公开(公告)号：EP3176616A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-07

申请号：EP15198113.1

申请日：2015-12-04

申请人： Xtera Communications Ltd.

发明人： Frisch, Tony

IPC分类号： G02B6/35 ,  H04B10/038 ,  H04J14/02

CPC分类号： G02B6/3562 ,  H04B10/038 ,  H04J14/0201

摘要： An optical communications apparatus (200), comprising: a branching unit (150) for connecting a first, second and third optical cable (110, 120, 130), each of the first, second and third optical cables comprising an optical fibre, the branching unit (150) comprising a branch optical path arranged to route a fixed pre-determined range of signal wavelengths (161, 162) that are input to the branching unit (150) from the optical fibre of the first cable (110) to the optical fibre of the third optical cable (130); a switching module (210) comprising at least one optical switch, the at least one optical switch having a bypass configuration in which a connection via the branch optical path to a distal portion of the third optical cable (130) is bypassed, so that all signal wavelengths (161, 162) input to the branching unit (150) from the optical fibre of the first cable (110) are routed to the optical fibre of the second optical cable (120) without first being routed through the connection to the distal portion of the third optical cable (130), and a branch connecting configuration in which the branch optical path is enabled so that a fixed pre-determined range of signal wavelengths (161, 162) that are input to the branching unit (150) from the optical fibre of the first cable (110) are routed to the optical fibre of the distal portion of the third optical cable (130).

摘要翻译： 1。一种光通信装置（200），包括：用于连接第一，第二和第三光缆（110,120,130）的分支单元（150），所述第一，第二和第三光缆中的每一个包括光纤，所述 所述分支单元包括分支光路，所述分支光路布置成将从所述第一电缆（110）的所述光纤输入到所述分支单元（150）的固定的预定信号波长范围（161,162） 第三光缆（130）的光纤; 包括至少一个光开关的开关模块（210），所述至少一个光开关具有旁路配置，其中经由所述分支光路到所述第三光缆（130）的远端部分的连接被旁路，使得所有 从第一光缆（110）的光纤输入到分支单元（150）的信号波长（161,162）被路由到第二光缆（120）的光纤，而没有首先通过连接路由到第二光缆 以及分支连接配置，在所述分支连接配置中，分支光路被启用，使得输入到分支单元（150）的固定的预定范围的信号波长（161,162）从第一光缆 第一光缆（110）的光纤被路由到第三光缆（130）的远端部分的光纤。

公开(公告)号：EP3220128A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-20

申请号：EP17161455.5

申请日：2017-03-16

申请人： Malvern Instruments Ltd

发明人： CORBETT, Jason

IPC分类号： G01N15/02

CPC分类号： G01N15/0211 ,  G01N2015/0222

摘要： An apparatus (200) for particle characterisation, comprising: a sample cell (210) for holding a sample (215); a light source (220) configured to illuminate the sample (215) with an illuminating beam (230) and a plurality of light detectors (240, 241, 242), each light detector (240, 241, 242) configured to receive scattered light resulting from the interaction between the illuminating beam (230) and the sample (215) along a respective detector path (250, 251, 252), wherein each respective detector path (250, 251, 252) is at substantially the same angle (260) to the illuminating beam (230).

摘要翻译： 一种用于粒子表征的设备（200），包括：用于保持样品（215）的样品池（210）; 被配置为用照明光束（230）和多个光检测器（240,241,242）照射所述样本（215）的光源（220），每个光检测器（240,241,242）被配置为接收散射光 （230）和样本（215）之间沿相应检测器路径（250,251,252）的相互作用产生的，其中每个相应的检测器路径（250,251,252）处于基本上相同的角度（260° ）到照明光束（230）。

公开(公告)号：EP3230711A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-18

申请号：EP15816830.2

申请日：2015-12-07

申请人： Oxford University Innovation Limited

发明人： BURTON, Jonathan Joshua ,  MCCULLOCH, Malcolm ,  THOMPSON, Mark Stuart ,  STEVENS, Chris

IPC分类号： G01N3/38 ,  C12M1/42 ,  H01F5/00 ,  H01F7/13

CPC分类号： C12M35/04 ,  G01N3/38 ,  G01N2203/0089 ,  G01N2203/028 ,  H01F7/13 ,  H01F27/006 ,  H01F27/10

摘要： An apparatus is provided for mechanically loading a biological sample. The apparatus comprises: a container for housing the biological sample; a ferromagnetic element, for attachment to the biological sample within the container; and a solenoid for generating a magnetic field within the container, so as to apply a force to the ferromagnetic element. The solenoid is configured, when energised by a constant current, to produce a force on the ferromagnetic element that varies by less than a predetermined amount over a predetermined range of movement of the magnet within the container. A method of mechanically loading a biological sample is also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于机械加载生物样品的装置。 该设备包括：容纳生物样品的容器; 铁磁元件，用于附接到容器内的生物样品; 以及用于在容器内产生磁场的螺线管，以便向铁磁元件施加力。 螺线管被配置成当通过恒定电流激励时在铁磁元件上产生力，该力在容器内的磁体的预定移动范围内变化小于预定量。机械加载生物样本的方法是 也披露。

公开(公告)号：EP3120471A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-25

申请号：EP15711357.2

申请日：2015-03-04

申请人： Xtera Communications. Inc.

发明人： PELOUCH, Wayne S. ,  CHANG, Do-IL

IPC分类号： H04B10/291

CPC分类号： H01S3/06754 ,  H01S3/302 ,  H04B10/2916

摘要： A remote optically pumped amplifier in a multi-span optical communications link. A backwards Raman pump module performs backwards Raman amplification in an optical communications span that contains the remote optically pumped amplifier. A residual amount of backwards Raman pump power is then used to power the remote optically pumped amplifier. The remote optically pumped amplifier may be located 40 to 120 kilometers in optical distance from the backwards Raman pump module such that at least three milliwatts of residual Raman pump power is received by the remote optically pumped amplifier. The Raman pump module may be a multi-pump Raman pump module. A controller controls pump power provided by at least one of the pumps of the backwards Raman pump module, so as to at least partially compensate for optical signal strength versus wavelength variation introduced by the remote optically pumped amplifier and the backwards Raman pump module.

摘要翻译： 多跨度光通信链路中的远程光泵浦放大器。 向后拉曼泵模块在包含远程光泵浦放大器的光通信范围内执行向后拉曼放大。 然后使用剩余量的向后拉曼泵浦功率为远程光泵浦放大器供电。 远程光泵浦放大器可以距离向后拉曼泵模块的光学距离位于40至120公里处，使得远程光泵浦放大器接收至少三毫瓦的残余拉曼泵浦功率。 拉曼泵模块可以是多泵拉曼泵模块。 控制器控制由向后拉曼泵模块的至少一个泵提供的泵浦功率，以便至少部分地补偿由远程光泵浦放大器和向后拉曼泵模块引入的光信号强度对波长变化。

公开(公告)号：EP3266125A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-10

申请号：EP16721531.8

申请日：2016-03-04

申请人： Neptune Subsea IP Limited

发明人： CHANG, Do-Il ,  PERRIER, Philippe Andre ,  FEVRIER, Herve A.

IPC分类号： H04B10/291 ,  H01S3/094

摘要： An apparatus includes a remote optically pumped amplifier (ROPA). The ROPA includes a bypass filter configured to receive an optical signal and first pump power and to separate the optical signal and the first pump power. The ROPA also includes an amplifier configured to receive the optical signal from the bypass filter and to amplify the optical signal. The ROPA further includes an optical combiner/multiplexer configured to receive the first pump power from the bypass filter, receive at least second and third pump powers, combine at least two of the first, second and third pump powers, and provide different pump powers or combinations of pump powers to different locations within the ROPA to feed the amplifier.

公开(公告)号：EP3138217A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-08

申请号：EP15723591.2

申请日：2015-04-27

申请人： Xtera Communications, Inc.

发明人： PELOUCH, Wayne S. ,  WEBB, Stephen M. ,  ELLISON, John G.

IPC分类号： H04B10/077 ,  H01S3/094 ,  H01S3/30 ,  H04B10/291

CPC分类号： H04B10/07953 ,  H01S3/06754 ,  H01S3/094003 ,  H01S3/094096 ,  H01S3/1301 ,  H01S3/302 ,  H04B10/0777 ,  H04B10/2504 ,  H04B10/2916 ,  H04J14/02

摘要： An optical communication link that includes two nodes interconnected by an optical channel that comprises optical fiber(s), and that is used to communicate an optical signal comprising multiple optical signal wavelengths. The first node provides an optical signal onto the optical channel towards the second node, or receives an optical signal from the optical channel from the second node. A Raman pump provides Raman pump power into the optical fiber of the optical channel to thereby perform Raman amplification of the optical signal in the optical fiber. The second node determines a quality measurement of at least of optical wavelength signals transmitted by the first node to the second node. The second node also transmits information from the quality measurement back to the first node. A controller at the first node controls at least one parameter of the Raman pump in response to this transmitted information.

摘要翻译： 一种光通信链路，其包括由包括光纤的光信道互连的两个节点，并且用于传送包括多个光信号波长的光信号。 第一节点向光通道向第二节点提供光信号，或从第二节点接收来自光信道的光信号。 拉曼泵向光通道的光纤提供拉曼泵浦功率，从而对光纤中的光信号进行拉曼放大。 第二节点确定由第一节点发送到第二节点的至少光学波长信号的质量测量。 第二节点还将信息从质量测量发送回第一节点。 第一节点处的控制器响应于所发送的信息来控制拉曼泵的至少一个参数。

公开(公告)号：EP3025455A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-01

申请号：EP14755198.0

申请日：2014-07-25

申请人： Xtera Communications. Inc.

发明人： FEVRIER, Herve

IPC分类号： H04L12/24

CPC分类号： H04L41/28 ,  H04L41/04 ,  H04L43/04 ,  H04L63/08

摘要： Network management of a telecommunications network. An external system, such as a cloud computing environment, receives network element data from the network management system of the telecommunications network over a channel that may be encrypted. The network element data are parameter samples that the network management system has collected from one or more network elements within the telecommunications network. The external system then processes at least some of the received network element data. The external system might also receive network element data from other network management systems of other telecommunications networks also. Furthermore, the external system might also have external information not received from the network management system. The external system may perform processing on all of this information in conjunction with the received network element data in order to perform sophisticated analytics.