Optical communication system incorporating automatic dispersion compensation modules
    1.
    发明授权
    Optical communication system incorporating automatic dispersion compensation modules 有权
    包含自动色散补偿模块的光通信系统

    公开(公告)号:US06370300B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-04-09

    申请号:US09252708

    申请日:1999-02-18

    IPC分类号: G02B634

    CPC分类号: H04B10/2519 H04B2210/252

    摘要: In accordance with the invention, an optical communication system is provided with one or more automatic dispersion compensation modules. Each module has an adjustable dispersion element, a data integrity monitor and a feedback network whereby the monitor adjusts the dispersion element to optimize system performance. In a preferred embodiment the dispersion compensating modules comprise chirped fiber Bragg gratings in which the chirp is induced in the grating by passing a current along distributed thin film heaters deposited along the length of the fiber. The magnitude of the applied current determines the dispersion of the grating. A data integrity monitor is configured to sense the integrity of transmitted data and to provide electrical feedback for controlling the current applied to the grating.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明,光通信系统设置有一个或多个自动色散补偿模块。 每个模块都具有可调色散元件,数据完整性监视器和反馈网络,由此监视器调整色散元件以优化系统性能。 在优选实施例中,色散补偿模块包括啁啾光纤布拉格光栅,其中通过沿沿着光纤长度沉积的分布式薄膜加热器传递电流而在光栅中感应啁啾。 施加电流的大小决定了光栅的色散。 数据完整性监视器被配置为感测传输数据的完整性,并提供用于控制施加到光栅的电流的电反馈。

    Optical fiber communication system incorporating automatic dispersion compensation modules to compensate for temperature induced variations
    2.
    发明授权
    Optical fiber communication system incorporating automatic dispersion compensation modules to compensate for temperature induced variations 有权
    包含自动色散补偿模块的光纤通信系统,以补偿温度变化

    公开(公告)号:US06307988B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-10-23

    申请号:US09362151

    申请日:1999-07-28

    IPC分类号: G02B634

    CPC分类号: H04B10/2519 H04B2210/252

    摘要: A high speed optical communication system (≧10 Gbit/s) is compensated for temperature variation by providing it with one or more automatic dispersion compensation modules. Each module has an adjustable dispersion element, a data integrity monitor and a feedback network whereby the monitor adjusts the dispersion element to compensate for temperature variation. In a preferred embodiment the dispersion compensating modules comprise chirped fiber Bragg gratings in which the chirp is induced in the grating by passing a current along distributed thin film heaters deposited along the length of the fiber. The magnitude of the applied current determines the dispersion of the grating. A data integrity monitor is configured to sense the integrity of transmitted data and to provide electrical feedback for controlling the current applied to the grating.

    摘要翻译: 高速光通信系统(> = 10 Gbit / s)通过提供一个或多个自动色散补偿模块来补偿温度变化。 每个模块具有可调色散元件,数据完整性监视器和反馈网络,由此监视器调节色散元件以补偿温度变化。 在优选实施例中,色散补偿模块包括啁啾光纤布拉格光栅,其中通过沿沿着光纤长度沉积的分布式薄膜加热器传递电流而在光栅中感应啁啾。 施加电流的大小决定了光栅的色散。 数据完整性监视器被配置为感测传输数据的完整性,并提供用于控制施加到光栅的电流的电反馈。

    Optical grating devices with adjustable chirp
    3.
    发明授权
    Optical grating devices with adjustable chirp 有权
    具有可调啁啾的光栅设备

    公开(公告)号:US06275629B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-08-14

    申请号:US09183048

    申请日:1998-10-30

    IPC分类号: G02B634

    摘要: In accordance with the invention, an optical waveguide grating with adjustable chirp comprises a waveguide grating in thermal contact with an electrically controllable heat-transducing body which varies the temperature along the length of the grating. The heat-transducing body can generate heat on the fiber or remove heat from the fiber to establish a temperature gradient along the grating. In an exemplary embodiment, the heat-transducing body is a resistive film coating whose local resistance varies along the length of the grating. Electrical current passed through the film generates a temperature gradient along the grating approximately proportional to the local resistance of the film, and the amount of chirp can be adjusted by the current. The resulting devices are simple, compact and power efficient.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明,具有可调啁啾线的光波导光栅包括与电可控热传导体热接触的波导光栅,其沿着光栅的长度改变温度。 热传导体可以在纤维上产生热量或从纤维去除热量以沿着光栅建立温度梯度。 在一个示例性实施例中,热传导体是其局部电阻沿光栅的长度变化的电阻膜涂层。 通过膜的电流沿着光栅产生大约与膜的局部电阻成比例的温度梯度,并且可以通过电流调节啁啾的量。 所得到的器件简单,紧凑,功率高。

    Thermally tunable fiber devices with microcapillary heaters
    10.
    发明授权
    Thermally tunable fiber devices with microcapillary heaters 有权
    具有微毛细管加热器的热可调纤维器件

    公开(公告)号:US06778734B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-08-17

    申请号:US10047339

    申请日:2002-01-15

    IPC分类号: G02B634

    摘要: A thermally tunable optical fiber device comprises a length of optical fiber including a device disposed within a microcapillary heater. The microcapillary heater can include a thin film resistive heater. The fiber itself can optionally include a thin film resistive heater overlying the device, and a plurality of nested microcapillary tubes can optionally provide a plurality of successive concentric heaters overlying the device. The heaters films can be films with uniform, tapered or periodically varying thickness. The heaters can be single layer or multiple layer. Multiple layer films can be superimposed with intervening insulating layers or plural layers can be formed on different angular regions of the microcapillary. Thus one can provide virtually any desired temperature versus length profile along the fiber device.

    摘要翻译: 一种热可调谐光纤器件包括一定长度的光纤,其包括设置在微毛细管加热器内的器件。 微毛细管加热器可以包括薄膜电阻加热器。 光纤本身可以可选地包括覆盖该器件的薄膜电阻加热器,并且多个嵌套微毛细管可以可选地提供覆盖该器件的多个连续的同心加热器。 加热器膜可以是具有均匀,锥形或周期性变化厚度的膜。 加热器可以是单层或多层。 多层膜可以与中间绝缘层叠加,或者可以在微毛细管的不同角度区域上形成多层膜。 因此,可以提供实际上沿着纤维装置的任何期望的温度对长度分布。