摘要:
An apparatus, e.g. an optical device, includes an optical transmitter and a mixer. The transmitter is configured to transmit a plurality of optical data channels that each include at least one spectral component at a same frequency. The mixer is configured to combine a first data channel with a second data channel. The combining is such that first and second optical channels output by the optical transmitter each include contributions from the first and second data channels at the same frequency.
摘要:
A photonic lantern spatial multiplexer that provides mode selectivity includes a multimode optical waveguide and a plurality of single mode optical waveguides. The single mode cores of the single mode optical waveguides merge with the multimode core of the multimode optical waveguide. At least two of the single mode cores have different respective single mode effective refractive indexes.
摘要:
In an example embodiment, an optical amplifier comprises a doped multi-core optical fiber and two optical couplers placed at the ends of the doped multi-core fiber, with each optical coupler having a respective plurality of optical waveguide cores optically coupled to the optical waveguide cores of the doped multi-core fiber. The spatial arrangement of the cores at the input end of the first optical coupler is configured for low-loss intake of the optical energy from the input transmission line. The spatial arrangement of the cores at the output end of the first optical coupler and the spatial arrangement of the cores at the input end of the second optical coupler match the spatial arrangement of the cores in the doped multi-core fiber. The spatial arrangement of the cores at the output end of the second optical coupler is configured for low-loss transfer of the optical energy into the output transmission line.
摘要:
An optical amplifier includes a multi-mode pump laser module, a multi-mode waveguide, a multi-mode to multiple single-mode fiber converter module and a plurality of single-mode cores. The multi-mode pump laser module emits pump light having a plurality of modes to the multi-mode fiber or waveguide. The multi-mode waveguide propagates the emitted pump light to the converter module. The converter module receives the pump light and distributes the pump light approximately uniformly to a plurality of single-mode cores.
摘要:
An apparatus includes an optical transmitter having a plurality of optical data modulators and an end-face coupler. Each of the optical data modulators is configured to output a corresponding data-modulated optical carrier. The optical end-face coupler is configured to direct the data-modulated optical carriers into a pattern of light beams to illuminate an end-face of a multi-mode optical fiber with a pattern of light spots. The optical end-face coupler is configured to cause each of the data-modulated optical carriers to excite a set of orthonormal optical propagating modes of the multi-mode optical fiber. Some of the orthonormal optical propagating modes of the set have nontrivially differing intensity and/or phase profiles.
摘要:
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.
摘要:
An optical apparatus includes a front optics section and a spectrometer section. The front optics section includes a spot de-multiplexer configured to receive a plurality of multi-mode optical signals each having a plurality of modal components, and to output in a linear array of a corresponding plurality of optical beams for each multimode optical signal. The spectrometer section includes a wavelength steering element configured to separate each of the optical beams into a plurality of wavelength channels. A fiber steering element is configured to steer the wavelength channels between the optical beams.
摘要:
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.
摘要:
An optical data transmitter includes vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers and an all-optical spatial mode multiplexer. Each vertical cavity surface-emitting laser is configured to output a data modulated optical carrier at a center wavelength of less than one micrometer. The all-optical spatial mode multiplexer has an optical output and optical inputs. Each vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers is optically connected to one or more of the optical inputs of the all-optical spatial mode multiplexer. The all-optical spatial mode multiplexer is configured to cause at least two of the vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers to excite linearly independent combinations of one or more optical spatial propagating modes of an optical fiber in response to the optical output being coupled to a near end of the optical fiber.
摘要:
An apparatus includes an optical fiber bundle that includes a plurality of input optical fibers and a tapered segment. One end of each of the input optical fibers physically connects to a wide end of the tapered segment. The optical fiber bundle is an integral unit. The input optical fibers are multimode optical fibers. Fundamental optical propagating modes of at least two of the multimode optical fibers have different velocities.