Abstract:
An optical multiplexer and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. The multiplexer generally includes a beam splitter and a polarization beam splitter. The beam splitter is generally configured to combine first and second polarized optical signals by reflecting a first polarized optical signal towards a first target and allowing a second polarized optical signal to pass through towards the first target. The polarization beam splitter is generally configured to combine the first and second polarized optical signals with a third polarized optical signal by either (i) reflecting the third polarized optical signal towards a second target and allowing the first and second polarized optical signals to pass through towards the second target, or (ii) reflecting the first and second polarized optical signals towards the second target and allowing the third polarized optical signal to pass through towards the second target.
Abstract:
A light-emitting device, multi-channel light-emitting device, and method(s) of making the same are disclosed. The light-emitting device can include a substrate; a lower contact layer on or over the substrate comprising a first lower contact in a first region and a plurality of second lower contacts in a second region; a plurality of light-emitting thin film devices on or over the first lower contact in the first region; a plurality of light-modulating thin film devices on or over the plurality of second lower contacts in the second region; a plurality of first upper contacts on or over the plurality of light-emitting thin film devices; a plurality of second upper contacts on or over the plurality of light-modulating thin film devices; and an isolation region between the first and second regions, electrically separating the plurality of first upper contacts and the plurality of second upper contacts.
Abstract:
An apparatus for performing volume measurement of a person, animal or object, and methods of making and using the same are described. The apparatus includes first and second chambers in gaseous communication, first and second pressure sensors that measure the air pressure inside the first and second chambers, a pump configured to move air from or to the first and/or second chambers, and a control system connected to the first and second pressure sensors and the pump. The first and second chambers have a volume that is substantially constant when the internal pressure changes. The control system stores values from the first and second pressure sensors, controls air movement to and/or from the first and second chambers, blocks air transfer between the first and second chambers, and determines the volume of the person, animal or object from pressure measurements before and after an air transfer between the first and second chambers.
Abstract:
A modulated laser system generally includes a light emission region, a modulation region having a plurality of semiconductive layers, at least one of which includes a quantum well layer having a variable energy bandgap, and an isolation region separating the light emission region and the modulation region. The laser may be an electro-absorption modulated laser, the light emission region may include a distributed feedback laser, and the modulation region may include an electro-absorption modulator. The laser may be manufactured by forming a lower semiconductive buffer layer on a substrate, an active layer including one or more quantum well layers having the variable energy bandgap on or above the lower semiconductive buffer layer, an upper semiconductive buffer layer on or above the active layer, a contact layer on or above the upper semiconductive buffer layer, and an isolation region separating the light emission region and the modulation region.
Abstract:
A wavelength division multiplexer/demultiplexer includes an optical block having a plurality of protrusions positioned at a first side, wherein at least one of the protrusions has a first inclined plane configured to reflect a light propagating in the optical block to a second inclined plane of the protrusion. Another wavelength division multiplexer/demultiplexer includes an optical block having a first side, a plurality of depressions indented from the first side, wherein at least one of the depressions has a first inclined plane configured to reflect a light to a second side and a second inclined plane configured to reflect the light from the second side.
Abstract:
Methods for receiving a signal and a detection circuit are disclosed. The detection circuit and related methods may be useful for the fast and accurate receiving of data signals. The detection circuit generally comprises a first circuit having a first time constant, a second circuit having (i) a common input with the first circuit and (ii) a second time constant, the second time constant being less than the first time constant, and a switch configured to (i) charge the first circuit with an input signal when the switch is in a first state, and (ii) charge or discharge the second circuit with the input signal when the switch is in a second state, the switch having the second state when the input signal is no longer received at the common input.
Abstract:
Methods for detecting and/or indicating the presence of valid data and threshold setting and data detection circuitry are disclosed. The threshold setting and data detection circuitry and related methods may be useful for fast and accurate reception of optical signals. The detection circuit generally comprises (i) a first circuit configured to regulate or control a DC offset of a differential input signal, and (ii) a second circuit coupled to the first circuit, the second circuit configured to indicate the presence of a data signal at the differential input signal when a voltage difference between true and complementary nodes of the differential input signal is above a predetermined threshold.
Abstract:
In a coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) optical transmission system, a distributed feedback (DFB) laser is tuned so that the peak reflection of the grating overlaps with the gain range of the DFB laser. The diffraction grating is tuned so that the peak is positioned on the long wavelength end of the gain spectrum at a selected temperature. The optical transmission system operates in an environment having a wide temperature range (i.e., about −40° C. to about 85° C.). Heat is applied to the laser and as the laser temperature increases, the gain range overtakes the grating peak. When the gain range and the grating peak overlap at increased laser temperature, laser output is improved.
Abstract:
A plug-in, optical add/drop (OAD) device includes a filter for adding and dropping a light beam of wavelength (λk) from a combined light beam having individual beams of different wavelengths (λ1 . . . n). Several devices can be selectively integrated to create an optical communications system that will handle “n” different optical communications circuits. In operation, the devices are individually connected (plugged-in) to a GBIC, and they are serially connected (plugged-in) to each other. Consequently, immediately upstream from a device, the combined light beam includes wavelengths (λ1 through λn). On the other hand, the combined light beam immediately downstream includes (λ1 through λk−1 and λk+1 through λn).
Abstract translation:插入式光学加/减(OAD)装置包括用于从具有不同波长的单独波束(λ<λ)的组合光束中添加和丢弃波长(λ< SUB> 1 ... n N)。 可以选择性地集成多个设备以创建将处理“n”个不同光通信电路的光通信系统。 在操作中,设备被单独连接(插入)到GBIC,并且它们彼此串联(插入)。 因此,在装置的上游,组合的光束包括波长(λ1→λ→λ)。 另一方面,紧接在下游的组合光束包括(λ1→λ2→λ1→λ1→λ1→N 2→λ > n SUB>)。
Abstract:
The invention provides means and methods for combining high-speed data and analog video signals over the same optical fiber. Optical diplexers and tri-plexers are employed to combine bi-directional data transmission and uni-directional video transmission over a single optical fiber. In one aspect, optical diplexers and tri-plexers of the invention include an optical data transmitter, an optical data receiver and an optical video receiver when they are disposed to function at the receiving end of a video signal. In another aspect, optical diplexers and tri-plexers of the invention include an optical data transmitter, an optical data receiver and an optical video transmitter when they are disposed to function at the transmission end of a video signal. The invention enables the simultaneous transmission of one signal to multiple video signal receivers. Numerous combinations of different optical wavelength pairs can be used to separate data and video signals.