Invention Application
- Patent Title: Method And System For Redundant Light Sources By Utilizing Two Inputs Of An Integrated Modulator
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Application No.: US15639515Application Date: 2017-06-30
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Publication No.: US20180006727A1Publication Date: 2018-01-04
- Inventor: Greg Young , Peter DeDobbelaere
- Applicant: Luxtera, Inc.
- Main IPC: H04B10/54
- IPC: H04B10/54 ; H04B10/50

Abstract:
Methods and systems for redundant light sources by utilizing two inputs of an integrated modulator are disclosed and may include: an optoelectronic transmitter integrated in a semiconductor die with first and second laser sources coupled to the semiconductor die, said optoelectronic transmitter comprising an optical modulator with a first input waveguide coupled to the first laser source and second input waveguide coupled to the second laser source, the optoelectronic receiver being operable to: configure the first laser source to provide an optical signal to the first input of the optical modulator; and if the first laser source does not provide an optical signal, configure the second laser source to provide an optical signal to the second input of the optical modulator. The first laser source may be optically coupled to the first input waveguide and the second laser source optically coupled to the second input waveguide using grating couplers.
Public/Granted literature
- US10313019B2 Method and system for redundant light sources by utilizing two inputs of an integrated modulator Public/Granted day:2019-06-04
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