Abstract: A near-eye optical element includes one or more light sources and an optical structure. The one or more light sources emit beams. The optical structure includes an optically transparent material disposed over emission aperture(s) of the light source(s). The optical structure includes one or more facets that diverge or provide a tilt angle to the beams.

Abstract: A near-eye optical element includes one or more infrared light sources and an optical structure. The one or more infrared light sources emit infrared beams. The optical structure includes an optically transparent material disposed over the emission aperture(s) of the infrared light source(s). The optical structure includes one or more facets that diverge the infrared beams.

Abstract: A method for establishing optical coupling between spatially separated first and second planar waveguides includes arranging an optical interconnect on the first planar waveguide. The optical interconnect has first and second end portions and an intermediate portion. Each of the end portions has an inverse taper. The second planar waveguide is arranged on the optical interconnect so that the second planar waveguide overlaps with one of the inverse tapered end portions but not the other inverse tapered end portion to thereby enable an adiabatic transition of an optical signal from the first planar waveguide to the second planar waveguide via the optical interconnect. The first and second planar waveguides have different refractive indices at an operating wavelength and the optical interconnect have a higher refractive index at the operating wavelength than the refractive indices of a core of the first planar waveguide and a core of the second planar waveguide.

Abstract: In accordance with a method for transferring optical signals to and from an optical component incorporated in a photonic integrated circuit (PIC), an incoming optical signal in a first polarization state is received at a splitter section of a polarization splitter rotator (PSR). The splitter section causes the optical signal to be directed to a first waveguide of a pair of waveguides of the PSR. One of the waveguides rotates a polarization state of an optical signal traversing therethrough into an orthogonal polarization state and the other waveguide maintains a polarization state of an optical signal traversing therethrough. The incoming optical signal is directed from the first waveguide to the optical component. An outgoing optical signal is received in a second waveguide of the pair such that the outgoing optical signal traverses the second waveguide and the splitter section to be output by the PSR.

Abstract: In accordance with a method for transferring optical signals to and from an optical component incorporated in a photonic integrated circuit (PIC), an incoming optical signal in a first polarization state is received at a splitter section of a polarization splitter rotator (PSR). The splitter section causes the optical signal to be directed to a first waveguide of a pair of waveguides of the PSR. One of the waveguides rotates a polarization state of an optical signal traversing therethrough into an orthogonal polarization state and the other waveguide maintains a polarization state of an optical signal traversing therethrough. The incoming optical signal is directed from the first waveguide to the optical component. An outgoing optical signal is received in a second waveguide of the pair such that the outgoing optical signal traverses the second waveguide and the splitter section to be output by the PSR.

Abstract: A near-eye optical element includes one or more infrared light sources and an optical structure. The one or more infrared light sources emit infrared beams. The optical structure includes an optically transparent material disposed over the emission aperture(s) of the infrared light source(s). The optical structure includes one or more facets that diverge the infrared beams.

Abstract: An optical arrangement includes an optical printed circuit board (OPCB) having at least a first optical waveguide having a first end located on the OPCB. The optical arrangement also includes at least one photonic integrated circuit (PIC) mounted to the OPCB. The PIC includes a second optical waveguide. The first waveguide has a second end located on a portion of the second waveguide to optically couple light between the PIC and the first waveguide. The portion of the second waveguide on which the second end of the first waveguide is located has an inverse taper. The inverse tapered portion is defined by a plurality of segments. The segments of the inverse tapered portion each have a length and a taper rate that causes each segment to make an equal contribution to any radiation losses in the mode transformation of light being coupled between the first and second waveguides.