公开(公告)号：US20090034970A1

公开(公告)日：2009-02-05

申请号：US12027579

申请日：2008-02-07

申请人： Antonella Bogoni ,  Luca Poti ,  Nicola Andriolli ,  Mirco Scaffardi ,  Gianluca Berettini ,  Piero Castoldi

发明人： Antonella Bogoni ,  Luca Poti ,  Nicola Andriolli ,  Mirco Scaffardi ,  Gianluca Berettini ,  Piero Castoldi

IPC分类号： H04J14/00

CPC分类号： H04Q11/0005 ,  H04Q11/0066 ,  H04Q2011/0041 ,  H04Q2011/0058

摘要： An optical switch controller controls an optical interconnection network that variably connects at least one input data channel to a plurality of outputs channels via at least one switching element. An address reader module has at least one semiconductor optical amplifier optically processes an optical signal. The address reader module obtains information by reading a data tag from the input data channel, and outputs an address control signal based on the information. The address control signal can be used to control switching elements in the optical interconnection network.

摘要翻译： 光开关控制器控制光互连网络，其经由至少一个开关元件将至少一个输入数据信道可变地连接到多个输出信道。 地址读取器模块具有至少一个半导体光放大器，光学处理光信号。 地址读取器模块通过从输入数据信道读取数据标签来获得信息，并且基于该信息输出地址控制信号。 地址控制信号可用于控制光互连网络中的开关元件。

公开(公告)号：US20100033786A1

公开(公告)日：2010-02-11

申请号：US12442290

申请日：2006-09-22

申请人： Nicola Andriolli ,  Antonella Bogoni ,  Luca Poti ,  Antonio Malacarne

发明人： Nicola Andriolli ,  Antonella Bogoni ,  Luca Poti ,  Antonio Malacarne

IPC分类号： G02F3/02

CPC分类号： G02F3/02 ,  G02F2201/02 ,  G02F2202/06

摘要： An optical circuit comprises a bistable optical waveguide (34) having a first and a second transmission state. The waveguide is more transmissive to light of a given wavelength in the second state than in the first state. A first light source (11) and a second light source (21) emit light of a first and second wavelength respectively and are coupled to the waveguide at one end. Selective transmission of a sufficient amount of light of the first wavelength through the waveguide “sets” the waveguide, causing it to switch from the first into the second state, whereas transmission of a sufficient amount of light of the second wavelength “resets” the waveguide causing it to switch back from the second into the first state. A sensing or reading (“test”) light source (36) is arranged at the other end of the waveguide to transmit a sensing light signal through the waveguide (34) in the opposite propagation direction to that of light of the first and second wavelengths. This sensing light source can be an external light source or an “internal” source provided by spontaneous emission in the waveguide. A sensor (38) is arranged to detect the amount of the sensing light signal transmitted through the waveguide (34). In this way the waveguide can be set into a given transmission state, which can be determined at a later time by measuring the amount of the sensing light signal transmitted. The optical circuit therefore exhibits a memory effect and may be used to produce an all-optical bistable logic circuit such as an optical latch or an optical flip-flip. Typically, the waveguide (34) is a doped optical fibre, such as an Erbium-Ytterbium (Er—Yb) doped fibre. Light of the first (set)/second (reset) wavelengths excites or de-excites respectively the dopant ions in the fibre thus tuning its transmission.

摘要翻译： 光学电路包括具有第一和第二传输状态的双稳态光波导（34）。 在第二状态下，波导对于给定波长的光比在第一状态下更透射。 第一光源（11）和第二光源（21）分别发射第一和第二波长的光，并且在一端耦合到波导。 通过波导的第一波长的足够量的光的选择性透射“设置”波导，使其从第一状态切换到第二状态，而第二波长的足够量的光的透射“复位”波导 使其从第二状态切换回到第一状态。 在波导的另一端设置感测或读取（“测试”）光源（36），以将传感光信号通过波导（34）沿与第一和第二波长的光相反的传播方向传输 。 该感测光源可以是由波导中的自发发射提供的外部光源或“内部”源。 传感器（38）布置成检测通过波导（34）传输的感测光信号的量。 以这种方式，波导可以被设置为给定的传输状态，其可以通过测量传输的感测光信号的量在稍后的时间来确定。 因此，光电路呈现存储效应，并且可以用于产生全光双稳态逻辑电路，例如光锁存器或光触发器。 通常，波导（34）是诸如铒 - 镱（Er-Yb）掺杂光纤的掺杂光纤。 第一（设置）/第二（复位）波长的光分别激发或去激励光纤中的掺杂剂离子，从而调整其透射。

公开(公告)号：US20160094308A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-31

申请号：US14868578

申请日：2015-09-29

申请人： Odile Liboiron-Ladouceur ,  Nicola Andriolli ,  Isabella Cerutti ,  Philippe Velha

发明人： Odile Liboiron-Ladouceur ,  Nicola Andriolli ,  Isabella Cerutti ,  Philippe Velha

IPC分类号： H04J14/04 ,  H04B10/2581 ,  H04J14/02 ,  H04Q11/00 ,  G02B6/293 ,  G02B6/12

CPC分类号： H04J14/04 ,  G02B6/12004 ,  G02B6/2938 ,  H04B10/2581 ,  H04J14/02 ,  H04J14/028 ,  H04Q11/0005 ,  H04Q2011/0016 ,  H04Q2011/0024

摘要： Optical solutions to address and overcome the issues of superseding/replacing electrical interconnection networks have generally exploited some form of optical space switching. Such optical space switching architectures required multiple switching elements, leading to increased power consumption and footprint issues. Accordingly, it would be beneficial for new optical, e.g. fiber optic or integrated optical, interconnection architectures to address the traditional hierarchal time-division multiplexed (TDM) space based routing and interconnection to provide reduced latency, increased flexibility, lower cost, and lower power consumption. Accordingly, it would be beneficial to exploit networks operating in multiple domains by overlaying mode division multiplexing to provide increased throughput in bus, point-to-point networks, and multi-cast networks, for example, discretely or in combination with wavelength division multiplexing.

摘要翻译： 用于解决和克服取代/替换电互连网络的问题的光学解决方案通常利用某种形式的光学空间切换。 这种光学空间交换架构需要多个开关元件，导致增加的功耗和占用空间问题。 因此，对于新的光学器件将是有益的。 光纤或集成光学互连架构，以解决传统的基于分层时分多路复用（TDM）空间的路由和互连，从而提供降低延迟，增加灵活性，降低成本和降低功耗。 因此，通过重叠模式分割复用来开发在多个域中运行的网络将有利于在总线，点到点网络和多播网络中提供增加的吞吐量，例如离散地或与波分复用相结合。

公开(公告)号：US07953307B2

公开(公告)日：2011-05-31

申请号：US12442290

申请日：2006-09-22

申请人： Nicola Andriolli ,  Antonella Bogoni ,  Luca Poti ,  Antonio Malacarne

发明人： Nicola Andriolli ,  Antonella Bogoni ,  Luca Poti ,  Antonio Malacarne

IPC分类号： G02B6/26 ,  G02B6/12

CPC分类号： G02F3/02 ,  G02F2201/02 ,  G02F2202/06

摘要： An optical circuit comprises a bistable optical waveguide having first and second transmission states, and is more transmissive to light of a given wavelength in the second state than in the first state. First and second light sources emit light of first and second wavelengths, respectively, and are coupled to the waveguide at one end. Selectively transmitting a sufficient amount of light of the first wavelength through the waveguide switches the waveguide into the second state. Selectively transmitting a sufficient amount of light of the second wavelength through the waveguide switches it back to the first state. A sensing light source at the other end of the waveguide transmits a sensing light signal through the waveguide in the opposite propagation direction to that of light of the first and second wavelengths. A sensor detects the amount of the sensing light signal transmitted through the waveguide.

摘要翻译： 光学电路包括具有第一和第二透射状态的双稳态光波导，并且对于在第二状态中的给定波长的光比在第一状态中的光更透射。 第一和第二光源分别发射第一和第二波长的光，并且在一端耦合到波导。 通过波导选择性地发射足够量的第一波长的光将波导切换到第二状态。 通过波导选择性地发射足够量的第二波长的光将其切换回第一状态。 在波导的另一端的感测光源通过波导将传感光信号沿与第一和第二波长的光相反的传播方向传输。 传感器检测通过波导传输的感测光信号的量。