Method for a polarization-state independent complex optical receiver

An optical receiver comprising:

• an inlet aperture configured to receive an incident optical signal having an arbitrary polarization;
• and
• a plurality of optical components configured to:
• separate the incident optical signal into:
• an amplitude modulated transmitted linearly s-polarized signal,
• an amplitude modulated transmitted linearly p-polarized signal,
• an amplitude modulated reflected linearly s-polarized signal, and
• an amplitude modulated reflected linearly p-polarized signal;
• combine the amplitude modulated transmitted linearly s-polarized signal and amplitude modulated transmitted linearly p-polarized signal into an amplitude modulated transmitted linearly polarized combined signal;
• combine the amplitude modulated reflected linearly s-polarized signal and amplitude modulated reflected linearly p-polarized signal into an amplitude modulated reflected linearly polarized combined signal;
• and
• provide the amplitude modulated transmitted linearly polarized combined signal and the amplitude modulated reflected linearly polarized combined signal, the plurality of optical components including:
• a first optical resonator positioned to receive a first portion of the incident optical signal and convert the first portion of the incident optical signal into a first amplitude modulated polarized signal;
• and
• a second optical resonator positioned to receive a second portion of the incident optical signal and convert the second portion of the incident optical signal into a second amplitude modulated polarized signal.