MONITORING OF A LASER SOURCE WITH FRONT AND REAR OUTPUT PHOTODETECTORS TO DETERMINE FRONTAL LASER POWER AND POWER CHANGES OVER LASER LIFETIME
    4.
    发明申请
    MONITORING OF A LASER SOURCE WITH FRONT AND REAR OUTPUT PHOTODETECTORS TO DETERMINE FRONTAL LASER POWER AND POWER CHANGES OVER LASER LIFETIME 有权
    使用前置和后端输出光电元件监测激光源以确定激光寿命的正面激光功率和功率变化

    公开(公告)号:US20100220952A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-09-02

    申请号:US12758231

    申请日:2010-04-12

    IPC分类号: G02B6/12 H01S3/10 H01S3/13

    摘要: A power monitoring and correction to a desired power level of a laser or group of lasers utilizes two photodetectors which are employed to accurately determine the amount of output power from the front end or “customer” end of a laser or a plurality of such lasers. During power detection, which may be accomplished intermittently or continuously, the laser is modulated with a tone of low frequency modulation. One photodetector at the rear of the laser is employed to detect the DC value of the frequency tone, i.e., a value or number representative of the AC peak-to-peak swing, amplitude or modulation depth of the tone. Also, the rear photodetector may be employed to determine the optical modulation index (OMI). In either case, these values may be employed in a closed loop feedback system to adjust or otherwise calibrate the value of the low tone frequency relative to the total desired bias current applied to the laser. A front photodetector is employed to receive a portion of the total output of the laser, or of each laser, and the average output power of the laser, or of each laser, is determined from already knowing the optical modulation index (OMI) via the rear photodetector. Thus, by measuring and/or calibrating the laser OMI with the use of a rear photodetector, the average output power from the front end output can be unambiguously determined from detection of the AC peak-to-peak swing or amplitude of the low frequency tone received via the front photodetector.

    摘要翻译: 对激光器或激光器组的期望功率电平的功率监视和校正使用两个光电检测器,其用于准确地确定来自激光器或多个这样的激光器的前端或“客户”端的输出功率的量。 在功率检测期间,可以间歇地或连续地实现,用低频调制调制激光。 采用激光后部的一个光电检测器来检测频率音调的DC值,即代表音调的AC峰 - 峰波动,幅度或调制深度的值或数字。 而且,后方光电检测器可用于确定光调制指数(OMI)。 在这两种情况下,这些值可以用在闭环反馈系统中,以相对于施加到激光器的总期望偏置电流来调节或以其他方式校准低音频率的值。 使用前光电检测器来接收激光器或每个激光器的总输出的一部分,并且通过已经知道光调制指数(OMI)来确定激光器或每个激光器的平均输出功率 后置光电检测器。 因此,通过使用后部光电检测器测量和/或校准激光OMI,可以从检测到AC峰 - 峰摆动或低频音调的幅度来明确地确定来自前端输出的平均输出功率 通过前光电检测器接收。

    Monitoring of a laser source with front and rear output photodetectors to determine frontal laser power and power changes over laser lifetime
    5.
    发明授权
    Monitoring of a laser source with front and rear output photodetectors to determine frontal laser power and power changes over laser lifetime 有权
    使用前置和后端输出光电检测器监测激光源,以确定激光寿命的前沿激光功率和功率变化

    公开(公告)号:US08971362B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-03

    申请号:US12758231

    申请日:2010-04-12

    摘要: A power monitoring and correction to a desired power level of a laser or group of lasers utilizes two photodetectors which are employed to accurately determine the amount of output power from the front end or “customer” end of a laser or a plurality of such lasers. During power detection, which may be accomplished intermittently or continuously, the laser is modulated with a tone of low frequency modulation. One photodetector at the rear of the laser is employed to detect the DC value of the frequency tone, i.e., a value or number representative of the AC peak-to-peak swing, amplitude or modulation depth of the tone. Also, the rear photodetector may be employed to determine the optical modulation index (OMI). In either case, these values may be employed in a closed loop feedback system to adjust or otherwise calibrate the value of the low tone frequency relative to the total desired bias current applied to the laser. A front photodetector is employed to receive a portion of the total output of the laser, or of each laser, and the average output power of the laser, or of each laser, is determined from already knowing the optical modulation index (OMI) via the rear photodetector. Thus, by measuring and/or calibrating the laser OMI with the use of a rear photodetector, the average output power from the front end output can be unambiguously determined from detection of the AC peak-to-peak swing or amplitude of the low frequency tone received via the front photodetector.

    摘要翻译: 对激光器或激光器组的期望功率电平的功率监视和校正使用两个光电检测器,其用于准确地确定来自激光器或多个这样的激光器的前端或“客户”端的输出功率的量。 在功率检测期间,可以间歇地或连续地实现,用低频调制调制激光。 采用激光后部的一个光电检测器来检测频率音调的DC值,即代表音调的AC峰 - 峰波动,幅度或调制深度的值或数字。 而且,后方光电检测器可用于确定光调制指数(OMI)。 在这两种情况下,这些值可以用在闭环反馈系统中,以相对于施加到激光器的总期望偏置电流来调节或以其他方式校准低音频率的值。 使用前光电检测器来接收激光器或每个激光器的总输出的一部分,并且通过已经知道光调制指数(OMI)来确定激光器或每个激光器的平均输出功率 后置光电检测器。 因此,通过使用后部光电检测器测量和/或校准激光OMI,可以从检测到AC峰 - 峰摆动或低频音调的幅度来明确地确定来自前端输出的平均输出功率 通过前光电检测器接收。

    PRODUCTION CENTER SYSTEM
    8.
    发明申请
    PRODUCTION CENTER SYSTEM 审中-公开
    生产中心系统

    公开(公告)号:US20090006170A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-01-01

    申请号:US11768513

    申请日:2007-06-26

    申请人: Robert W. Smith

    发明人: Robert W. Smith

    IPC分类号: G06Q10/00

    CPC分类号: G06Q10/06 G06Q10/0631

    摘要: Systems and methods of centralized product production, comprising a job initiation component that receives a job request from a user; a resource management component that delegates tasks to one or more modules to produce a product to meet the job request. The modules can comprise an automated computing system or a practice group, and can report back to the resource management component. An assembly component can receive information, documents, and objects from the resource management component and assemble the items to form a product. An interface component allows a user to view progress of the product, and to receive status updates.

    摘要翻译: 集中产品生产的系统和方法,包括从用户接收作业请求的作业发起组件; 一个资源管理组件,用于将任务委托给一个或多个模块来生产产品以满足作业请求。 模块可以包括自动计算系统或练习组,并且可以向资源管理组件报告。 组装组件可以从资源管理组件接收信息,文档和对象,并组合项目以形成产品。 接口组件允许用户查看产品的进度并接收状态更新。

    Bias control system for electrooptic devices
    9.
    发明授权
    Bias control system for electrooptic devices 有权
    电光设备偏压控制系统

    公开(公告)号:US06222965B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-04-24

    申请号:US09349736

    申请日:1999-07-08

    申请人: Robert W. Smith

    发明人: Robert W. Smith

    IPC分类号: G02B626

    摘要: An optical device includes a substrate formed of an electrooptic material, a waveguide formed in the substrate, an electrically conductive film formed over at least a portion of the waveguide and a source of DC voltage electrically connected to the film for thermally inducing a change in the optical refractive index of the substrate of the optical device.

    摘要翻译: 光学装置包括由电光材料形成的基板,形成在基板中的波导,形成在波导的至少一部分上的导电膜和电连接到膜的DC电压源,用于热引起 光学器件的基板的光学折射率。

    Apparatus and method for monitoring the presence of cables connected to
ports of a computer network controller and automatically reconfiguring
the network when cables are connected to or removed from the controller
    10.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for monitoring the presence of cables connected to ports of a computer network controller and automatically reconfiguring the network when cables are connected to or removed from the controller 失效
    用于监测连接到计算机网络控制器的端口的电缆的存在的装置和方法,并且当电缆连接到控制器或从控制器移除时自动重新配置网络

    公开(公告)号:US5493650A

    公开(公告)日:1996-02-20

    申请号:US205181

    申请日:1994-03-02

    IPC分类号: H04L12/26 G06F13/36

    CPC分类号: H04L41/0809

    摘要: An apparatus for monitoring whether a cable is coupled to a port of a computer network. A free-running oscillator is initially set to a base frequency when a cable is not coupled to the port. If a cable is subsequently coupled to that port, the inherent capacitance of that cable loads one of the nodes associated with the oscillator. The result of this capacitance is that the oscillator is now running at a lower frequency. A frequency counter and threshold comparator are used to detect whether the oscillator frequency has fallen below a pre-determined frequency threshold. If the oscillator frequency has not fallen below this threshold, the port is not included in the network path. However, if the oscillator frequency has fallen below the threshold, this indicates that a cable has been coupled to the port. Consequently, the trunk port is inserted into the computer network's path.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于监测电缆是否耦合到计算机网络的端口的装置。 当电缆未连接到端口时,自由振荡器最初设置为基频。 如果电缆随后耦合到该端口,则该电缆的固有电容加载与振荡器相关联的节点之一。 该电容的结果是振荡器现在以较低的频率运行。 使用频率计数器和阈值比较器来检测振荡器频率是否已经低于预定的频率阈值。 如果振荡器频率没有下降到该阈值以下,则该端口不包括在网络路径中。 但是,如果振荡器频率低于阈值,则表示电缆已经连接到端口。 因此,中继端口插入到计算机网络的路径中。