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公开(公告)号:US20190229689A1
公开(公告)日:2019-07-25
申请号:US16372164
申请日:2019-04-01
Applicant: Luxtera, Inc.
Inventor: Brian Welch
CPC classification number: H03F3/45237 , G01J1/44 , H03F1/34 , H03F3/087 , H03F3/45071 , H03F3/45076 , H03F3/45475 , H03F3/45968 , H03F2200/405 , H03F2203/45222 , H03F2203/45288 , H03F2203/45511 , H03F2203/45526
Abstract: A system for a differential trans-impedance amplifier circuit comprising: an amplifier having a pair of input nodes and configured to generate an amplified replica of a differential voltage on said pair of input nodes; a photodiode; a pair of capacitors coupling said photodiode to said pair of input nodes; at least one resistance coupled between said pair of input nodes of said amplifier; and a bias network comprising two photodiode biasing resistances each photodiode biasing resistance coupled in series between said photodiode and a respective DC voltage. A feedback loop for the amplifier may include source followers that are operable to level shift voltages prior to coupling capacitors that couple said photodiode to said amplifier to ensure stable bias conditions for said amplifier. The source followers may include CMOS transistors. The amplifier may be integrated in a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) chip, which may include a CMOS photonics chip.
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公开(公告)号:US10348437B2
公开(公告)日:2019-07-09
申请号:US15585838
申请日:2017-05-03
Applicant: Luxtera, Inc.
Inventor: Brian Welch
IPC: H04J14/02 , H04B10/25 , H04B10/40 , H04B10/50 , H04B10/516 , G02B6/42 , G02B6/12 , G02B6/30 , G02B6/34
Abstract: A method and system is provided for cassette based wavelength division multiplexing and may include an optical system with an aggregating cassette. The optical system may include optical transceivers, with each generating optical signals at a different wavelength. The aggregating cassette may include one or more multiplexers coupled to each of the optical transceivers via optical fibers. The optical transceivers may generate modulated optical signals at one of the different wavelengths. The optical fibers may communicate one of the modulated optical signals from each of the optical transceivers to the one or more multiplexers. The modulated optical signals may be multiplexed to one or more output optical fibers. The multiplexed signals may be communicated to one or more receiving demultiplexers using the one or more output optical fibers. The one or more demultiplexers may demultiplex said multiplexed signals into separate wavelength signals.
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公开(公告)号:US10348257B2
公开(公告)日:2019-07-09
申请号:US15660571
申请日:2017-07-26
Applicant: Luxtera, Inc.
Inventor: Brian Welch
Abstract: A system for a differential trans-impedance amplifier circuit comprising: an amplifier having a pair of input nodes and configured to generate an amplified replica of a differential voltage on said pair of input nodes; a photodiode; a pair of DC-blocking capacitors coupling said photodiode to said pair of input nodes; at least one resistance coupled between said pair of input nodes of said amplifier; and a bias network comprising two identical photodiode biasing resistances each photodiode biasing resistance coupled in series between said photodiode and a respective DC voltage. A feedback loop for the amplifier may include source followers that are operable to level shift voltages prior to coupling capacitors that couple said photodiode to said amplifier to ensure stable bias conditions for said amplifier. The source followers may include CMOS transistors. The amplifier may be integrated in a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) chip, which may include a CMOS photonics chip.
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公开(公告)号:US10263816B2
公开(公告)日:2019-04-16
申请号:US16105567
申请日:2018-08-20
Applicant: Luxtera, Inc.
Inventor: Brian Welch
IPC: H04B10/00 , H04L25/06 , H04B10/60 , H04L25/02 , H04B10/50 , H04B10/516 , H04B10/564 , H04B10/69 , H04J14/00 , G02B6/42
Abstract: Methods and systems for split voltage domain receiver circuits are disclosed and may include amplifying complementary received signals in a plurality of partial voltage domains. The signals may be combined into a single differential signal in a single voltage domain. Each of the partial voltage domains may be offset by a DC voltage from the other partial voltage domains. The sum of the partial domains may be equal to a supply voltage of the integrated circuit. The complementary signals may be received from a photodiode. The amplified received signals may be amplified via stacked common source amplifiers, common emitter amplifiers, or stacked inverters. The amplified received signals may be DC coupled prior to combining. The complementary received signals may be amplified and combined via cascode amplifiers. The voltage domains may be stacked, and may be controlled via feedback loops. The photodetector may be integrated in the integrated circuit.
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公开(公告)号:US20190072716A1
公开(公告)日:2019-03-07
申请号:US16180725
申请日:2018-11-05
Applicant: Luxtera, Inc.
Inventor: Brian Welch , Attila Mekis , Steffen Gloeckner
CPC classification number: G02B6/12004 , G02B6/124 , G02B6/125 , G02B6/29386 , G02B6/4213 , G02B6/4215 , G02B6/4246 , G02B2006/12142 , H04B10/40 , H04B10/801 , H04J14/0256
Abstract: Methods and systems for partial integration of wavelength division multiplexing and bi-directional solutions are disclosed and may include, an optical transceiver on a silicon photonics integrated circuit coupled to a planar lightwave circuit (PLC). The silicon photonics integrated circuit may include a first modulator and first light source that operates at a first wavelength and a second modulator and second light source that operates at a second wavelength. The transceiver and PLC are operable to modulate a first continuous wave (CW) optical signal from the first light source utilizing the first modulator and modulate a second CW optical signal from the second light source utilizing the second modulator. The modulated signals may be communicated from the modulators to the PLC utilizing a first pair of grating couplers in the IC and combined in the PLC.
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公开(公告)号:US20180262275A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-13
申请号:US15977835
申请日:2018-05-11
Applicant: Luxtera, Inc.
Inventor: Brian Welch , Gianlorenzo Masini
CPC classification number: H04B10/693 , H03F3/085 , H03G3/3084 , H03H21/0012 , H04B10/80
Abstract: Methods and systems for a distributed optoelectronic receiver are disclosed and may include an optoelectronic receiver having a grating coupler, a splitter, a plurality of photodiodes, and a plurality of transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs). The receiver receives a modulated optical signal utilizing the grating coupler, splits the received signal into a plurality of optical signals, generates a plurality of electrical signals from the plurality of optical signals utilizing the plurality of photodiodes, communicates the plurality of electrical signals to the plurality of TIAs, amplifies the plurality of electrical signals utilizing the plurality of TIAs, and generates an output electrical signal from coupled outputs of the plurality of TIAs. Each TIA may be configured to amplify signals in a different frequency range. One of the plurality of electrical signals may be DC coupled to a low frequency TIA of the plurality of TIAs.
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公开(公告)号:US20170163369A1
公开(公告)日:2017-06-08
申请号:US15436200
申请日:2017-02-17
Applicant: Luxtera, Inc.
Inventor: Brian Welch
IPC: H04J14/02 , H04B10/516 , G02F1/225 , G02B6/42 , G02B6/34 , G02B6/122 , G02B6/293 , G02B6/12 , H04B10/40 , G02B6/27
CPC classification number: H04J14/0221 , G02B6/12007 , G02B6/1225 , G02B6/2773 , G02B6/2786 , G02B6/29352 , G02B6/29353 , G02B6/2938 , G02B6/29395 , G02B6/29397 , G02B6/34 , G02B6/4215 , G02F1/025 , G02F1/225 , G02F1/2257 , G02F2001/212 , G02F2203/06 , H04B10/40 , H04B10/5161 , H04B10/801 , H04J14/02
Abstract: Methods and systems for a polarization immune wavelength division multiplexing demultiplexer are disclosed and may include, in an optoelectronic transceiver having an input coupler, a demultiplexer, and an amplitude scrambler: receiving input optical signals via the input coupler, communicating the input optical signals to the amplitude scrambler via waveguides, configuring the average optical power in each of the waveguides utilizing the amplitude scrambler, and demultiplexing the optical signals utilizing the demultiplexer. The amplitude scrambler may include phase modulators and a coupling section. The phase modulators may include sections of P-N junctions in the two waveguides. The demultiplexer may include a Mach-Zehnder Interferometer. The demultiplexed signals may be received utilizing photodetectors. The input coupler may include a polarization splitting grating coupler. The average optical power may be configured above which demultiplexer control circuitry is able to control the demultiplexer to process incoming optical signals.
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公开(公告)号:US20170141869A1
公开(公告)日:2017-05-18
申请号:US15356514
申请日:2016-11-18
Applicant: Luxtera, Inc.
Inventor: Brian Welch
CPC classification number: H04J14/02 , G02B6/12007 , G02B6/30 , G02B6/34 , G02B6/4215 , H04B10/801
Abstract: A method and system is provided for cassette based wavelength division multiplexing. Higher throughput per laser “colored” transceivers are disclosed that can be multiplexed at the patch panel where an implementation may comprise a dense WDM grid that enables parts to meet “PSM4” specs natively regardless of color. The server to Tier 1 switch may utilize short reach PSM4 interconnects, at distances typically less than 500 meters. The Tier 1 to Tier 2 switch may utilize higher density per fiber. The outbound facing interface of Tier 1 switch has colored PSM4 interfaces and may have tight wavelength separation to enable PSM4 interoperability. The shuffling/multiplexing of colored modules may be configured outside the switch, where the aggregating cassette may be part of the patch panel and comprise a top of rack media converter.
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公开(公告)号:US20170082801A1
公开(公告)日:2017-03-23
申请号:US15269104
申请日:2016-09-19
Applicant: Luxtera, Inc.
Inventor: Brian Welch , Attila Mekis , Steffan Gloeckner
IPC: G02B6/12 , H04J14/02 , H04B10/516 , G02B6/293 , H04B10/80 , G02B6/124 , G02B6/125 , H04J14/06 , H04B10/40
CPC classification number: G02B6/12004 , G02B6/124 , G02B6/125 , G02B6/29386 , G02B6/4213 , G02B6/4215 , G02B6/4246 , G02B2006/12142 , H04B10/40 , H04B10/801 , H04J14/0256
Abstract: Methods and systems for partial integration of wavelength division multiplexing and bi-directional solutions are disclosed and may include, an optical transceiver on a silicon photonics integrated circuit coupled to a planar lightwave circuit (PLC). The silicon photonics integrated circuit may include a first modulator and first light source that operates at a first wavelength and a second modulator and second light source that operates at a second wavelength. The transceiver and PLC are operable to modulate a first continuous wave (CW) optical signal from the first light source utilizing the first modulator driven by a first electrical signal and modulate a second CW optical signal from the second light source utilizing the second modulator driven by a second electrical signal. The modulated signals may be communicated from the modulators to the PLC utilizing a first pair of grating couplers in the IC and combined in the PLC.
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公开(公告)号:US09264143B2
公开(公告)日:2016-02-16
申请号:US14281241
申请日:2014-05-19
Applicant: Luxtera, Inc.
Inventor: Brian Welch
CPC classification number: H04L25/061 , G02B6/4201 , G02B6/4242 , H04B10/501 , H04B10/516 , H04B10/564 , H04B10/60 , H04B10/693 , H04L25/0272
Abstract: Methods and systems for split voltage domain receiver circuits are disclosed and may comprise amplifying complementary received signals in a plurality of partial voltage domains, and combining the amplified received signals, utilizing a stacked cascode amplifier for each domain, into a single differential signal in a single voltage domain. The stacked cascode amplifiers may comprise a feedback loop having a comparator which controls a current source in each domain. The complementary signals may be received from a photodiode, which may be integrated in the integrated circuit. The amplified received signals may be combined via stacked common source or common emitter amplifiers. The received signals via may be amplified by stacked inverters. The amplified received signals may be AC or DC coupled prior to the combining. The complementary received signals may be amplified and combined via cascode amplifiers. The voltage domains may be stacked and may be controlled by feedback loops.
Abstract translation: 公开了用于分压电压域接收器电路的方法和系统,并且可以包括放大多个部分电压域中的互补接收信号,并且将放大的接收信号组合为每个域的堆叠级联放大器,形成单个差分信号 电压域。 堆叠的共源共栅放大器可以包括具有控制每个域中的电流源的比较器的反馈回路。 可以从可以集成在集成电路中的光电二极管接收互补信号。 放大的接收信号可以通过堆叠的公共源或公共发射极放大器组合。 所接收的信号通过堆叠的反相器可以被放大。 放大的接收信号可以在组合之前被AC或DC耦合。 互补的接收信号可以通过共源共栅放大器被放大和组合。 电压域可以堆叠并且可以由反馈回路控制。
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