Abstract:
Embodiments of present invention provide a method for checking integrity of a device selection process. The method includes placing multiple devices in a device tray that has multiple cells arranged in a matrix of M-rows and N-columns; separating the multiple devices into a first group and a second group; causing a machine to memorize locations of at least the first group; removing the second group from the device tray; after the removing, causing the machine to capture an image of devices remaining in the device tray and identify locations of the remaining devices based upon the image; comparing locations so identified with locations of the first group of devices memorized by the machine; and taking a corrective action when a discrepancy is found between the locations identified and locations memorized. An apparatus for performing the above method is also provided.
Abstract:
Embodiment of present invention provide an optical interconnect apparatus. The apparatus includes an optical signal path; a first set of fibers attached to a first end of the optical signal path via a first wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) filter; and a second set of fibers attached to a second end of the optical signal path via a second WDM filter, wherein at least the first set of fibers is a ribbon fiber. Embodiment of present invention further provide an interconnected optical system that includes a first optical transport terminal having a first set of optical signal ports and a second optical transport terminal having a second set of optical signal ports, with the two sets of optical signal ports being interconnected by the optical interconnect apparatus.
Abstract:
Embodiments of present invention provide an ultra-small-pitch optical filter assembly. The assembly includes a fiber collimator being able to receive an optical signal; a WDM filter module being able to de-multiplex the optical signal from the fiber collimator into multiple optical beams; and an optical lens assembly being able to receive the multiple optical beams from the WDM filter module and to reduce a physical spacing among the multiple optical beams from a first pitch D to a second pitch d, wherein D/d A method of fabricating the ultra-small-pitch optical filter assembly is also provided. A method of producing a set of optical beams with ultra-small-pitch of spacing is provided as well.
Abstract:
Embodiment of present invention provide an optical interconnect apparatus. The apparatus includes an optical signal path; a first set of pigtail fibers attached to a first end of the optical signal path via a first wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) filter; and a second set of pigtail fibers attached to a second end of the optical signal path via a second WDM filter. Embodiment of present invention further provide an interconnected optical system that includes a first optical transport terminal having a first set of optical signal ports and a second optical transport terminal having a second set of optical signal ports, with the two sets of optical signal ports being interconnected by the optical interconnect apparatus.
Abstract:
Embodiment of present invention provides a method of making WDM devices. The method includes preparing a first sheet element having a first top surface and a first bottom surface, a first left surface and a first right surface, and a first WDM filtering coating being applied to the first right surface; preparing a second sheet element having a second top surface and a second bottom surface, a second left surface and a second right surface, and a second WDM filtering coating being applied to the second right surface; stacking the second bottom surface of the second sheet element on top of the first top surface of the first sheet element to form an optical assembly block; and slicing the optical assembly block into a plurality of WDM devices. WDM devices made by the method are also provided.
Abstract:
Embodiments of present invention provide a WDM device which includes a first element having a first right surface and a first top surface; and a second element having a second left surface and a second bottom surface, wherein the second bottom surface is bonded together with the first top surface and the first right surface is coated with a WDM filtering coating which is adapted to, upon incident of an optical signal having at least a first and a second wavelength, cause the first wavelength of the optical signal to exit the first element at the first right surface, and cause rest of the optical signal to be reflected back into the first element, pass through the first top surface and the second bottom surface, and enter the second element. A method of making the WDM devices is also provided.
Abstract:
A method and an apparatus for implementing carrier suppressed data format on conventional OTDM modules is provided. Adaptive phase shifting of optical signals traversing one of the tributaries of an OTDM module is performed with feedback loop control. A tapped portion of the input carrier signal is phase modulated at a frequency fc, and is combined with a tapped portion of the output from the OTDM. A phase shifter controller fed with this combined signal photodetects and band-pass filters the signal around fc to extract the amplitude of the AC component of the envelope of the combined signal, which depends upon the phase difference between successive pulses of the OTDM output. This signal is used to control a phase shifter coupled along one of the tributaries of the OTDM to adjust the phase difference of the signals of the two tributaries so that carrier suppression results.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for optical communications. In one implementation, a communications device is provided. The communications device includes an Optical domain Adaptive Dispersion Compensation Module (OADCM); an Electrical domain Adaptive Distortion Compensation Module (EADCM); and a controller coupled to, and operable to selectively control, both the OADCM and the EADCM.
Abstract:
A tuning system for use in a receiver of an optical transmission system. The receiver includes a data channel transporting a data signal and a monitoring channel transporting a copy of the data signal. The tuning system includes a processing module for processing the copy of the data signal to generate a control signal conveying tuning information. This tuning information is used by the receiver to alter an operating point of the receiver on the data channel. The operating point of the receiver that is susceptible to be altered by the control signal is a decision threshold applied on the data signal to discriminate one binary value from another binary value on the data channel of the receiver. This approach allows, when required or desired, tuning of the system while the system is in service. This is possible since the tuning of the system is performed using the monitoring channel, and does not disturb nor corrupt the actual data being transported on the data channel.
Abstract:
A system for modifying an input optical signal by reducing its bandwidth and modifying its central wavelength has an optical circulator with at least three ports and at least two optical filters coupled to consecutive ports of the circulator. The first filter produces a predetermined reflected band off the input optical signal. The second filter produces a predetermined transmission band as a part of the reflected band. Either or both of the optical filters are tunable to shape and trim the input signal in a predetermined manner. A multi-channel and cascade configurations may be formed. The system may serve e.g. as a tunable filter or as an add/drop module in WDM communication networks.