摘要:
A method of tuning optical components integrated on a monolithic chip, such as an optical transmitter photonic integrated circuit (TxPIC), is disclosed where a group of first optical components are each fabricated to have an operating wavelength approximating a wavelength on a standardized or predetermined wavelength grid and are each included with a local wavelength tuning component also integrated in the chip. Each of the first optical components is wavelength tuned through their local wavelength tuning component to achieve a closer wavelength response that approximates their wavelength on the wavelength grid.
摘要:
A monolithic transmitter photonic integrated circuit (TxPIC) chip comprises an array of modulated sources formed on the PIC chip and having different operating wavelengths according to a standardized wavelength grid and providing signal outputs of different wavelengths. Pluralities of wavelength tuning elements are integrated on the chip, one associated with each of the modulated sources. An optical combiner is formed on the PIC chip and the signal outputs of the modulated sources are optically coupled to one or more inputs of the optical combiner and provided as a combined channel signal output from the combiner. The wavelength tuning elements provide for tuning the operating wavelength of the respective modulated sources to be approximate or to be chirped to the standardized wavelength grid. The wavelength tuning elements are temperature changing elements, current and voltage changing elements or bandgap changing elements.
摘要:
An optical receiver photonic integrated circuit (RxPIC) system includes a monolithic semiconductor chip having an input to receive a WDM combined channel signal comprising a plurality of optical channel signals of different wavelengths. A chip-integrated decombiner is coupled to the chip input to receive the WDM combined channel signal and separate the same into a plurality of different channel signals having different wavelengths. An array of integrated photodetectors, also integrated on the chip, each receive a separated channel signal and together provide a plurality of electrical signals representative of the optical channel signals. An electronic amplifier receives and amplifies the electrical signals. An electronic dispersion equalization (EDE) circuit is coupled to receive and adjust the amplified electrical signals for timing errors due to imperfect clock recovery of said electrical signals. An clock and data recover (CDR) circuit recovers a signal clock and data signals from the electrical signals.
摘要:
A multistage optical amplifier pumping system with built-in redundant reliability for lightwave communication system provides plural levels of redundancy. A first level of redundancy deals with redundancy in the form of plural primary laser diode sources for pumping a single fiber laser pump source. A second level of redundancy deals with redundancy of a plurality of fiber laser pump sources for pumping a plurality of serially connected injection signal fiber amplifiers forming the multistage amplifier system. If one of fiber pump sources should fail, increased pumping power is available from the remaining fiber pump sources via their respectively connected amplifier stages. A third level of redundancy deals with redundancy in the employment of multiple single mode laser emitters on the same chip or bar sufficiently segmented and/or electrical isolated so as not to interfere with operation of or cause failure to adjacent or neighboring emitters on the same chip or bar.
摘要:
A power system for a laser source comprises a plurality of semiconductor lasers or at least one laser array with plurality of independently, electrically addressable emitters. A power supply is independently connected to each of the laser emitters. A fuse device is associated with each of the laser emitters so that an electrical short of any one emitter of a laser will not cause a short to or change the power supplied to other emitters of the laser source.
摘要:
Double clad fiber gain medium systems particularly adapted for marking indicia on surfaces of articles are disclosed. These systems provide a modulated output from a pump or seed semiconductor laser source to a double clad fiber gain medium which provides an amplified marking output scanned over the article surface with an optical scanner forming a plurality of strokes, the completion of which results in the indicia.
摘要:
A Group III-V semiconductor optoelectronic device provides for visible wavelength light output having a more laterally uniform, high power beam profile, albeit still quasi-Gaussian. A number of factors contribute to the enhanced profile including an improvement in reducing band offset of the Group III-V deposited layers improving carrier density through a decrease in the voltage drop require to generate carrier flow; reduction of contaminants in the growth of Group III-V AlGaInP-containing layers with compositional Al, providing for quality material necessary to achieve operation at the desired visible wavelengths; the formation of an optical resonator cavity that provides, in part, weak waveguiding of the propagating light; and the utilization of a mechanism to provide for beam spreading and filing in a beam diverging gain section prior to actively aggressive gain pumping of the propagating light in the device.
摘要:
A double-clad optical fiber has an inner cladding with a cross-sectional shape that is non-circular, but that maintains a good end-coupling profile. The cross-sectional shape of the inner cladding is such that two perpendicular distances across the shape, each of which passes through a geometric center of a core of the fiber, are equal for all angular positions. Thus, while mode mixing within the inner cladding is enhanced, the inner cladding does not suffer any oblong distortions of its shape, and is therefore more easily coupled to conventional fibers. The cross-sectional cladding shape may include various regions along its outer surface that do not conform to a circular geometry about a center of the core. These regions may include flat regions, or concave or convex regions. The overall cross-sectional shape of the inner cladding may also be octagonal or star-shaped. In an alternative embodiment of the invention, the inner cladding may have a circular cross section, but has a torsional stress induced within it during manufacture. By rotating the fiber preform prior to curing of the inner cladding layer, a physical stress may be permanently imparted to the inner cladding which interacts with pump energy within the inner cladding layer to encourage mode mixing.
摘要:
A Group III-V semiconductor optoelectronic device provides for visible wavelength light output having a more laterally uniform, high power beam profile, albeit still quasi-Gaussian. A number of factors contribute to the enhanced profile including an improvement in reducing band offset of the Group III-V deposited layers improving carrier density through a decrease in the voltage drop required to generate carrier flow; reduction of contaminants in the growth of Group III-V AlGaInP-containing layers with compositional Al, providing for quality material necessary to achieve operation at the desired visible wavelengths; the formation of an optical resonator cavity that provides, in part, weak waveguiding of the propagating light; and the utilization of a mechanism to provide for beam spreading and filing in a beam diverging gain section prior to actively aggressive gain pumping of the propagating light in the device.
摘要:
An optical system and method for detecting the presence and location of at least one stationary or moving object in a field. The optical system has at least one light source to generate a beam, which beam is scanned by at least one first reflecting surface to generate a plurality of beams. The beams are overlapped across the field by at least one second reflecting surface and their intensity is measured by at least one detection means.