六接口点26与光纤对应的接口点，形 成第六接口点26与光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路。Optionally, as shown in FIG. 5, the optical waveguide device may be another type of WSS, and the functional unit 2 includes at least one third functional unit 2, and the third functional unit 2 is configured to separate one optical signal according to frequency components. Or, for synthesizing optical signals of multiple different frequency components into one optical signal, the third functional unit 2 includes a fifth interface point 25 and a plurality of sixth interface points 26; the fifth interface point 25 corresponds to the optical fiber or the optical fiber The interface is connected by an interface; the optical waveguide unit is connected to an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber; and the optical waveguide unit is configured to connect the sixth interface point 26 and the optical fiber based on the configuration information to form an optical signal path between the sixth interface point 26 and the optical fiber. Or connecting the sixth interface point 26 to the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber to form an optical signal path between the sixth interface point 26 and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber.
其中，光波导装置是S*T的WSS时，表示可以有S路合波光信号或合成光信号的输入，得到T路光信号的输出，第五接口点25为合波光信号或合成光信号接口点，第六接口点26为单波光信号或单个光信号接口点，合波光信号接口点指传输合波光信号的接口点，合成光信号接口点指传输合成光信号的接口点，单波光信号接口点指传输单波光信号的接口点，单个光信号接口点指传输单个光信号的接口点。S*T的WSS一般用于连接发射机或接收机。Wherein, when the optical waveguide device is WSS of S*T, it indicates that an S-channel multiplexed optical signal or a composite optical signal can be input, and an output of the T-channel optical signal is obtained, and the fifth interface point 25 is a multiplexed optical signal or a combined optical signal interface. Point, the sixth interface point 26 is a single-wave optical signal or a single optical signal interface point, the multiplexed optical signal interface point refers to an interface point for transmitting a multiplexed optical signal, and the composite optical signal interface point refers to an interface point for transmitting a synthesized optical signal, and a single-wave optical signal interface A point refers to an interface point that transmits a single-wave optical signal, and a single optical signal interface point refers to an interface point that transmits a single optical signal. S*T's WSS is typically used to connect to a transmitter or receiver.
在实施中，第五接口点25为合成光信号接口点，第六接口点26为单个光信号接口点，光波导装置是另一种类型的WSS时，功能单元2包括至少一个第三功能单元2，每个第三功能单元2可以用于将一路合成光信号按照频率分量进行分离，得到多路包含不同频率分量的单个光信号。每个第三功能单元2包括第一个第五接口点25和多个第六接口点26，第五接口点25与光纤连接，当一路光信号通过某个第三功能单元2的第五接口点25输入时，该第三功能单元2可以将该一路合成光信号按照频率分量进行分离，得到多路包含不同频率分量的单个光信号，分别传输至不同的第六接口点26(也就是一路单个光信号送往一个第六接口点26)，或者，多路包含不同频率分量的单个光信号中，某几路单个光信号传输至一个第六接口点26。由于光波导单元1可以基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场、温度等来控制光学材料连接第六接口点26和光纤，形成第六接口点26与光纤之间的光信号通路，或者，光波导单元1可以基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场、温度等来控制光学材料连接第六接口点26和光纤对应的接口点，形成第六接口点26与光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路。这样，通过第六接口点26接收的光信号，可以通过光波导单元1建立的第六接口点26与光纤之间的光信号通路，传输至光纤，或者，通过光波导单元建立的第六接口点26与光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路，传输至光纤。In an implementation, the fifth interface point 25 is a composite optical signal interface point, the sixth interface point 26 is a single optical signal interface point, and the optical waveguide device is another type of WSS, the functional unit 2 includes at least one third functional unit. 2. Each of the third functional units 2 can be used to separate one combined optical signal according to frequency components to obtain a plurality of individual optical signals containing different frequency components. Each third functional unit 2 includes a first fifth interface point 25 and a plurality of sixth interface points 26, the fifth interface point 25 being connected to the optical fiber, when an optical signal passes through a fifth interface of a certain third functional unit 2 When the input is 25, the third functional unit 2 can separate the one combined optical signal according to the frequency component to obtain a plurality of single optical signals including different frequency components, and respectively transmit to different sixth interface points 26 (that is, all the way) A single optical signal is sent to a sixth interface point 26), or a plurality of individual optical signals containing different frequency components are transmitted to a sixth interface point 26. Since the optical waveguide unit 1 can generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, or the like based on the configuration information to control the optical material to connect the sixth interface point 26 and the optical fiber, form an optical signal path between the sixth interface point 26 and the optical fiber, or The waveguide unit 1 can generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information to control the optical material to connect the sixth interface point 26 with the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber, and form a light between the sixth interface point 26 and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber. signal path. Thus, the optical signal received through the sixth interface point 26 can be transmitted to the optical fiber through the optical signal path between the sixth interface point 26 and the optical fiber established by the optical waveguide unit 1, or the sixth interface established by the optical waveguide unit. The optical signal path between the point 26 and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber is transmitted to the optical fiber.
第五接口点25为合波信号接口点，第六接口点26为单波光信号接口点，与上述对S*T的WSS描述基本相同，只要将上述描述中的“合成光信号”替换为“合波光信号”，“单个光信号”替换为“单波光信号”即可，其余过程完全相同。The fifth interface point 25 is a multiplexed signal interface point, and the sixth interface point 26 is a single-wave optical signal interface point, which is basically the same as the above-mentioned WSS description for the S*T, as long as the "composite optical signal" in the above description is replaced with " The multiplexed optical signal", "single optical signal" can be replaced by "single-wave optical signal", and the rest of the process is identical.
或者，第五接口点25为合成光信号接口点，第六接口点26为单个光信号接口点，光波导单元1可以基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场、温度等来控制光学材料连接第六接口点26和光纤，形成第六接口点26与光纤之间的光信号通路，或者，光波导单元1可以基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场、温度等来控制光学材料连接第六接口点26和光纤对应的接口点，形成第六接口点26与光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路。这样，通过第六接口点26的接收光信号，可以传输至第三功能单元2。第三功能单元2可以将分别来自多个第六接口点26的多路单个光信号(这种情况下，通过每个接口点26可以输入一路单个光信号)，合成一路合成光信号，送往第五接口点25，或者将多个第六接口点26输入的多路单个光信号(这种情况下，通过每个接口点26可以输入至少一路单个光信号)，合成一路合成光信号。然后通过第五接口点25与光纤之间的光信号通路传输至光纤，或者通过第五接口点25与光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路，传输至光纤。Alternatively, the fifth interface point 25 is a composite optical signal interface point, and the sixth interface point 26 is a single optical signal interface point, and the optical waveguide unit 1 can generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information to control the optical material connection. The six interface points 26 and the optical fibers form an optical signal path between the sixth interface point 26 and the optical fiber, or the optical waveguide unit 1 can generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information to control the sixth interface of the optical material connection. Point 26 and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber form an optical signal path between the sixth interface point 26 and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber. Thus, the received optical signal through the sixth interface point 26 can be transmitted to the third functional unit 2. The third functional unit 2 can synthesize a single optical signal from a plurality of sixth interface points 26 (in this case, a single optical signal can be input through each interface point 26), and send the combined optical signal to The fifth interface point 25, or a plurality of single optical signals input by the plurality of sixth interface points 26 (in this case, at least one single optical signal can be input through each interface point 26), synthesizes one combined optical signal. Then, the optical signal path between the fifth interface point 25 and the optical fiber is transmitted to the optical fiber, or is transmitted to the optical fiber through the optical signal path between the fifth interface point 25 and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber.
第五接口点25为合波信号接口点，第六接口点26为单波光信号接口点，与上述对S*T的WSS描述基本相同，只要将上述描述中的“合成光信号”替换为“合波光信号”，“单个光信号”替换为“单波光信号”即可，其余过程完全相同。The fifth interface point 25 is a multiplexed signal interface point, and the sixth interface point 26 is a single-wave optical signal interface point, which is basically the same as the above-mentioned WSS description for the S*T, as long as the "composite optical signal" in the above description is replaced with " The multiplexed optical signal", "single optical signal" can be replaced by "single-wave optical signal", and the rest of the process is identical.
需要说明的是，在配置信息中包括了光信号的交换配置信息或交叉连接配置信息，这 样，基于配置信息生成了第六接口点26与光纤之间的光信号通路，光信号基于生成的光信号通路进行传输，在第六接口点26与光纤之间，也就实现了波长选择交换功能。It should be noted that the configuration information includes the exchange configuration information or the cross-connection configuration information of the optical signal, so that the optical signal path between the sixth interface point 26 and the optical fiber is generated based on the configuration information, and the optical signal is based on the generated light. The signal path is transmitted, and a wavelength selective switching function is realized between the sixth interface point 26 and the optical fiber.
可选的，在实际使用过程中光波导装置可以选择地被配置为1*N的WSS、M*N WSS以及S*T的WSS中的任一种或多种，相应的处理可以如下：Optionally, during actual use, the optical waveguide device may be selectively configured as any one or more of 1*N WSS, M*N WSS, and S*T WSS, and the corresponding processing may be as follows:
功能单元2的数目大于或等于2，功能单元2包括一个第七接口点27和多个第八接口点28；光波导单元1与光纤或光纤对应的接口点连接；功能单元2，用于当通过第七接口点27接收到光信号时，将接收到的光信号，按照频率分量进行分离为多路光信号，通过第八接口点28输出，当通过第八接口点28分别接收到不同频率分量的光信号时，将接收到的不同频率分量的光信号，合成一路光信号，通过第七接口点27输出；光波导单元1，用于基于配置信息，连接不同功能单元2的第八接口点28，形成不同功能单元2的第八接口点28之间的光信号通路、以及连接第七接口点27与光纤或光纤对应的接口点，形成第七接口点27与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路；或者，用于基于配置信息，连接第七接口点27与光纤或光纤对应的接口点，形成第七接口点27与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路、以及连接第八接口点28与光纤或光纤对应的接口点，形成第八接口点28与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路。The number of functional units 2 is greater than or equal to 2, and the functional unit 2 includes a seventh interface point 27 and a plurality of eighth interface points 28; the optical waveguide unit 1 is connected to an interface point corresponding to an optical fiber or an optical fiber; and the functional unit 2 is used when When the optical signal is received through the seventh interface point 27, the received optical signal is separated into multiple optical signals according to the frequency component, and output through the eighth interface point 28, and different frequencies are received through the eighth interface point 28, respectively. When the component optical signals are received, the received optical signals of different frequency components are combined into one optical signal and output through the seventh interface point 27; the optical waveguide unit 1 is configured to connect the eighth interface of the different functional units 2 based on the configuration information. Point 28, forming an optical signal path between the eighth interface points 28 of the different functional units 2, and an interface point connecting the seventh interface point 27 with the optical fiber or the optical fiber to form an interface corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber of the seventh interface point 27. An optical signal path between the points; or, for connecting the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber to the seventh interface point 27 based on the configuration information, forming the seventh interface point 27 and the optical fiber or optical fiber pair An optical signal path between the interface points, and an eighth connection point 28 interfaces with fiber or the corresponding interface points, the optical signal path is formed between the point 28 and the corresponding fiber or interface point eighth interface.
其中，第七接口点27可以称为是合波光信号或合成光信号接口点，可以用于接收合波光信号或合成光信号，第八接口点28为可以是单波光信号或单个光信号接口点，可以用于接收单波光信号或单个光信号。The seventh interface point 27 may be referred to as a combined optical signal or a composite optical signal interface point, and may be used to receive a combined optical signal or a composite optical signal. The eighth interface point 28 may be a single-wave optical signal or a single optical signal interface point. Can be used to receive a single-wave optical signal or a single optical signal.
在实施中，如图6(a)所示，第七接口点27为合成光信号接口点，第八接口点28为单个光信号接口点，当光波导装置为1*N的WSS时，相当于有一个功能单元2用于将一路合成光信号分为单个光信号，分别传输至N个功能单元2，N个功能单元2中每个功能单元2将接收到的多路单个光信号进行合成，得到一路合成光信号，由于有N个功能单元2所以会得到N路光信号的输出。In the implementation, as shown in FIG. 6(a), the seventh interface point 27 is a composite optical signal interface point, and the eighth interface point 28 is a single optical signal interface point. When the optical waveguide device is 1*N WSS, it is equivalent. There is a functional unit 2 for dividing a combined optical signal into a single optical signal, which is respectively transmitted to N functional units 2, and each of the N functional units 2 synthesizes the received multiple optical signals. , get a synthetic optical signal, because there are N functional units 2, so you will get the output of N optical signals.
功能单元2的数目大于或等于2，每个功能单元2包括一个第七接口点27和多个第八接口点28，光波导单元1可以基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场、温度等来控制光学材料连接光纤与第七接口点27，形成光纤与第七接口点27之间的光信号通路，或者，基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场、温度等来控制光学材料连接光纤对应的接口点与第七接口点27，形成光纤对应的接口点与第七接口点27之间的光信号通路。The number of functional units 2 is greater than or equal to 2, each functional unit 2 includes a seventh interface point 27 and a plurality of eighth interface points 28, and the optical waveguide unit 1 can generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information. Controlling the optical material to connect the optical fiber to the seventh interface point 27, forming an optical signal path between the optical fiber and the seventh interface point 27, or generating or changing an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information to control the corresponding optical fiber connection fiber The interface point and the seventh interface point 27 form an optical signal path between the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber and the seventh interface point 27.
当一路合成光信号通过光波导单元1建立的光纤与第七接口点27之间的光信号通路传输至该第七接口点27，或者通过光波导单元1建立的光纤对应的接口点与一个功能单元2的第七接口点27之间的光信号通路传输至该第七接口点27，该第七接口点27所属的一个功能单元2可以将接到的光信号按照频率分量进行分离，得到多路单个光信号，分别通过该一个功能单元2的第八接口点28与N个功能单元2的第八接口点28之间的光信号通路，传输至N个功能单元2的第八接口点28，该N个功能单元2将第八接口点28接收到的多路单个光信号，可以合成一路合成光信号，分别送往该自己的第七接口点27。通过第七接口点27与光纤之间的光信号通路传输至光纤，或者通过第七接口点27与光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号传输至光纤，进行输出。When an integrated optical signal is transmitted through the optical signal path between the optical fiber established by the optical waveguide unit 1 and the seventh interface point 27 to the seventh interface point 27, or an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber established by the optical waveguide unit 1 and a function The optical signal path between the seventh interface point 27 of the unit 2 is transmitted to the seventh interface point 27, and a functional unit 2 to which the seventh interface point 27 belongs can separate the received optical signal according to the frequency component. The single optical signal is transmitted to the eighth interface point 28 of the N functional units 2 through the optical signal path between the eighth interface point 28 of the one functional unit 2 and the eighth interface point 28 of the N functional units 2, respectively. The N functional units 2 can receive a plurality of single optical signals received by the eighth interface point 28, and can synthesize one combined optical signal and send them to the seventh interface point 27 of the self. The optical signal between the seventh interface point 27 and the optical fiber is transmitted to the optical fiber, or the optical signal between the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber through the seventh interface point 27 is transmitted to the optical fiber for output.
需要说明的是，上述提到的“一个功能单元2”和“N个功能单元2”是特指，也就是说“一个功能单元2”用于进行光信号的分离，“N个功能单元2”用于进行光信号的合成。It should be noted that the above-mentioned "one functional unit 2" and "N functional unit 2" are specifically referred to, that is, "one functional unit 2" is used for separation of optical signals, "N functional units 2 "Used for the synthesis of optical signals.
同样，如图6(b)所示，第七接口点27为合成光信号接口点，第八接口点28为单个光信号接口点，光波导装置也可以为N*1的WSS，当光波导装置为N*1的WSS时，相当于有N个功能单元2中每个功能单元2用于将一路合成光信号分为多路单个光信号，传输至一个功能单元2，该一个功能单元2将接收到的多路单个光信号进行合成，得到一路合成光信号，进行输出。Similarly, as shown in FIG. 6(b), the seventh interface point 27 is a composite optical signal interface point, the eighth interface point 28 is a single optical signal interface point, and the optical waveguide device can also be an N*1 WSS, when the optical waveguide When the device is N*1 WSS, each of the N functional units 2 is used to divide one combined optical signal into multiple single optical signals and transmit to a functional unit 2, the one functional unit 2 The received multiple optical signals are combined to obtain one combined optical signal for output.
每个功能单元2包括一个第七接口点27和多个第八接口点28，光波导单元1可以基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场、温度等来控制光学材料连接光纤与第七接口点27，形成光纤与第七接口点27之间的光信号通路，或者，基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场、温度等来控制光学材料连接光纤对应的接口点与第七接口点27，形成光纤对应的接口点与第七接口点27之间的光信号通路。Each functional unit 2 includes a seventh interface point 27 and a plurality of eighth interface points 28, and the optical waveguide unit 1 can generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information to control the optical material connecting fiber and the seventh interface point. 27, forming an optical signal path between the optical fiber and the seventh interface point 27, or generating or changing an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information to control an interface point corresponding to the optical material connecting the optical fiber and the seventh interface point 27, forming The optical signal path between the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber and the seventh interface point 27.
当多路光信号分别通过光波导单元1建立的光纤与N个第七接口点27之间的光信号通路传输至N个第七接口点27，或者通过光波导单元1建立的光纤对应的接口点与N个第七接口点27之间的光信号通路传输至N个第七接口点27，N个第七接口点27分别所属的N个功能单元2可以将接到的光信号按照频率分量进行分离，得到多路单个光信号，分别通过与一个功能单元2的第八接口点28之间的光信号通路，传输至该一个功能单元2的第八接口点28，该一个功能单元2将第八接口点28接收到的多路单个光信号，合成一路包含多个不同频率分量的光信号(即一路合成光信号)，送往该一个功能单元2的第七接口点27，通过第七接口点27与光纤之间的光信号通路传输至光纤，或者通过第七接口点27与光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号传输至光纤，进行输出。When the multi-path optical signals are respectively transmitted through the optical signal path between the optical fiber established by the optical waveguide unit 1 and the N seventh interface points 27, to the N seventh interface points 27, or the interfaces corresponding to the optical fibers established by the optical waveguide unit 1 The optical signal path between the point and the N seventh interface points 27 is transmitted to the N seventh interface points 27, and the N functional units 2 to which the N seventh interface points 27 respectively belong can receive the received optical signals according to the frequency components. Separating, obtaining a plurality of single optical signals, respectively, through an optical signal path between the eighth interface point 28 of a functional unit 2, to an eighth interface point 28 of the one functional unit 2, the one functional unit 2 The plurality of single optical signals received by the eighth interface point 28 are combined to form an optical signal comprising a plurality of different frequency components (ie, a combined optical signal), and sent to the seventh interface point 27 of the one functional unit 2, through the seventh The optical signal path between the interface point 27 and the optical fiber is transmitted to the optical fiber, or the optical signal between the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber through the seventh interface point 27 is transmitted to the optical fiber for output.
需要说明的是，上述提到的“一个功能单元2”和“N个功能单元2”是特指，也就是说“一个功能单元2”用于进行光信号的合成，“N个功能单元2”用于进行光信号的分离。It should be noted that the above-mentioned "one functional unit 2" and "N functional unit 2" are specifically referred to, that is, "one functional unit 2" is used for synthesizing optical signals, "N functional units 2 "Used for separation of optical signals.
如图6(c)所示，第七接口点27为合成光信号接口点，第八接口点28为单个光信号接口点，当光波导装置为S*T的WSS时，相当于有S个功能单元2中每个功能单元2用于将一路光信号分为多路不同频率分量的单个光信号，最终输出T路光信号。As shown in FIG. 6(c), the seventh interface point 27 is a composite optical signal interface point, and the eighth interface point 28 is a single optical signal interface point. When the optical waveguide device is S*T WSS, it corresponds to S. Each functional unit 2 in the functional unit 2 is used to divide one optical signal into a single optical signal of multiple different frequency components, and finally output a T optical signal.
光波导单元1可以基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场、温度等来控制光学材料连接光纤与第七接口点27，形成光纤与第七接口点27之间的光信号通路，或者，基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场、温度等来控制光学材料连接光纤对应的接口点与第七接口点27，形成光纤对应的接口点与第七接口点27之间的光信号通路。The optical waveguide unit 1 may generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, or the like based on the configuration information to control the optical material connecting fiber and the seventh interface point 27 to form an optical signal path between the optical fiber and the seventh interface point 27, or based on the configuration. The information, the electric field, the magnetic field, the temperature, and the like are generated or changed to control the interface point corresponding to the optical material connecting the optical fiber and the seventh interface point 27 to form an optical signal path between the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber and the seventh interface point 27.
当一路合成光信号通过光波导单元1建立的光纤与第七接口点27之间的光信号通路传输至该第七接口点27，或者通过光波导单元1建立的光纤对应的接口点与第七接口点27之间的光信号通路传输至该第七接口点27，该第七接口点27所属的功能单元2可以将接到的合成光信号按照频率分量进行分离，得到多路单个光信号，分别送往自己的一个第八接口点28，或者将得到的多路单个光信号中，某几路单个光信号传输至一个第八接口点28。然后通过第八接口点28与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路发送至光纤，进行输出。When the optical signal path between the optical fiber established by the optical waveguide unit 1 and the seventh interface point 27 is transmitted to the seventh interface point 27, or the optical fiber waveguide unit 1 establishes an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber and the seventh The optical signal path between the interface points 27 is transmitted to the seventh interface point 27, and the functional unit 2 to which the seventh interface point 27 belongs can separate the received composite optical signal according to the frequency component to obtain a plurality of single optical signals. They are sent to their own eighth interface point 28, or some of the obtained multiple optical signals are transmitted to an eighth interface point 28. Then, the optical signal path between the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber through the eighth interface point 28 is sent to the optical fiber for output.
在上述1*N的WSS、N*1的WSS和S*T的WSS中，都是基于第七接口点27为合成光信号接口点，第八接口点28为单个光信号接口点描述的，如果第七接口点27为合波信号接口点，第八接口点28为单波光信号接口点，与上述对光波导装置的描述基本相同，只要将上述描述中的“合成光信号”替换为“合波光信号”，“单个光信号”替换为“单波光信号”即可，其余过程完全相同。In the above 1*N WSS, N*1 WSS and S*T WSS, the seventh interface point 27 is based on the composite optical signal interface point, and the eighth interface point 28 is described as a single optical signal interface point. If the seventh interface point 27 is a multiplexed signal interface point, the eighth interface point 28 is a single-wave optical signal interface point, which is substantially the same as described above for the optical waveguide device, as long as the "composite optical signal" in the above description is replaced with " The multiplexed optical signal", "single optical signal" can be replaced by "single-wave optical signal", and the rest of the process is identical.
可选的，光波导装置为WSS时，为了节约光信号在光波导单元1中的传输路径，功能单元2可以通过第二可变光波导实现，相应的处理可以如下：Optionally, when the optical waveguide device is WSS, in order to save the transmission path of the optical signal in the optical waveguide unit 1, the functional unit 2 can be implemented by the second variable optical waveguide, and the corresponding processing can be as follows:
如图7所示，功能单元2通过第二可变光波导实现时，相当于光波导单元1和功能单元2都是通过可变光波导实现，只不过光波导单元1是通过第一可变光波导实现，第二可变光波导的光滑程度高于第一可变光波导，或者，第二可变光波导的单位长度损耗低于第一可变光波导(他们之间的区别已经在前面详细叙述，此处不再赘述)。具体实施时，第一可变光波导1和第二可变光波导1可以采用相同的液晶材料，但第二可变光波导1对应的点阵式电极密集程度高于第一可变光波导1对应的点阵式电极密集程度。As shown in FIG. 7, when the functional unit 2 is implemented by the second variable optical waveguide, both the optical waveguide unit 1 and the functional unit 2 are realized by the variable optical waveguide, except that the optical waveguide unit 1 is passed through the first variable. The optical waveguide realizes that the second variable optical waveguide is smoother than the first variable optical waveguide, or the second variable optical waveguide has a lower unit loss than the first variable optical waveguide (the difference between them is already As detailed above, it will not be repeated here.) In a specific implementation, the first variable optical waveguide 1 and the second variable optical waveguide 1 may use the same liquid crystal material, but the second variable optical waveguide 1 corresponds to a dot matrix electrode denser than the first variable optical waveguide. 1 corresponds to the intensity of the dot matrix electrode.
功能单元2的数目大于或等于2，功能单元2包括一个第十五接口点215和多个第十六接口点216，光波导单元1与光纤或光纤对应的接口点连接，光波导单元1可以基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场、温度等来控制光学材料连接光纤与第十五接口点215，形成光纤与第十五接口点215之间的光信号通路，或者，基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场、温度等来控制光学材料连接光纤对应的接口点与第十五接口点215，形成光纤对应的接口点与第十五接口点215之间的光信号通路。The number of the functional units 2 is greater than or equal to 2. The functional unit 2 includes a fifteenth interface point 215 and a plurality of sixteenth interface points 216. The optical waveguide unit 1 is connected to an interface point corresponding to an optical fiber or an optical fiber, and the optical waveguide unit 1 can be Generating or changing an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information to control the optical material connecting fiber and the fifteenth interface point 215 to form an optical signal path between the optical fiber and the fifteenth interface point 215, or generating based on the configuration information Or changing the electric field, the magnetic field, the temperature, etc. to control the interface point corresponding to the optical material connecting fiber and the fifteenth interface point 215, forming an optical signal path between the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber and the fifteenth interface point 215.
第十五接口点215为合成光信号节点，第十六接口点216为单个光信号接口点，当一路合成光信号通过光纤或光纤对应的接口点与第十五接口点215之间的光信号通路，传输至第十五接口点215时，该第十五接口点215所属的功能单元2可以将接收到的一路合成光信号按照频率分量，分为多路单个光信号，送往该功能单元2的第十六接口点216，通过该第十六接口点216与其它功能单元2的第十六接口点216之间的光信号通路，将多路单个光信号传输至其它功能单元2，其它功能单元2中每个功能单元2可以将通过第十六接口点216接收到的多路单个光信号进行合成，得到一路合成光信号，其它功能单元2中每个功能单元2可以通过第十五接口点215与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路，将得到的一路合成光信号传输至光纤，进行输出。The fifteenth interface point 215 is a composite optical signal node, and the sixteenth interface point 216 is a single optical signal interface point. When one synthetic optical signal passes through an optical signal between an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber and the fifteenth interface point 215, When the path is transmitted to the fifteenth interface point 215, the functional unit 2 to which the fifteenth interface point 215 belongs may divide the received combined optical signal into multiple single optical signals according to the frequency component, and send the signal to the functional unit. The sixteenth interface point 216 of the second optical signal is transmitted to the other functional unit 2 through the optical signal path between the sixteenth interface point 216 and the sixteenth interface point 216 of the other functional unit 2, and the other Each functional unit 2 in the functional unit 2 can synthesize the multiple single optical signals received through the sixteenth interface point 216 to obtain one combined optical signal, and each functional unit 2 in the other functional units 2 can pass the fifteenth The optical signal path between the interface point 215 and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber transmits the obtained combined optical signal to the optical fiber for output.
需要说明的是，由于光波导单元1和功能单元2都通过可变光波导实现，这样可以将功能单元2放在光波导单元1的中间，缩短光波导单元1和功能单元2的连接长度，节约光信号在光波导单元1中的传输路径。It should be noted that since both the optical waveguide unit 1 and the functional unit 2 are realized by the variable optical waveguide, the functional unit 2 can be placed in the middle of the optical waveguide unit 1 to shorten the connection length of the optical waveguide unit 1 and the functional unit 2. The transmission path of the optical signal in the optical waveguide unit 1 is saved.
需要说明的是，上述仅以光波导装置1*N的WSS为例进行说明，N*1的WSS、M*N的WSS和S*T的WSS与之类似，不再详细叙述。It should be noted that the WSS of the optical waveguide device 1*N is described as an example. The WSS of N*1, the WSS of M*N, and the WSS of S*T are similar, and will not be described in detail.
另外，第十五接口点215为合波光信号接口点、第十六接口点216为单波光信号接口点，与上述对光波导装置的描述基本相同，只要将上述描述中的“合成光信号”替换为“合波光信号”，“单个光信号”替换为“单波光信号”即可，其余过程完全相同。In addition, the fifteenth interface point 215 is a multiplexed optical signal interface point, and the sixteenth interface point 216 is a single-wave optical signal interface point, which is substantially the same as the above description of the optical waveguide device, as long as the "composite optical signal" in the above description is used. Replace with "combined optical signal", "single optical signal" is replaced by "single-wave optical signal", and the rest of the process is identical.
还需要说明的是，在上述介绍的两种光波导装置的结构中，光波导装置既可以是1*N的WSS、也可以是M*N的WSS、也可以是S*T的WSS，还可以是1*N的WSS，这样，可以解除WSS在光背板的应用限制，这是由于：It should be noted that, in the structure of the two types of optical waveguide devices described above, the optical waveguide device may be 1*N WSS, M*N WSS, or S*T WSS. It can be 1*N WSS, which can remove the application limit of WSS on the optical backplane, which is due to:
在现有技术中，1*N的WSS、N*1的WSS、M*N的WSS和S*T的WSS的制作方式都是不一样的，当一个WSS制作完成后，就确定了该WSS是1*N的WSS、N*1的WSS、M*N的WSS和S*T的WSS可以实现何种光处理功能，也就是说WSS的光处理功能已经固定。WSS一般是插在光背板设置的槽位上，由于光背板中，槽位之间的光纤连接是固定的，以及哪些槽位是连接接收机、发射机都是固定的，因此不同种类的WSS需要安装在固 定的槽位上，才能实现自己相应的光处理功能，例如，如图8所示，一共有9个槽位(简化了结构)，最上面一排的三个槽位只能插1*N的WSS，而中间一排的前两个槽位只能插S*T的WSS，最下面的三个槽位和中间一排的最后一个槽位只能插N*1的WSS，但是在实际使用时，光传送网络中的节点设备的光背板连接的接收机和发射机有可能不相同，要连接的线路光纤的数量也不相同，因此需要连接的1*N的WSS和S*T的WSS的数量也是不相同的，由于1*N的WSS和S*T的WSS实现的光处理功能均不相同，那么在S*T的WSS的槽位不足时，即使1*N的WSS的槽位有空余，也不能用于安装S*T的WSS，需要增加光背板中的槽位，进而增加了构建光传送网络的成本。In the prior art, 1*N WSS, N*1 WSS, M*N WSS, and S*T WSS are all produced differently. When a WSS is completed, the WSS is determined. It is the light processing function of 1*N WSS, N*1 WSS, M*N WSS and S*T WSS, which means that the WSS light processing function has been fixed. WSS is usually inserted in the slot set on the optical backplane. Because the optical fiber connection between the slots is fixed in the optical backplane, and the slots are connected to the receiver and the transmitter is fixed, different types of WSS are used. You need to install it in a fixed slot to implement its own optical processing function. For example, as shown in Figure 8, there are a total of 9 slots (simplified structure), and the three slots in the top row can only be inserted. 1*N WSS, and the first two slots in the middle row can only be inserted into the S*T WSS. The bottom three slots and the last slot in the middle row can only be inserted into the N*1 WSS. However, in actual use, the receiver and transmitter of the optical backplane connected to the node equipment in the optical transmission network may be different, and the number of the optical fibers to be connected is also different, so the 1*N WSS and S to be connected are required. *T's WSS number is also different. Since the 1*N WSS and S*T WSS implement different light processing functions, then the S*T WSS slot is insufficient, even if 1*N The slot of the WSS is free, and it cannot be used to install the WSS of the S*T. You need to increase the slot in the optical backplane to increase the slot. Construction cost of the optical transport network.
然而本发明实施例中，在WSS的需求量小于预设总量的情况下，可以基于光背板的槽位配置信息，调整是生成S*T的WSS，还是生成1*N的WSS。从而不需要增加光背板的槽位，进而可以降低构建光传送网络的成本。In the embodiment of the present invention, if the required amount of the WSS is less than the preset total amount, the WSS of the S*T or the WSS of the 1*N may be generated based on the slot configuration information of the optical backplane. Therefore, it is not necessary to increase the slot of the optical backplane, thereby reducing the cost of constructing the optical transport network.
另外，现有技术中的WSS都是基于空间光学中的光学器件(如透镜、棱镜等)实现的，对震动要求比较高，实现难度大，然而本发明实施例中，是采用固定光波导和可变光波导来实现的，对震动的要求不高，可以降低WSS的实现难度。In addition, the WSS in the prior art is implemented based on optical devices (such as lenses, prisms, etc.) in the space optics, and the vibration requirements are relatively high, and the implementation is difficult. However, in the embodiment of the present invention, the fixed optical waveguide and the fixed optical waveguide are used. Variable optical waveguides are not required for vibration, which can reduce the difficulty of WSS implementation.
可选的，本发明实施例中，光波导装置既可以是1*N的WSS，也可以是光交换矩阵(或光开关阵列)设备，相应的结构可以如下：Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, the optical waveguide device may be either a 1*N WSS or an optical switching matrix (or optical switch array) device, and the corresponding structure may be as follows:
如图9(a)所示，光波导单元1为第一光波导单元1和第二光波导单元1，功能单元2包括至少一个第四功能单元2和至少一个第五功能单元2；第四功能单元2包括一个第九接口点29和至少一个第十接口点210；第五功能单元2包括至少一个第十一接口点211和至少一个第十二接口点212；第四功能单元2用于将来自第九接口点29的一路光信号按照频率分量进行分离，送往多个第十接口点210输出；或者，用于将来自至少一个第十接口点210的至少一路路包含不同频率分量的光信号合成一路光信号，送往第九接口点29；第五功能单元2用于传输光信号；第九接口点29与第一光波导单元1连接，第十接口点210与第二光波导单元1连接；第十一接口点211与第一光波导单元1连接，第十二接口点212与第二光波导单元1连接；第一光波导单元1与光纤或光纤对应的接口点连接，第二光波导单元1与光纤或光纤对应的接口点连接；第一光波导单元1，用于基于配置信息，连接第九接口点29与光纤或光纤对应的接口点，形成第九接口点29与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路，第二光波导单元1，用于基于配置信息，连接第九接口点29与光纤或光纤对应的接口点，形成第九接口点29与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路、以及连接不同第四功能单元2的第十四接口点214，形成不同第四功能单元2的第十四接口点214之间的光信号通路；或者，第一光波导单元1，用于基于配置信息，连接第十一接口点211与光纤或光纤对应的接口点，形成第十一接口点211与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路，第二光波导单元1，用于基于配置信息，连接第十二接口点212与光纤或光纤对应的接口点，形成第十二接口点212与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路。As shown in FIG. 9(a), the optical waveguide unit 1 is a first optical waveguide unit 1 and a second optical waveguide unit 1, and the functional unit 2 includes at least one fourth functional unit 2 and at least one fifth functional unit 2; The functional unit 2 comprises a ninth interface point 29 and at least one tenth interface point 210; the fifth functional unit 2 comprises at least one eleventh interface point 211 and at least one twelfth interface point 212; the fourth functional unit 2 is for An optical signal from the ninth interface point 29 is separated according to a frequency component and sent to a plurality of tenth interface points 210 for output; or, for at least one path from the at least one tenth interface point 210, containing different frequency components The optical signal is combined into one optical signal and sent to the ninth interface point 29; the fifth functional unit 2 is used for transmitting the optical signal; the ninth interface point 29 is connected to the first optical waveguide unit 1, and the tenth interface point 210 and the second optical waveguide The first interface point 211 is connected to the first optical waveguide unit 1, and the twelfth interface point 212 is connected to the second optical waveguide unit 1. The first optical waveguide unit 1 is connected to an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber. Second optical waveguide unit 1 An interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber; the first optical waveguide unit 1 is configured to connect the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber to the ninth interface point 29 based on the configuration information, and form a ninth interface point 29 corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber. The optical signal path between the interface points, the second optical waveguide unit 1 is configured to connect the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber to the ninth interface point 29 based on the configuration information, and form an interface corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber of the ninth interface point 29. An optical signal path between the points, and a fourteenth interface point 214 connecting the different fourth functional units 2, forming an optical signal path between the fourteenth interface points 214 of the different fourth functional units 2; or, the first light The waveguide unit 1 is configured to connect the eleventh interface point 211 to the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber based on the configuration information, and form an optical signal path between the eleventh interface point 211 and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber, and second The optical waveguide unit 1 is configured to connect the twelfth interface point 212 with an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber based on the configuration information, and form a twelfth interface point 212 between the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber. signal path.
在实施中，光波导单元1为第一光波导单元1和第二光波导单元1，第一光波导单元1和第二光波导单元1均可以通过第一可变光波导实现。功能单元2可以包括至少一个第四功能单元2和至少一个第五功能单元2，第四功能单元2与第五功能单元2的功能不相同，第四功能单元2用于将一路光信号按照频率分量进行分离，得到多路单波光信号或单个光 信号，或者，将多路单波光信号，得到一路合波光信号，或将多路单个光信号进行合成，得到一路合成光信号，第五功能单元2仅是用于传输光信号。In the implementation, the optical waveguide unit 1 is the first optical waveguide unit 1 and the second optical waveguide unit 1, and both the first optical waveguide unit 1 and the second optical waveguide unit 1 can be realized by the first variable optical waveguide. The functional unit 2 may comprise at least one fourth functional unit 2 and at least one fifth functional unit 2, the functions of the fourth functional unit 2 and the fifth functional unit 2 being different, the fourth functional unit 2 for illuminating an optical signal according to the frequency The components are separated to obtain a multi-channel single-wave optical signal or a single optical signal, or a multi-channel single-wave optical signal is obtained to obtain a combined optical signal, or a plurality of single optical signals are synthesized to obtain a combined optical signal, and the fifth functional unit is obtained. 2 is only used to transmit optical signals.
光波导装置是1*N的WSS，第四功能单元2包括一个第九接口点29和至少一个第十接口点210，第九接口点29为合成光信号接口点，第十接口点210为单个光信号接口点，或者，第九接口点29为合波光信号接口点，第十接口点210为单波光信号接口点。第一光波导单元1可以基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场、温度等来控制光学材料连接光纤与第九接口点29，形成光纤与第九接口点29之间的光信号通路，或者，基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场、温度等来控制光学材料连接光纤对应的接口点与第九接口点29，形成光纤对应的接口点与第九接口点29之间的光信号通路，该光纤是光信号的输入光纤。第二光波导单元1可以基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场、温度等来控制光学材料连接光纤与第九接口点29，形成光纤与第九接口点29之间的光信号通路，或者，基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场、温度等来控制光学材料连接光纤对应的接口点与第九接口点29，形成光纤对应的接口点与第九接口点29之间的光信号通路，该光纤是光信号的输出光纤。在同一次传输光信号时，第二光波导单元1连接的第九接口点29与第一光波导单元1连接的第九接口点29分别属于不同的第四功能单元2。第二光波导单元1还可以基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场、温度等来控制光学材料连接不同第四功能单元2的第十接口点210，形成不同第四功能单元2的第十接口点210之间的光信号通路。The optical waveguide device is a 1*N WSS, and the fourth functional unit 2 includes a ninth interface point 29 and at least one tenth interface point 210, the ninth interface point 29 is a composite optical signal interface point, and the tenth interface point 210 is a single The optical signal interface point, or the ninth interface point 29 is a multiplexed optical signal interface point, and the tenth interface point 210 is a single-wave optical signal interface point. The first optical waveguide unit 1 may generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, or the like based on the configuration information to control the optical material connecting optical fiber and the ninth interface point 29 to form an optical signal path between the optical fiber and the ninth interface point 29, or Generating or changing an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information to control an interface point corresponding to the optical material connecting fiber and the ninth interface point 29, forming an optical signal path between the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber and the ninth interface point 29, The fiber is the input fiber of the optical signal. The second optical waveguide unit 1 may generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, or the like based on the configuration information to control the optical material connecting optical fiber and the ninth interface point 29 to form an optical signal path between the optical fiber and the ninth interface point 29, or Generating or changing an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information to control an interface point corresponding to the optical material connecting fiber and the ninth interface point 29, forming an optical signal path between the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber and the ninth interface point 29, An optical fiber is an output fiber of an optical signal. When the optical signal is transmitted for the same time, the ninth interface point 29 to which the second optical waveguide unit 1 is connected and the ninth interface point 29 to which the first optical waveguide unit 1 is connected belong to different fourth functional units 2, respectively. The second optical waveguide unit 1 may also generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, or the like based on the configuration information to control the tenth interface point 210 of the optical material to be connected to the different fourth functional units 2 to form the tenth interface of the different fourth functional unit 2 Optical signal path between points 210.
这样，对于1*N的WSS，第九接口点29为合成光信号接口点、第十接口点210为单个光信号接口点，当一路合成光信号通过第九接口点29与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路传输至第九接口点29时，该第九接口点29所属的第四功能单元2可以将一路合成光信号按照频率分量进行分离，得到多路单个光信号，分别送往该第四功能单元2包括的第十接口点210，这多路单个光信号可以基于第二光波导单元1建立的该第四功能单元2的第十接口点210与其它第四功能单元2的第十接口点210之间的光信号通路，送往其它第四功能单元2的第十接口点210，其它第四功能单元2可以分别对自己的第十接口点210接收的多路单个光信号进行合成，得到多路合成光信号，送往自己的第九接口点29，分别通过第九接口点29与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路发送至光纤，进行输出，其中，其它第四功能单元2指除最开始接收光信号的第四功能单元2之外的功能单元2。另外，第九接口点29为合波光信号接口点、第十接口点210为单波光信号接口点，与上述对光波导装置的描述基本相同，只要将上述描述中的“合成光信号”替换为“合波光信号”，“单个光信号”替换为“单波光信号”即可，其余过程完全相同。Thus, for a 1*N WSS, the ninth interface point 29 is a composite optical signal interface point, and the tenth interface point 210 is a single optical signal interface point, when a combined optical signal passes through the ninth interface point 29 corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber. When the optical signal path between the interface points is transmitted to the ninth interface point 29, the fourth functional unit 2 to which the ninth interface point 29 belongs can separate one combined optical signal according to the frequency component to obtain multiple single optical signals, respectively And sent to the tenth interface point 210 included in the fourth functional unit 2, the multiple optical signals may be based on the tenth interface point 210 and the other fourth functional unit of the fourth functional unit 2 established by the second optical waveguide unit 1 The optical signal path between the tenth interface points 210 of 2 is sent to the tenth interface point 210 of the other fourth functional unit 2, and the other fourth functional units 2 can respectively receive the multiple unique singles to their tenth interface point 210. The optical signals are synthesized to obtain a multi-channel synthesized optical signal, which is sent to its own ninth interface point 29, and is respectively sent to the optical fiber through the optical signal path between the ninth interface point 29 and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber for transmission. Here, the other fourth functional unit 2 refers to the functional unit 2 other than the fourth functional unit 2 that initially receives the optical signal. In addition, the ninth interface point 29 is a multiplexed optical signal interface point, and the tenth interface point 210 is a single-wave optical signal interface point, which is substantially the same as the above description of the optical waveguide device, as long as the "composited optical signal" in the above description is replaced with The "combined optical signal", "single optical signal" can be replaced by "single-wave optical signal", and the rest of the process is exactly the same.
光波导装置是光交换矩阵(或光开关阵列)设备，第五功能单元2包括至少一个第十一接口点211和至少一个第十二接口点212，第十一接口点211和第十二接口点212可以是合波光信号接口点，也可以是单波光信号接口点，或者第十一接口点211和第十二接口点212可以是合成光信号接口点，也可以是单个光信号接口点。第一光波导单元1可以基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场、温度等来控制光学材料连接光纤与第十一接口点211，形成光纤与第十一接口点211之间的光信号通路，该光纤是光信号的输入光纤，第二光波导单元1可以基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场、温度等来控制光学材料连接光纤与第十二接口点212，形成光纤与第十二接口点212之间的光信号通路，该光纤是光信号的输出光纤。对于任一第五功能单元2，一路光信号通过光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通 路，传输至第十一接口点211，该第十一接口点211所属的第五功能单元2可以通过第十二接口点212与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路传输至光纤，进行输出。The optical waveguide device is an optical switching matrix (or optical switch array) device, and the fifth functional unit 2 includes at least one eleventh interface point 211 and at least one twelfth interface point 212, an eleventh interface point 211 and a twelfth interface The point 212 may be a multiplexed optical signal interface point, or may be a single-wave optical signal interface point, or the eleventh interface point 211 and the twelfth interface point 212 may be a composite optical signal interface point or a single optical signal interface point. The first optical waveguide unit 1 can generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, and the like based on the configuration information to control the optical material connecting optical fiber and the eleventh interface point 211 to form an optical signal path between the optical fiber and the eleventh interface point 211. The optical fiber is an input optical fiber of the optical signal, and the second optical waveguide unit 1 can generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information to control the optical material connecting optical fiber and the twelfth interface point 212 to form an optical fiber and a twelfth interface. The optical signal path between points 212, which is the output fiber of the optical signal. For any of the fifth functional units 2, an optical signal is transmitted to the eleventh interface point 211 through the optical signal path between the interface points corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber, and the fifth functional unit 2 to which the eleventh interface point 211 belongs The optical signal path between the twelfth interface point 212 and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber can be transmitted to the optical fiber for output.
这样，由于光纤与功能单元2之间的连接都是通过第一光波导单元1和第二光波导单元1实现，所以可以通过调整配置信息，来选择或调整光纤连接的功能单元2中的第四功能单元2和第五功能单元2的数量和种类。Thus, since the connection between the optical fiber and the functional unit 2 is realized by the first optical waveguide unit 1 and the second optical waveguide unit 1, the configuration information can be adjusted to select or adjust the first of the functional units 2 of the optical fiber connection. The number and type of the four functional units 2 and the fifth functional unit 2.
需要说明的是，在配置信息中包括了光信号的交换配置信息，这样，基于配置信息，生成了第十一接口点211与光纤之间的光信号通路，光信号基于生成的光信号通路进行传输，在第十一接口点211与光纤之间，也就实现了光信号交换功能。基于配置信息，生成了第九接口点29与光纤之间的光信号通路，光信号基于生成的光信号通路进行传输，在第九接口点29与光纤之间，也就实现了光信号交换功能。It should be noted that the configuration information includes the exchange configuration information of the optical signal, so that the optical signal path between the eleventh interface point 211 and the optical fiber is generated based on the configuration information, and the optical signal is based on the generated optical signal path. Transmission, between the eleventh interface point 211 and the optical fiber, also realizes the optical signal exchange function. Based on the configuration information, an optical signal path between the ninth interface point 29 and the optical fiber is generated, and the optical signal is transmitted based on the generated optical signal path, and the optical signal exchange function is implemented between the ninth interface point 29 and the optical fiber. .
还需要说明的是，在图9(a)中左边的光纤是输入光纤时，右边的光纤是输出光纤，左边的光纤是输出光纤时，右边的光纤是输入光纤。It should also be noted that when the fiber on the left side of FIG. 9(a) is the input fiber, the fiber on the right side is the output fiber, and the fiber on the left side is the output fiber, and the fiber on the right side is the input fiber.
这样，光波导装置既可以作为WSS，也可以作为光交换矩阵(或光开关阵列)设备，使用比较方便。In this way, the optical waveguide device can be used as a WSS or an optical switching matrix (or optical switch array) device, which is convenient to use.
可选的，本发明实施例中，光波导装置也可以被配置为光交换矩阵(或光开关阵列)设备，相应的结构可以如下：Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, the optical waveguide device may also be configured as an optical switching matrix (or optical switch array) device, and the corresponding structure may be as follows:
如图9(b)所示，功能单元2包括至少一个第十三接口点213和至少一个第十四接口点214；光波导单元1，用于基于配置信息，连接第十三接口点213与光纤或光纤对应的接口点，形成第十三接口点213与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路，以及连接第十四接口点214与光纤或光纤对应的接口点，形成第十四接口点214与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路。As shown in FIG. 9(b), the functional unit 2 includes at least one thirteenth interface point 213 and at least one fourteenth interface point 214; the optical waveguide unit 1 is configured to connect the thirteenth interface point 213 with the configuration information. An optical fiber or an optical fiber corresponding to an interface point, forming an optical signal path between the thirteenth interface point 213 and an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber, and an interface point connecting the fourteenth interface point 214 to the optical fiber or the optical fiber to form a tenth The optical signal path between the four interface points 214 and the interface points corresponding to the optical fibers or optical fibers.
在实施中，光波导装置可以被配置为光交换矩阵(或光开关阵列)设备。光交换矩阵(或光开关阵列)设备的作用是实现光信号从任意输入光纤输入，交换到任意输出光纤。In implementations, the optical waveguide device can be configured as an optical switching matrix (or optical switch array) device. The role of the optical switching matrix (or optical switch array) device is to enable optical signals to be input from any input fiber to be exchanged to any output fiber.
功能单元2的数目为1，功能单元2包括至少一个第十三接口点213和至少一个第十四接口点214。配置信息中包括交换矩阵信息等，光波导单元1可以基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场、温度等来控制光学材料连接第十三接口点213和光纤，形成第十三接口点213与光纤之间的光信号通路，或者，光波导单元1可以基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场、温度等来控制光学材料连接第十三接口点213和光纤对应的接口点，形成第十三接口点213与光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路。并且可以基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场、温度等来控制光学材料连接第十四接口点214和光纤，形成第十四接口点214与光纤之间的光信号通路，或者，光波导单元1可以基于配置信息，生成或改变电场、磁场、温度等来控制光学材料连接第十四接口点214和光纤对应的接口点，形成第十四接口点214与光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路。The number of functional units 2 is one, and the functional unit 2 includes at least one thirteenth interface point 213 and at least one fourteenth interface point 214. The configuration information includes switching matrix information and the like, and the optical waveguide unit 1 can generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information to control the optical material to connect the thirteenth interface point 213 and the optical fiber to form the thirteenth interface point 213 and the optical fiber. Between the optical signal path, or the optical waveguide unit 1 can generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information to control the optical material to connect the thirteenth interface point 213 and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber to form a thirteenth interface. Point 213 is an optical signal path between interface points corresponding to the fiber. And the electric material, the magnetic field, the temperature, etc. may be generated or changed based on the configuration information to control the optical material to connect the fourteenth interface point 214 and the optical fiber to form an optical signal path between the fourteenth interface point 214 and the optical fiber, or the optical waveguide unit 1 may generate or change an electric field, a magnetic field, a temperature, etc. based on the configuration information to control the optical material to connect the fourteenth interface point 214 with the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber to form a light between the fourteenth interface point 214 and the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber. signal path.
当任意一路光信号通过光纤与第十三接口点213之间的光信号通络传输至第十三接口点213时，功能单元2可以基于预设的光交换矩阵，将第十三接口点213接收到的光信号，送往第十四接口点214。这一路光信号可以基于第十四接口点214与光纤之间的光信号通路传输至光纤。这样，就实现了光信号从输入光纤交换到任意输出光纤。When any one of the optical signals is transmitted through the optical signal between the optical fiber and the thirteenth interface point 213 to the thirteenth interface point 213, the functional unit 2 may set the thirteenth interface point 213 based on the preset optical switching matrix. The received optical signal is sent to the fourteenth interface point 214. This optical signal can be transmitted to the optical fiber based on the optical signal path between the fourteenth interface point 214 and the optical fiber. In this way, optical signals are exchanged from the input fiber to any output fiber.
这样，在实现光交换矩阵(或光开关阵列)设备时，并未使用空间光学中的光学器件，对震动的要求不高，可以降低光交换矩阵(或光开关阵列)设备的实现难度。Thus, in the implementation of the optical switching matrix (or optical switch array) device, the optical device in the space optics is not used, and the vibration requirement is not high, and the implementation difficulty of the optical switching matrix (or optical switch array) device can be reduced.
可选的，如图10所示，本发明实施例中还提供了制作上述实施例中光波导装置的方法，相应的处理步骤可以如下：Optionally, as shown in FIG. 10, in the embodiment of the present invention, a method for fabricating the optical waveguide device in the foregoing embodiment is further provided, and the corresponding processing steps may be as follows:
步骤1，在硅片上制作二氧化硅或者硅波导，制成功能单元2。In step 1, a silicon dioxide or silicon waveguide is formed on a silicon wafer to form a functional unit 2.
步骤2，如图11所示，在硅片上蚀刻一个贯通槽，该贯通槽在至少一个方向上贯通，槽底做了电极，在槽底涂覆取向材料(取贯通槽是为了后续灌入光学材料时，均匀的灌入)。另外，也可以在两侧各蚀刻一个贯通槽。 Step 2, as shown in FIG. 11, etching a through-groove on the silicon wafer, the through-groove penetrating in at least one direction, the bottom of the groove is made of an electrode, and the orientation material is coated on the bottom of the groove (the through-groove is taken for subsequent pouring) For optical materials, evenly poured). Alternatively, one through groove may be etched on each side.
步骤3，在玻璃基板上涂覆取向材料，该玻璃基板可以是氧化铟锡(Indium Tin Oxide，ITO)。 Step 3, coating an alignment material on the glass substrate, and the glass substrate may be Indium Tin Oxide (ITO).
步骤4，将玻璃基板涂覆有取向材料的那一面与蚀刻有贯通槽的一面进行粘合。In step 4, the side of the glass substrate coated with the alignment material is bonded to the side on which the through-groove is etched.
步骤5，将贯通槽贯通的两端使用胶密封，得到可以放置光学材料的密封区域。In step 5, the ends of the through-groove are sealed with a glue to obtain a sealing area where the optical material can be placed.
步骤6，对密封区域抽真空，将光学材料，例如液晶等，灌入密封区域，得到光波导单元1，其中，光波导单元1为放置可变光波导的介质材料的密封区域。In step 6, the sealing region is evacuated, and an optical material such as liquid crystal or the like is poured into the sealing region to obtain the optical waveguide unit 1, wherein the optical waveguide unit 1 is a sealing region of the dielectric material on which the variable optical waveguide is placed.
需要说明的是，如果光学材料是液晶，可以利用液晶的毛细现象和压力差，将液晶灌入密封区域。It should be noted that if the optical material is a liquid crystal, the liquid crystal can be poured into the sealing region by utilizing the capillary phenomenon and the pressure difference of the liquid crystal.
还需要说明的是，在图11中，功能单元2采用固定波导实现，光波导单元1采用可变波导实现，为了减少功能单元2和光波导单元1之间连接的损耗，在功能单元与光波导单元的接触位置处，功能单元2中的固定光波导的折射率和光波导单元1中的可变光波导的折射率相近或相等，相近可以理解为使得功能单元2中的固定光波导的折射率和光波导单元1中的可变光波导的折射率的差值的绝对值小于预设数值，这样可以减少光波导单元1和功能单元2的接口点处因两者折射率差别较大导致的光信号的反射，从而减低接口点处的插损。It should be noted that, in FIG. 11, the functional unit 2 is implemented by a fixed waveguide, and the optical waveguide unit 1 is implemented by a variable waveguide. In order to reduce the loss of connection between the functional unit 2 and the optical waveguide unit 1, the functional unit and the optical waveguide are used. At the contact position of the unit, the refractive index of the fixed optical waveguide in the functional unit 2 and the refractive index of the variable optical waveguide in the optical waveguide unit 1 are similar or equal, and the similarity can be understood as the refractive index of the fixed optical waveguide in the functional unit 2. The absolute value of the difference between the refractive indices of the variable optical waveguides in the optical waveguide unit 1 is smaller than a preset value, so that the light at the interface point of the optical waveguide unit 1 and the functional unit 2 due to the large difference in refractive index between the two can be reduced. The reflection of the signal, thereby reducing the insertion loss at the interface point.
在本发明实施例中，如图12所示，WSS可以用于实现可重构光分插复用器(Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer，ROADM)，ROADM可以包括1*N的WSS、M*N的WSS、S*T的WSS和N*1的WSS，其中，1*N的WSS、N*1的WSS和M*N的WSS可以用于与线路光纤进行连接，线路光纤是连接光传送网络中的节点设备的光纤，S*T的WSS与1*N的WSS和N*1的WSS之间通过ROADM的内部光光纤连接，S*T的WSS可以连接接收机和发射机。这样，由于在实现WSS时，没有采用空间光学的技术，从而得到的ROADM受震动的影响比较小，另外也不需要做到对空气密封，从而减低成本。In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 12, the WSS may be used to implement a Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer (ROADM), and the ROADM may include 1*N WSS and M*N. WSS, S*T WSS and N*1 WSS, where 1*N WSS, N*1 WSS and M*N WSS can be used to connect to the line fiber, and the line fiber is connected to the optical transport network. The optical fiber of the node device in the S*T is connected to the W* of the 1*N and the WSS of the N*1 through the internal optical fiber of the ROADM, and the WSS of the S*T can be connected to the receiver and the transmitter. In this way, since the technology of space optics is not used when implementing WSS, the obtained ROADM is less affected by vibration, and it is not necessary to seal the air, thereby reducing the cost.
需要说明的是，上述1*N的WSS、N*1的WSS和M*N的WSS都是连接线路光纤，所以也可以称为是线路侧WSS。It should be noted that the above-mentioned 1*N WSS, N*1 WSS, and M*N WSS are all connected line fibers, so they may be referred to as line side WSS.
需要说明的是，上述图2至图11中的虚线表示光信号在光波导单元1中的传输路径。It should be noted that the broken lines in FIGS. 2 to 11 described above indicate the transmission paths of the optical signals in the optical waveguide unit 1.
本发明实施例中，光波导装置包括光波导单元与功能单元，光波导单元通过第一可变光波导实现，功能单元通过固定光波导或第二可变光波导实现，固定光波导是预设的光信号通路不能更改的光波导，第一可变光波导和第二可变光波导是基于配置信息控制光学材料形成光信号通路或者消除光信号通路实现对应的光处理功能的部件，其中：光波导单元与功能单元连接，功能单元，用于实现光信号的第一光处理功能，光波导单元，用于基于配置信息，实现光信号的第二光处理功能。这样，由于光波导装置没有采用空间光学技术来实现，所以对震动的要求不高，进而可以降低传输节点的设备实现难度，同时整个光波 导装置也不需要做到对空气密封，降低了光波导装置的成本。In the embodiment of the present invention, the optical waveguide device includes an optical waveguide unit and a functional unit. The optical waveguide unit is implemented by a first variable optical waveguide, and the functional unit is implemented by a fixed optical waveguide or a second variable optical waveguide, and the fixed optical waveguide is preset. The optical waveguide whose optical signal path cannot be changed, the first variable optical waveguide and the second variable optical waveguide are components for controlling the optical material to form an optical signal path or eliminating the optical signal path to implement a corresponding optical processing function based on the configuration information, wherein: The optical waveguide unit is connected to the functional unit, and the functional unit is configured to implement a first optical processing function of the optical signal, and the optical waveguide unit is configured to implement a second optical processing function of the optical signal based on the configuration information. In this way, since the optical waveguide device is not implemented by the spatial optical technology, the vibration requirement is not high, and thus the equipment of the transmission node can be reduced in difficulty, and the entire optical waveguide device does not need to be sealed to the air, and the optical waveguide is reduced. The cost of the device.
本发明另一实施例中，还提供了可以任意改变光波导装置的光处理功能或改变光波导装置的光处理功能对应的性能，相应的光波导装置的结构可以如下：In another embodiment of the present invention, it is also provided that the optical processing function of the optical waveguide device can be arbitrarily changed or the performance corresponding to the optical processing function of the optical waveguide device can be changed. The structure of the corresponding optical waveguide device can be as follows:
如图13所示，光波导装置包括配置单元3和光波导单元1，光波导单元1通过第一可变光波导实现，配置单元3与光波导单元3电连接；配置单元3，用于向光波导单元1发送配置信息，配置信息包括网络节点中设备的信息、光信号传输路径的信息、可变光波导的每个电极的输出电压、可变光波导的磁场信息、可变光波导的温度信息中的任一种或多种；光波导单元1，用于根据配置信息，改变光波导装置的光处理功能或光处理功能对应的性能。As shown in FIG. 13, the optical waveguide device includes a configuration unit 3 and an optical waveguide unit 1, the optical waveguide unit 1 is realized by a first variable optical waveguide, the configuration unit 3 is electrically connected to the optical waveguide unit 3, and the configuration unit 3 is used for light. The waveguide unit 1 transmits configuration information including information of devices in the network node, information of the optical signal transmission path, output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide, magnetic field information of the variable optical waveguide, and temperature of the variable optical waveguide Any one or more of the information; the optical waveguide unit 1 is configured to change the performance corresponding to the light processing function or the light processing function of the optical waveguide device according to the configuration information.
在实施中，光波导装置包括配置单元3和光波导单元1，光波导单元1可以通过第一可变光波导实现，配置单元3与光波导单元1电连接。In an implementation, the optical waveguide device comprises a configuration unit 3 and an optical waveguide unit 1, which can be realized by a first variable optical waveguide, the configuration unit 3 being electrically connected to the optical waveguide unit 1.
技术人员可以在配置单元3中存储配置信息，配置单元3可以向光波导单元1发送配置信息，配置信息中可以包括网络节点设备的信息、光信号的传输路径的信息、可变光波导的每个电极的输出电压、可变光波导的磁场信息、可变光波导的温度信息中的任一种或多种，光波导单元1可以接收配置单元3发送的配置信息，光波导单元1可以基于接收到的配置信息，来改变光处理功能或光处理功能对应的性能，改变光波导装置的光处理功能包括从以下功能中的一种或多种的组合改变成另一种或另一种组合：光信号通路功能、光信号交换功能、光信号基于功率的分路、光信号基于功率的合路、光信号的光斑变换功能、光信号色散功能、光信号基于中心波长合路功能、光信号基于中心波长分路功能、光信号传输延时功能、光信号滤波功能，上述的光处理功能在前面已经解释此处不再赘述。例如，光波导装置本来是实现光信号色散功能和光信号交换功能(例如实现WSS功能)，通过技术人员重新设置配置信息，基于新的配置信息，可以实现光信号交换功能等(例如实现光交换矩阵或光开关阵列功能)。The technician can store the configuration information in the configuration unit 3, and the configuration unit 3 can transmit the configuration information to the optical waveguide unit 1. The configuration information can include information of the network node device, information of the transmission path of the optical signal, and each of the variable optical waveguides. The optical waveguide unit 1 can receive the configuration information transmitted by the configuration unit 3, and the optical waveguide unit 1 can be based on any one or more of the output voltage of the electrodes, the magnetic field information of the variable optical waveguide, and the temperature information of the variable optical waveguide. The received configuration information is used to change the performance of the light processing function or the light processing function, and changing the light processing function of the optical waveguide device includes changing from one or more of the following functions to another or another combination : optical signal path function, optical signal exchange function, power signal based power splitting, optical signal power based combining, optical signal spot changing function, optical signal dispersion function, optical signal based on central wavelength combining function, optical signal Based on the central wavelength splitting function, optical signal transmission delay function, and optical signal filtering function, the above-mentioned light processing function is in front Interpreted not be repeated here. For example, the optical waveguide device originally implements an optical signal dispersion function and an optical signal exchange function (for example, implements a WSS function), and the technician resets the configuration information, and based on the new configuration information, can implement an optical signal exchange function, etc. (for example, implementing an optical switching matrix). Or optical switch array function).
可选的，上述提到的网络节点设备的信息可以包括光波导装置安装到的设备槽位对应的光处理功能，设备槽位可以是光背板的槽位，也就是说光波导装置在安装在槽位上后，要实现的光处理功能，例如，网络节点设备的信息是设备槽位安装什么类型的WSS，以及实现对应类型的WSS的光波导单元1对应的电场、磁场或温度等信息。这样，光波导单元1可以根据光波导装置安装到的设备槽位对应的光处理功能，确定出可变光波导的每个电极的输出电压(具体可以是根据光处理功能对应的每个电极的输出电压的对应关系，确定可变光波导的每个电极的输出电压)，然后根据确定出的每个电极的输出电压，为每个电极加相应的电压，这样，就可以改变光波导装置的光处理功能。此处仅以电场进行举例，其它情况与之类似，在此不再赘述。另外，也可以根据光波导装置安装到的设备槽位对应的光处理功能、以及当前每个电极的输出电压，确定可变光波导的电极中需要改变电压的电极的输出电压，这样，光波导单元1可以直接根据确定出的输出电压，为相应的电极加输出电压，其它电极则不改变输出电压。Optionally, the information about the network node device mentioned above may include a light processing function corresponding to a slot of the device to which the optical waveguide device is installed, where the slot of the device may be a slot of the optical backplane, that is, the optical waveguide device is installed at After the slot is located, the optical processing function to be implemented, for example, the information of the network node device is what type of WSS is installed in the device slot, and the electric field, magnetic field or temperature corresponding to the optical waveguide unit 1 of the corresponding type of WSS is implemented. In this way, the optical waveguide unit 1 can determine the output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide according to the light processing function corresponding to the slot of the device to which the optical waveguide device is mounted (specifically, each electrode corresponding to the light processing function) Corresponding relationship of output voltages, determining the output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide), and then adding a corresponding voltage to each electrode according to the determined output voltage of each electrode, so that the optical waveguide device can be changed Light processing function. Here, only the electric field is taken as an example, and other cases are similar, and will not be described again here. In addition, the output voltage of the electrode of the variable optical waveguide in which the voltage needs to be changed may be determined according to the light processing function corresponding to the device slot to which the optical waveguide device is mounted, and the current output voltage of each electrode, such that the optical waveguide Unit 1 can directly add an output voltage to the corresponding electrode according to the determined output voltage, and the other electrodes do not change the output voltage.
可选的，配置信息为光信号传输路径的信息，光信号传输路径的信息包括：光信号传输的损耗要求信息和/或下路信息，下路信息用于指示光信号是否在光波导装置所在网络节点下路；光波导单元，用于根据光信号传输的损耗要求信息和/或下路信息，确定可变光波导的每个电极的输出电压，根据确定出的每个电极的输出电压，控制可变光波导的每个电 极输出对应的输出电压。Optionally, the configuration information is information of the optical signal transmission path, and the information of the optical signal transmission path includes: loss requirement information and/or downlink information of the optical signal transmission, and the downlink information is used to indicate whether the optical signal is located at the optical waveguide device. The network node is offline; the optical waveguide unit is configured to determine an output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide according to the loss requirement information and/or the downlink information of the optical signal transmission, according to the determined output voltage of each electrode, Each of the electrodes of the variable optical waveguide is controlled to output a corresponding output voltage.
在实施中，光波导单元1可以根据光信号传输的损耗要求信息和/或下路信息，确定可变光波导的每个电极的输出电压(具体可以是根据存储的光信号传输的损耗要求信息和/或下路信息与可变光波导的每个电极的输出电压的对应关系，确定可变光波导的每个电极的输出电压)，然后根据确定出的每个电极的输出电压，为每个电极加相应的电压，即可以改变光波导装置的光处理功能对应的性能。另外，也可以根据光信号传输的损耗要求信息和/或下路信息、以及当前每个电极的输出电压，确定可变光波导的电极中需要改变电压的电极的输出电压，这样，光波导单元1可以直接根据确定出的输出电压，为相应的电极加输出电压，其它电极则不改变输出电压。In an implementation, the optical waveguide unit 1 can determine the output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide according to the loss requirement information and/or the downlink information of the optical signal transmission (specifically, the loss requirement information according to the stored optical signal transmission) And/or the correspondence relationship between the downlink information and the output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide, determining the output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide), and then according to the determined output voltage of each electrode, for each The electrodes are applied with corresponding voltages, that is, the performance corresponding to the light processing function of the optical waveguide device can be changed. In addition, the output voltage of the electrode of the variable optical waveguide in which the voltage needs to be changed may be determined according to the loss requirement information and/or the downlink information of the optical signal transmission and the current output voltage of each electrode, such that the optical waveguide unit 1 The output voltage can be applied to the corresponding electrode directly according to the determined output voltage, and the other electrodes do not change the output voltage.
另外，光信号传输路径的信息还可以包括以下一种或多种：光信号传输的源节点、光信号传输的目的节点、光信号传输经过的节点、光信号传输的损耗要求信息、光信号下路信息、光信号上路信息，下路信息用于指示光信号是否在光波导装置所在网络节点下路，下路是指要发送至接收机，不再进行传输，上路信息用于只是光信号是否在光波导装置所在网络节点上路，上路指从发射机发送到网络中。例如，光波导装置可以根据光信号传输的损耗要求信息和下路信息，选择光波导装置是实现WSS功能还是实现光交换矩阵(或光开关阵列的功能)，或者是实现WSS和光交换矩阵的组合功能，或者是调整实现WSS和光交换矩阵的组合功能时WSS和光交换矩阵连接光纤数量的比例，等等。由于光交换矩阵的损耗比WSS要小，这样可以根据光信号的下路或上路信息，在可以使用时使用光交换矩阵进行光信号交换，从而降低网络中光信号传输的插损，有利于延长光信号传输距离，降低组网成本。In addition, the information of the optical signal transmission path may further include one or more of the following: a source node of the optical signal transmission, a destination node of the optical signal transmission, a node through which the optical signal is transmitted, loss requirement information of the optical signal transmission, and an optical signal Road information, optical signal on-road information, downlink information is used to indicate whether the optical signal is off the network node where the optical waveguide device is located, and the downlink information is to be sent to the receiver, no longer transmitting, and the uplink information is used for only the optical signal. On the network node where the optical waveguide device is located, the upper road finger is sent from the transmitter to the network. For example, the optical waveguide device can select whether the optical waveguide device implements the WSS function or implements the optical switching matrix (or the function of the optical switch array) according to the loss requirement information and the downlink information of the optical signal transmission, or implements a combination of the WSS and the optical switching matrix. Function, or the ratio of the number of WSS and optical switching matrix connected fibers when adjusting the combined function of WSS and optical switching matrix, and so on. Since the loss of the optical switching matrix is smaller than that of the WSS, the optical switching matrix can be used for optical signal exchange according to the downlink or uplink information of the optical signal, thereby reducing the insertion loss of the optical signal transmission in the network, which is advantageous for extending Optical signal transmission distance reduces network cost.
可选的，配置单元3传输至光波导单元1的配置信息可以是可变光波导的每个电极的输出电压，这样，光波导单元1可以直接根据接收到的每个电极的输出电压，为每个电极加相应的电压，这样，就可以改变光波导装置的光处理功能或光处理功能的性能。在这种情况下，配置单元3可以根据网络节点设备的信息或光信号传输路径的信息，计算出每个电极的输出电压。Optionally, the configuration information transmitted by the configuration unit 3 to the optical waveguide unit 1 may be an output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide, such that the optical waveguide unit 1 can directly according to the output voltage of each of the received electrodes. Each electrode is applied with a corresponding voltage so that the performance of the light processing function or the light processing function of the optical waveguide device can be changed. In this case, the configuration unit 3 can calculate the output voltage of each electrode based on the information of the network node device or the information of the optical signal transmission path.
另外，配置单元3传输至光波导单元1的配置信息可以是可变光波导的电极中需要改变电压的电极的输出电压。这样，光波导单元1可以直接根据接收到的输出电压，为相应的电极加输出电压，其它电极则不改变输出电压。在这种情况下，配置单元3可以根据网络节点设备的信息或光信号传输路径的信息，计算出可变光波导的电极中需要改变电压的电极的输出电压。In addition, the configuration information transmitted by the configuration unit 3 to the optical waveguide unit 1 may be an output voltage of an electrode of the variable optical waveguide in which an electrode needs to be changed in voltage. Thus, the optical waveguide unit 1 can directly add an output voltage to the corresponding electrode according to the received output voltage, and the other electrodes do not change the output voltage. In this case, the configuration unit 3 can calculate the output voltage of the electrode of the variable optical waveguide in which the voltage needs to be changed, based on the information of the network node device or the information of the optical signal transmission path.
可选地，该光波导装置还可以包括功能单元2，功能单元2通过固定光波导或第二可变光波导实现，固定光波导是预设的光信号通路不能更改的光波导，第一可变光波导和第二可变光波导是基于配置单元3的配置信息控制光学材料形成光信号通路或者消除光信号通路实现对应的光处理功能的光波导，其中：光波导单元1与功能单元2连接；功能单元2，用于实现光信号的第一光处理功能；光波导单元1，用于基于配置信息，实现光信号的第二光处理功能；第一光处理功能和第二光处理功能完成的功能不同或实现的性能不同。Optionally, the optical waveguide device may further include a functional unit 2. The functional unit 2 is implemented by a fixed optical waveguide or a second variable optical waveguide. The fixed optical waveguide is an optical waveguide whose preset optical signal path cannot be changed. The optical waveguide and the second variable optical waveguide are optical waveguides that control the optical material to form an optical signal path or eliminate the optical signal path to implement a corresponding optical processing function based on the configuration information of the configuration unit 3, wherein the optical waveguide unit 1 and the functional unit 2 a functional unit 2 for implementing a first optical processing function of the optical signal; an optical waveguide unit 1 for implementing a second optical processing function of the optical signal based on the configuration information; a first optical processing function and a second optical processing function The completed functions are different or the performance achieved is different.
可选地，该光波导装置还可以为前述实施例中任一种光波导装置。Alternatively, the optical waveguide device may also be any of the optical waveguide devices of the foregoing embodiments.
这样，技术人员可以控制配置单元3的配置信息，使得同一套光波导装置可以灵活实现各种光处理功能或者达到不同的性能；另外，还可以根据光信号传输路径等网络业务配 置信息，按照网络业务配置的不同情况，选择光波导装置实现的光处理功能或光处理功能对应的性能，减低网络的组网成本。In this way, the technician can control the configuration information of the configuration unit 3, so that the same optical waveguide device can flexibly implement various optical processing functions or achieve different performances; in addition, according to the network service configuration information such as the optical signal transmission path, according to the network. In different situations of the service configuration, the performance corresponding to the optical processing function or the optical processing function implemented by the optical waveguide device is selected, and the networking cost of the network is reduced.
可选的，配置信息为网络节点中设备的信息，网络节点中设备的信息包括光波导装置安装到的设备槽位对应的光处理功能；光波导单元，用于根据光波导装置安装到的设备槽位对应的光处理功能，确定可变光波导的磁场信息或温度信息，根据可变光波导的磁场信息或温度信息，控制可变光波导。Optionally, the configuration information is information about the device in the network node, the information of the device in the network node includes a light processing function corresponding to the slot of the device to which the optical waveguide device is installed, and the optical waveguide unit is configured to be installed according to the optical waveguide device. The light processing function corresponding to the slot determines the magnetic field information or temperature information of the variable optical waveguide, and controls the variable optical waveguide according to the magnetic field information or the temperature information of the variable optical waveguide.
本发明实施例所示的方案，光波导单元可以根据光波导设备安装的设备槽位对应的光处理功能，确定可变光波导的磁场信息或者温度信息。后续可以根据可变光波导的磁场信息或温度信息，控制可变光波导。In the solution shown in the embodiment of the present invention, the optical waveguide unit can determine the magnetic field information or temperature information of the variable optical waveguide according to the optical processing function corresponding to the slot of the device installed in the optical waveguide device. The variable optical waveguide can be controlled subsequently based on the magnetic field information or temperature information of the variable optical waveguide.
可选的，配置信息为光信号传输路径的信息，光信号传输路径的信息包括：光信号传输的损耗要求信息和/或下路信息，下路信息用于指示光信号是否在光波导装置所在网络节点下路；光波导单元，用于根据光信号传输的损耗要求信息和/或下路信息，确定可变光波导的磁场信息或温度信息，根据可变光波导的磁场信息或温度信息，控制可变光波导。Optionally, the configuration information is information of the optical signal transmission path, and the information of the optical signal transmission path includes: loss requirement information and/or downlink information of the optical signal transmission, and the downlink information is used to indicate whether the optical signal is located at the optical waveguide device. The network node is offline; the optical waveguide unit is configured to determine magnetic field information or temperature information of the variable optical waveguide according to the loss requirement information and/or the downlink information of the optical signal transmission, according to the magnetic field information or temperature information of the variable optical waveguide, Control the variable optical waveguide.
本发明实施例所示的方案，可以基于根据光信号传输的损耗要求信息和/或下路信息，确定可变光波导的磁场信息或者温度信息。后续可以根据可变光波导的磁场信息或温度信息，控制可变光波导。The solution shown in the embodiment of the present invention may determine the magnetic field information or the temperature information of the variable optical waveguide based on the loss requirement information and/or the downlink information transmitted according to the optical signal. The variable optical waveguide can be controlled subsequently based on the magnetic field information or temperature information of the variable optical waveguide.
本发明实施例中，光波导装置包括配置单元3和光波导单元1，光波导单元1通过第一可变光波导实现，配置单元3与光波导单元1电连接，配置单元3，用于向光波导单元1发送配置信息，配置信息包括网络节点中设备的信息或光信号传输路径的信息，光波导单元1，用于根据配置信息，改变光波导装置的光处理功能或光处理功能对应的性能。In the embodiment of the present invention, the optical waveguide device includes a configuration unit 3 and an optical waveguide unit 1. The optical waveguide unit 1 is realized by a first variable optical waveguide, the configuration unit 3 is electrically connected to the optical waveguide unit 1, and the configuration unit 3 is used for light. The waveguide unit 1 transmits configuration information including information of a device in the network node or information of an optical signal transmission path, and the optical waveguide unit 1 is configured to change the performance of the optical processing function or the optical processing function of the optical waveguide device according to the configuration information. .
在上述实施例中，可以全部或部分地通过软件、硬件、固件或者其任意组合来实现，当使用软件实现时，可以全部或部分地以计算机程序产品的形式实现。所述计算机程序产品包括一个或多个计算机指令，在设备或处理器上加载和执行所述计算机程序指令时，全部或部分地产生按照本发明实施例所述的流程或功能。所述计算机指令可以存储在计算机可读存储介质中，或者从一个计算机可读存储介质向另一个计算机可读存储介质传输，例如，所述计算机指令可以从一个网站站点、计算机、服务器或数据中心通过有线(例如同轴光缆、光纤、数字用户线)或无线(例如红外、无线、微波等)方式向另一个网站站点、计算机、服务器或数据中心进行传输。所述计算机可读存储介质可以是基站能够存取的任何可用介质或者是包含一个或多个可用介质集成的服务器、数据中心等数据存储设备。所述可用介质可以是磁性介质(如软盘、硬盘和磁带等)，也可以是光介质(如数字视盘(Digital Video Disk，DVD)等)，或者半导体介质(如固态硬盘等)。In the above embodiments, it may be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof, and when implemented using software, may be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product comprises one or more computer instructions which, when loaded and executed on a device or processor, produce, in whole or in part, a process or function according to an embodiment of the invention. The computer instructions can be stored in a computer readable storage medium or transferred from one computer readable storage medium to another computer readable storage medium, for example, the computer instructions can be from a website site, computer, server or data center Transmission to another website site, computer, server or data center via wired (eg coaxial cable, fiber optic, digital subscriber line) or wireless (eg infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.). The computer readable storage medium can be any available media that can be accessed by a base station or a data storage device such as a server, data center, or the like that includes one or more available media. The usable medium may be a magnetic medium (such as a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape, etc.), or an optical medium (such as a digital video disk (DVD), etc.), or a semiconductor medium (such as a solid state hard disk or the like).
以上所述仅为本申请的一个实施例，并不用以限制本申请，凡在本申请的精神和原则之内，所作的任何修改、等同替换、改进等，均应包含在本申请的保护范围之内。The above description is only one embodiment of the present application, and is not intended to limit the present application. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application are included in the scope of protection of the present application. within.

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  1. 一种光波导装置，其特征在于，所述光波导装置包括光波导单元与功能单元，所述光波导单元通过第一可变光波导实现，所述功能单元通过固定光波导或第二可变光波导实现，所述固定光波导是预设的光信号通路不能更改的光波导，所述第一可变光波导和所述第二可变光波导是基于配置信息控制光学材料形成光信号通路或者消除光信号通路实现对应的光处理功能的光波导，其中：An optical waveguide device, characterized in that the optical waveguide device comprises an optical waveguide unit and a functional unit, the optical waveguide unit being realized by a first variable optical waveguide, the functional unit being fixed by an optical waveguide or a second variable Implemented by an optical waveguide, the fixed optical waveguide is an optical waveguide whose preset optical signal path cannot be modified, and the first variable optical waveguide and the second variable optical waveguide are used to control an optical material to form an optical signal path based on configuration information. Or an optical waveguide that eliminates the optical signal path to achieve a corresponding light processing function, wherein:
    所述光波导单元与所述功能单元连接；The optical waveguide unit is connected to the functional unit;
    所述功能单元，用于实现光信号的第一光处理功能；The functional unit is configured to implement a first light processing function of the optical signal;
    所述光波导单元，用于基于所述配置信息，实现光信号的第二光处理功能。The optical waveguide unit is configured to implement a second light processing function of the optical signal based on the configuration information.
  2. 根据权利要求1所述的光波导装置，其特征在于，所述第一光处理功能和所述第二光处理功能分别包括以下任一种或多种：光信号通路功能、光信号交换功能、光信号的光斑变换功能、光信号基于功率分路功能、光信号基于功率合路功能、光信号色散功能、光信号基于中心波长合路功能、光信号基于中心波长分路功能、光信号传输延时功能、光信号滤波功能。The optical waveguide device according to claim 1, wherein the first light processing function and the second light processing function respectively comprise any one or more of the following: an optical signal path function, an optical signal exchange function, Spot change function of optical signal, optical signal based on power split function, optical signal based on power combining function, optical signal dispersion function, optical signal based on central wavelength combining function, optical signal based on central wavelength splitting function, optical signal transmission delay Time function, optical signal filtering function.
  3. 根据权利要求1或2所述的光波导装置，其特征在于，所述第二可变光波导的光滑程度高于所述第一可变光波导，或者，所述第二可变光波导的单位长度损耗低于所述第一可变光波导。The optical waveguide device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said second variable optical waveguide is smoother than said first variable optical waveguide, or said second variable optical waveguide The unit length loss is lower than the first variable optical waveguide.
  4. 根据权利要求1至3任一所述的光波导装置，其特征在于，所述第一光处理功能为光信号色散功能，所述光信号色散功能为：将一路光信号按照频率分量进行分离，或者将多路包含不同频率分量的光信号合成一路光信号。The optical waveguide device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first light processing function is an optical signal dispersion function, and the optical signal dispersion function is: separating one optical signal according to a frequency component, Or combine multiple optical signals containing different frequency components into one optical signal.
  5. 根据权利要求4所述的光波导装置，其特征在于，所述功能单元包括至少一个第一功能单元和至少一个第二功能单元，所述第一功能单元用于将一路光信号按照频率分量进行分离，所述第二功能单元用于将多路包含不同频率分量的光信号合成一路光信号，所述第一功能单元包括一个第一接口点和多个第二接口点，所述第二功能单元包括多个第三接口点和一个第四接口点；The optical waveguide device according to claim 4, wherein said functional unit comprises at least one first functional unit and at least one second functional unit, said first functional unit for performing an optical signal according to a frequency component Separating, the second functional unit is configured to synthesize multiple optical signals including different frequency components into one optical signal, the first functional unit includes a first interface point and a plurality of second interface points, and the second function The unit includes a plurality of third interface points and a fourth interface point;
    所述第一接口点和所述第四接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点连接；The first interface point and the fourth interface point are connected to an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber;
    所述光波导单元，用于基于所述配置信息连接所述第二接口点和所述第三接口点，形成所述第二接口点与所述第三接口点之间的光信号通路。The optical waveguide unit is configured to connect the second interface point and the third interface point based on the configuration information to form an optical signal path between the second interface point and the third interface point.
  6. 根据权利要求5所述的光波导装置，其特征在于，所述功能单元包括一个第一功能单元和多个第二功能单元，所述第一接口点和所述第四接口点为合波光信号接口点或合成光信号接口点，所述第二接口点和所述第三接口点为单波光信号接口点或单个光信号接口点。The optical waveguide device according to claim 5, wherein the functional unit comprises a first functional unit and a plurality of second functional units, and the first interface point and the fourth interface point are combined optical signals An interface point or a composite optical signal interface point, where the second interface point and the third interface point are single-wave optical signal interface points or single optical signal interface points.
  7. 根据权利要求5所述的光波导装置，其特征在于，所述功能单元包括多个第一功能单元和一个第二功能单元，所述第一接口点和所述第四接口点为合波光信号接口点或合成光信号接口点，所述第二接口点和所述第三接口点为单波光信号接口点或单个光信号接口点。The optical waveguide device according to claim 5, wherein the functional unit comprises a plurality of first functional units and a second functional unit, and the first interface point and the fourth interface point are combined optical signals An interface point or a composite optical signal interface point, where the second interface point and the third interface point are single-wave optical signal interface points or single optical signal interface points.
  8. 根据权利要求4所述的光波导装置，其特征在于，所述功能单元包括至少一个第三功能单元，所述第三功能单元用于将一路光信号按照频率分量进行分离，或者，用于将多路包含不同频率分量的光信号合成一路光信号，所述第三功能单元包括一个第五接口点和多个第六接口点；The optical waveguide device according to claim 4, wherein said functional unit comprises at least one third functional unit for separating one optical signal according to a frequency component, or for Multiple optical signals including different frequency components are combined to form one optical signal, and the third functional unit includes a fifth interface point and a plurality of sixth interface points;
    所述第五接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点连接；The fifth interface point is connected to an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber;
    所述光波导单元与光纤或光纤对应的接口点连接；The optical waveguide unit is connected to an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber;
    所述光波导单元，用于基于所述配置信息连接所述第六接口点与光纤，形成所述第六接口点与光纤之间的光信号通路，或连接所述第六接口点与光纤对应的接口点，形成所述第六接口点与光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路。The optical waveguide unit is configured to connect the sixth interface point and the optical fiber based on the configuration information, form an optical signal path between the sixth interface point and the optical fiber, or connect the sixth interface point to the optical fiber. The interface point forms an optical signal path between the sixth interface point and an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber.
  9. 根据权利要求8所述的光波导装置，其特征在于，所述第五接口点为合波光信号接口点或合成光信号接口点，所述第六接口点为单波光信号接口点或单个光信号接口点。The optical waveguide device according to claim 8, wherein the fifth interface point is a combined optical signal interface point or a composite optical signal interface point, and the sixth interface point is a single-wave optical signal interface point or a single optical signal. Interface point.
  10. 根据权利要求4所述的光波导装置，其特征在于，所述功能单元的数目大于或等于2，所述功能单元包括一个第七接口点和多个第八接口点；The optical waveguide device according to claim 4, wherein the number of the functional units is greater than or equal to 2, and the functional unit comprises a seventh interface point and a plurality of eighth interface points;
    所述光波导单元与光纤或光纤对应的接口点连接；The optical waveguide unit is connected to an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber;
    所述功能单元，用于当通过所述第七接口点接收到光信号时，将接收到的光信号，按照频率分量进行分离为多路光信号，通过所述第八接口点输出，当通过所述第八接口点分别接收到包含不同频率分量的光信号时，将接收到的包含不同频率分量的光信号，合成一路光信号，通过所述第七接口点输出；The function unit is configured to, when receiving an optical signal through the seventh interface point, separate the received optical signal into multiple optical signals according to frequency components, and output through the eighth interface point, when passing When the eighth interface points respectively receive the optical signals including the different frequency components, the received optical signals containing the different frequency components are combined into one optical signal, and output through the seventh interface point;
    所述光波导单元，用于基于配置信息，连接不同功能单元的第八接口点，形成不同功能单元的第八接口点之间的光信号通路、以及连接所述第七接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点，形成所述第七接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路；或者，用于基于配置信息，连接所述第七接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点，形成所述第七接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路、以及连接所述第八接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点，形成所述第八接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路。The optical waveguide unit is configured to connect an eighth interface point of different functional units based on the configuration information, form an optical signal path between the eighth interface points of the different functional units, and connect the seventh interface point with the optical fiber or the optical fiber a corresponding interface point, forming an optical signal path between the seventh interface point and an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber; or, for connecting, according to the configuration information, the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber by the seventh interface point Forming an optical signal path between the seventh interface point and an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber, and an interface point connecting the eighth interface point to the optical fiber or the optical fiber to form the eighth interface point and the optical fiber or Optical signal path between interface points corresponding to the fiber.
  11. 根据权利要求10所述的光波导装置，其特征在于，所述第七接口点为合波光信号接口点或合成光信号接口点，所述第八接口点为单波光信号接口点或单个光信号接口点。The optical waveguide device according to claim 10, wherein the seventh interface point is a combined optical signal interface point or a composite optical signal interface point, and the eighth interface point is a single-wave optical signal interface point or a single optical signal. Interface point.
  12. 根据权利要求1至3任一所述的光波导装置，其特征在于，所述光波导单元包括第一光波导单元和第二光波导单元，所述功能单元包括至少一个第四功能单元和至少一个第五功能单元；所述第四功能单元用于将一路光信号按照频率分量进行分离，或者，用于将多路包含不同频率分量的光信号合成一路光信号；所述第五功能单元用于传输光信号；所述第四功能单元包括一个第九接口点和至少一个第十接口点；所述第九接口点与所述第一光波导单元连接，所述第十接口点与所述第二光波导单元连接；所述第五功能单元包括至少一个第十一接口点和至少一个第十二接口点，所述第十一接口点与所述第一光波导单元连接，所述第十二接口点与所述第二光波导单元连接；The optical waveguide device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said optical waveguide unit comprises a first optical waveguide unit and a second optical waveguide unit, said functional unit comprising at least one fourth functional unit and at least a fifth functional unit; the fourth functional unit is configured to separate one optical signal according to a frequency component, or to combine multiple optical signals including different frequency components into one optical signal; Transmitting an optical signal; the fourth functional unit includes a ninth interface point and at least one tenth interface point; the ninth interface point is connected to the first optical waveguide unit, the tenth interface point is a second optical waveguide unit connected; the fifth functional unit includes at least one eleventh interface point and at least one twelfth interface point, the eleventh interface point being connected to the first optical waveguide unit, the a twelve interface point is connected to the second optical waveguide unit;
    所述第一光波导单元与光纤或光纤对应的接口点连接，所述第二光波导单元与光纤或光纤对应的接口点连接；The first optical waveguide unit is connected to an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber, and the second optical waveguide unit is connected to an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber;
    所述第一光波导单元，用于基于配置信息，连接所述第九接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点，形成所述第九接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路，所述第二光波导单元，用于基于配置信息，连接所述第九接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点，形成所述第九接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路、以及基于配置信息，连接不同第四功能单元的第十接口点，形成所述不同第四功能单元的第十接口点之间的光信号通路；或者，所述第一光波导单元，用于基于配置信息，连接所述第十一接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点，形成所述第十一接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路，所述第二光波导 单元，用于基于配置信息，连接所述第十二接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点，形成所述第十二接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路。The first optical waveguide unit is configured to connect an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber to the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber based on the configuration information, and form an optical signal between the ninth interface point and an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber. The second optical waveguide unit is configured to connect an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber to the interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber based on the configuration information, and form an interface point between the ninth interface point and the optical fiber or the optical fiber. An optical signal path, and a tenth interface point connecting different fourth functional units based on the configuration information, forming an optical signal path between the tenth interface points of the different fourth functional units; or the first optical waveguide unit And connecting, according to the configuration information, an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber by the eleventh interface point, forming an optical signal path between the eleventh interface point and an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber, where the a second optical waveguide unit, configured to connect an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber to the twelfth interface point based on the configuration information, to form a connection corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber Optical signal path between the dots.
  13. 根据权利要求12所述的光波导装置，其特征在于，所述第九接口点为合波光信号接口点或合成光信号接口点，所述第十接口点为单波光信号接口点或单个光信号接口点。The optical waveguide device according to claim 12, wherein the ninth interface point is a combined optical signal interface point or a composite optical signal interface point, and the tenth interface point is a single-wave optical signal interface point or a single optical signal. Interface point.
  14. 根据权利要求1所述的光波导装置，其特征在于，所述功能单元包括至少一个第十三接口点和至少一个第十四接口点；The optical waveguide device according to claim 1, wherein said functional unit comprises at least one thirteenth interface point and at least one fourteenth interface point;
    所述光波导单元，用于基于所述配置信息，连接所述第十三接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点，形成所述第十三接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路，以及连接所述第十四接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点，形成所述第十四接口点与光纤或光纤对应的接口点之间的光信号通路。The optical waveguide unit is configured to connect, according to the configuration information, an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber to the thirteenth interface point, and form an interface point between the thirteenth interface point and an optical fiber or an optical fiber. An optical signal path, and an interface point connecting the fourteenth interface point to the optical fiber or the optical fiber, forming an optical signal path between the fourteenth interface point and an interface point corresponding to the optical fiber or the optical fiber.
  15. 根据权利要求1至3任一所述的光波导装置，其特征在于，所述功能单元蚀刻在硅片上，所述硅片上设置有贯通槽，所述光波导单元设置在所述贯通槽中。The optical waveguide device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the functional unit is etched on a silicon wafer, the silicon wafer is provided with a through-groove, and the optical waveguide unit is disposed in the through-groove in.
  16. 根据权利要求1所述的光波导装置，其特征在于，所述配置信息包括所述第一可变光波导的每个电极的输出电压、所述第一可变光波导的磁场信息、所述第一可变光波导的温度信息中的任意一种。The optical waveguide device according to claim 1, wherein said configuration information includes an output voltage of each electrode of said first variable optical waveguide, magnetic field information of said first variable optical waveguide, said Any one of the temperature information of the first variable optical waveguide.
  17. 根据权利要求1所述的光波导装置，其特征在于，在所述功能单元与所述光波导单元的接触位置处，所述功能单元的折射率与所述光波导单元的折射率相等或差值的绝对值小于预设数值。The optical waveguide device according to claim 1, wherein a refractive index of said functional unit is equal to or different from a refractive index of said optical waveguide unit at a contact position of said functional unit with said optical waveguide unit The absolute value of the value is less than the preset value.
  18. 一种光波导装置，其特征在于，所述光波导装置包括配置单元和光波导单元，所述光波导单元通过可变光波导实现，所述可变光波导是基于配置单元提供的配置信息控制光学材料形成光信号通路或者消除光信号通路实现对应的光处理功能的光波导；其中：An optical waveguide device, characterized in that the optical waveguide device comprises a configuration unit and an optical waveguide unit, the optical waveguide unit being realized by a variable optical waveguide that controls optics based on configuration information provided by the configuration unit The material forms an optical signal path or an optical waveguide that eliminates the optical signal path to achieve a corresponding light processing function; wherein:
    所述配置单元与所述光波导单元电连接；The configuration unit is electrically connected to the optical waveguide unit;
    所述配置单元，用于向所述光波导单元发送配置信息，所述配置信息包括网络节点中设备的信息、光信号传输路径的信息、所述可变光波导的每个电极的输出电压、所述可变光波导的磁场信息、所述可变光波导的温度信息中的任一种或多种；The configuration unit is configured to send configuration information to the optical waveguide unit, where the configuration information includes information of a device in a network node, information of an optical signal transmission path, an output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide, Any one or more of magnetic field information of the variable optical waveguide and temperature information of the variable optical waveguide;
    所述光波导单元，用于根据所述配置信息，改变所述光波导装置的光处理功能或光处理功能对应的性能。The optical waveguide unit is configured to change a performance corresponding to a light processing function or a light processing function of the optical waveguide device according to the configuration information.
  19. 根据权利要求18所述的光波导装置，其特征在于，所述改变所述光波导装置的光处理功能包括从以下功能中的一种或多种的组合改变成另一种或另一种组合：光信号通路功能、光信号交换功能、光信号基于功率的分路、光信号基于功率的合路、光信号的光斑变换功能、光信号色散功能、光信号基于中心波长合路功能、光信号基于中心波长分路功能、光信号传输延时功能、光信号滤波功能。The optical waveguide device according to claim 18, wherein said changing the light processing function of said optical waveguide device comprises changing from a combination of one or more of the following functions to another or another combination : optical signal path function, optical signal exchange function, power signal based power splitting, optical signal power based combining, optical signal spot changing function, optical signal dispersion function, optical signal based on central wavelength combining function, optical signal Based on central wavelength splitting function, optical signal transmission delay function, optical signal filtering function.
  20. 根据权利要求18或19所述的光波导装置，其特征在于，所述配置信息为所述网络节点中设备的信息，所述网络节点中设备的信息包括所述光波导装置安装到的设备槽位对应的光处理功能；The optical waveguide device according to claim 18 or 19, wherein the configuration information is information of devices in the network node, and information of devices in the network node includes device slots to which the optical waveguide device is mounted Bit corresponding light processing function;
    所述光波导单元，用于根据所述光波导装置安装到的设备槽位对应的光处理功能，确定所述可变光波导的每个电极的输出电压，控制所述可变光波导的每个电极输出对应的输出电压。The optical waveguide unit is configured to determine an output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide according to a light processing function corresponding to a device slot to which the optical waveguide device is mounted, and control each of the variable optical waveguides The electrodes output corresponding output voltages.
  21. 根据权利要求18或19所述的光波导装置，其特征在于，所述配置信息为所述网络节点中设备的信息，所述网络节点中设备的信息包括所述光波导装置安装到的设备槽位对应的光处理功能；The optical waveguide device according to claim 18 or 19, wherein the configuration information is information of devices in the network node, and information of devices in the network node includes device slots to which the optical waveguide device is mounted Bit corresponding light processing function;
    所述光波导单元，用于根据所述光波导装置安装到的设备槽位对应的光处理功能，确定所述可变光波导的磁场信息或温度信息，根据所述可变光波导的磁场信息或温度信息，控制所述可变光波导。The optical waveguide unit is configured to determine magnetic field information or temperature information of the variable optical waveguide according to a light processing function corresponding to a slot of the device to which the optical waveguide device is mounted, according to magnetic field information of the variable optical waveguide Or temperature information to control the variable optical waveguide.
  22. 根据权利要求18或19所述的光波导装置，其特征在于，所述配置信息为所述光信号传输路径的信息，所述光信号传输路径的信息包括：光信号传输的损耗要求信息和/或下路信息，所述下路信息用于指示光信号是否在所述光波导装置所在网络节点下路；The optical waveguide device according to claim 18 or 19, wherein the configuration information is information of the optical signal transmission path, and the information of the optical signal transmission path includes: loss requirement information of the optical signal transmission and/or Or the downlink information, the downlink information is used to indicate whether the optical signal is off the network node where the optical waveguide device is located;
    所述光波导单元，用于根据光信号传输的损耗要求信息和/或下路信息，确定所述可变光波导的每个电极的输出电压，根据确定出的每个电极的输出电压，控制所述可变光波导的每个电极输出对应的输出电压。The optical waveguide unit is configured to determine an output voltage of each electrode of the variable optical waveguide according to loss requirement information and/or downlink information of the optical signal transmission, and control according to the determined output voltage of each electrode Each electrode of the variable optical waveguide outputs a corresponding output voltage.
  23. 根据权利要求18或19所述的光波导装置，其特征在于，所述配置信息为所述光信号传输路径的信息，所述光信号传输路径的信息包括：光信号传输的损耗要求信息和/或下路信息，所述下路信息用于指示光信号是否在所述光波导装置所在网络节点下路；The optical waveguide device according to claim 18 or 19, wherein the configuration information is information of the optical signal transmission path, and the information of the optical signal transmission path includes: loss requirement information of the optical signal transmission and/or Or the downlink information, the downlink information is used to indicate whether the optical signal is off the network node where the optical waveguide device is located;
    所述光波导单元，用于根据光信号传输的损耗要求信息和/或下路信息，确定所述可变光波导的磁场信息或温度信息，根据所述可变光波导的磁场信息或温度信息，控制所述可变光波导。The optical waveguide unit is configured to determine magnetic field information or temperature information of the variable optical waveguide according to loss requirement information and/or downlink information of the optical signal transmission, according to magnetic field information or temperature information of the variable optical waveguide Controlling the variable optical waveguide.
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