公开(公告)号：US06859324B2

公开(公告)日：2005-02-22

申请号：US10207788

申请日：2002-07-31

Applicant: Mark Meyers ,  David T. Neilson ,  Stuart T. Stanton

Inventor： Mark Meyers ,  David T. Neilson ,  Stuart T. Stanton

IPC: G02B6/34 ,  G02B13/08 ,  G02B27/10 ,  G02B6/28

CPC classification number: G02B6/2931 ,  G02B6/29311 ,  G02B6/29313 ,  G02B6/29373 ,  G02B6/2938 ,  G02B13/08

Abstract: The optical demuxplixer/multiplexer architecture includes an anamorphic optical system that decouples first characteristics of a beam passing through the anamorphic optical system from at least second characteristics of the beam.

Abstract translation: 光学解复用器/多路复用器架构包括变形光学系统，其将通过变形光学系统的光束的第一特性与光束的至少第二特性分离。

公开(公告)号：US20160365926A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-15

申请号：US15178432

申请日：2016-06-09

Applicant: Peter J. Winzer ,  David T. Neilson ,  Roland Ryf

Inventor： Peter J. Winzer ,  David T. Neilson ,  Roland Ryf

IPC: H04B10/27 ,  H04B10/03 ,  G02B6/293 ,  G02B6/43 ,  H04B10/61 ,  G02B6/12

CPC classification number: G02B6/43 ,  G02B6/00 ,  G02B6/12 ,  G02B6/2938 ,  G02B2006/12142 ,  G02B2006/1215 ,  H04B10/2587 ,  H04B10/40 ,  H04B10/61 ,  H04J14/02

Abstract: An optical line card includes a plurality of coherent receivers and a plurality of optical modulators. The coherent receivers are each configured to receive a corresponding channel of a received optical superchannel. The optical modulators are each configured transmit a corresponding channel of a transmitted optical superchannel. Each of a plurality of optical splitters is configured to receive a corresponding one of a plurality of unmodulated optical signals from an optical source external to the line card. Each splitter directs a first portion of light received by that splitter to a corresponding one of the coherent receivers, and a second portion of light received by that splitter to a corresponding one of said optical modulators.

Abstract translation: 光线卡包括多个相干接收机和多个光调制器。 相干接收器被配置为接收所接收的光学超声道的相应通道。 每个光调制器被配置为传输所发送的光学超频道的相应信道。 多个分光器中的每一个被配置为从线卡外部的光源接收多个未调制的光信号中的相应的一个。 每个分离器将由该分离器接收的光的第一部分引导到相干接收器中的相应一个接收器，以及由该分离器接收的光的第二部分到所述光学调制器中的相应一个。

公开(公告)号：US20120195593A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-02

申请号：US13294410

申请日：2011-11-11

Applicant: Pietro A.G. Bernasconi ,  David T. Neilson

Inventor： Pietro A.G. Bernasconi ,  David T. Neilson

IPC: H04J14/02

CPC classification number: H04J14/02 ,  H04B10/07 ,  H04B10/506 ,  H04B10/572

Abstract: A WDM device having a controller that individually controls the operating parameters of tunable lasers and the temperatures of an optical multiplexer and etalon. The device employs a spectral analyzer to measure the spectral composition of the optical output signal produced by the device. Based on the analyses of the measured spectral composition, the controller sets the temperatures of the tunable lasers, optical multiplexer, and optical etalon to values that cause: (i) middle frequencies of transmission bands of the optical multiplexer to be spectrally aligned with the corresponding frequencies of the specified frequency grid, (ii) each laser line to be properly positioned within the corresponding transmission band, and (iii) transmission resonances of the optical etalon to be properly positioned with respect to the laser lines.

Abstract translation: 一种具有控制器的WDM设备，其独立地控制可调谐激光器的操作参数和光学复用器和标准具的温度。 该装置使用光谱分析仪来测量由该装置产生的光输出信号的光谱组成。 基于测量的光谱组成的分析，控制器将可调谐激光器，光学多路复用器和光学标准具的温度设置为使得（i）光复用器的传输频带的中间频率与相应的光谱对准 指定频率网格的频率，（ii）要适当地定位在相应的传输频带内的每条激光线，以及（iii）光学标准具相对于激光线适当定位的传输谐振。

公开(公告)号：US20080247387A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-09

申请号：US11784742

申请日：2007-04-09

Applicant: David T. Neilson

Inventor： David T. Neilson

IPC: H04Q11/00

CPC classification number: H04Q11/0005 ,  H04Q2011/0032 ,  H04Q2011/0039 ,  H04Q2011/005 ,  H04Q2011/0056

Abstract: In one embodiment, a three-stage scalable hybrid switch fabric has an input stage with one or more electronic input crossbar switches, a middle stage, and an output stage with one or more electronic output crossbar switches. The middle stage has (1) tunable optical transmitters that convert electrical signals received from the input stage into optical signals having selectable wavelengths, (2) one or more passive, wavelength-dependent optical routers that route the optical signals received from the transmitters at input nodes to output nodes, each output node determined by the wavelength of the optical signal and possibly by the input node at which the optical signal is applied, and (3) optical receivers that convert the routed optical signals into electrical signals provided to the output stage. Each scaling increment includes (i) an input crossbar switch and its corresponding optical transmitters and (ii) an output crossbar switch and its corresponding optical receivers.

Abstract translation: 在一个实施例中，三级可扩展混合交换结构具有具有一个或多个电子输入交叉开关，中间级和具有一个或多个电子输出交叉开关的输出级的输入级。 中间阶段具有（1）可调光发射机，其将从输入级接收的电信号转换为具有可选择波长的光信号;（2）一个或多个无源波长相关光路由器，其将来自发射机的光信号路由到输入端 节点到输出节点，每个输出节点由光信号的波长和可能由施加光信号的输入节点确定;以及（3）光接收器，将路由的光信号转换成提供给输出级的电信号 。 每个缩放增量包括（i）输入交叉开关及其对应的光发射器和（ii）输出交叉开关及其对应的光接收器。

公开(公告)号：US07203400B2

公开(公告)日：2007-04-10

申请号：US11280091

申请日：2005-11-16

Applicant: David T. Neilson

Inventor： David T. Neilson

IPC: G02B6/34 ,  G02B6/26 ,  H04B10/02

CPC classification number: G02B6/12014 ,  G02B6/12021 ,  G02B6/2931 ,  G02B6/29394 ,  G02B6/29395 ,  G02B6/29398

Abstract: A dispersion compensator having relatively uniform transmission characteristics over the bandwidth of a communication channel. The compensator is designed to process an optical signal corresponding to the communication channel by decomposing that signal into spectral components, routing different components along different optical paths that impart relative delays between the components, and recombining the delayed components spatially and directionally to generate a processed optical signal with reduced chromatic dispersion. In one embodiment, the compensator is a waveguide circuit that includes four diffraction gratings operating in transmission and optically coupled to a tunable lens array, in which different tunable lenses receive light corresponding to different communication channels. For each channel, a desired group delay value is produced by selecting magnification strength of the corresponding tunable lens.

Abstract translation: 在通信信道的带宽上具有相对均匀的传输特性的色散补偿器。 补偿器被设计成通过将该信号分解为频谱分量来处理对应于通信信道的光信号，沿着不同的光路路由不同的分量路由，从而赋予组件之间的相对延迟，并将延迟的分量在空间上和方向上重组以产生经处理的光 信号具有降低的色散。 在一个实施例中，补偿器是包括四个衍射光栅的波导电路，该衍射光栅在透射中工作并光耦合到可调谐透镜阵列，其中不同的可调透镜接收对应于不同通信信道的光。 对于每个通道，通过选择相应可调透镜的放大强度来产生期望的组延迟值。