Demultiplexing and clock-recovery circuit
    1.
    发明授权
    Demultiplexing and clock-recovery circuit 有权
    解复用和时钟恢复电路

    公开(公告)号:US06556323B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-04-29

    申请号:US09505328

    申请日:2000-02-16

    IPC分类号: H04B1000

    摘要: An optical element for simultaneously retrieving the tributary data rate and the clock frequency from the line rate of an OTDM signal. The demultiplexing and clock recovery principle is based on injection locking of a high-Q-filtered and high gain loop with a variable phase delay and an EA-modulator with high non-linear response, i.e., absorption verses applied voltage. A modulator that is preferably an EA-modulator, an amplifier preferably an erbium doped fiber amplifier (“EDFA”), a base band receiver, an electronic amplifier, a high-Q filter, and a variable phase delay are arranged in a loop to provide an oscillator for simultaneously retrieving tributary data rate and clock frequency.

    摘要翻译: 一种光学元件,用于从OTDM信号的线路速率同时检索支路数据速率和时钟频率。 解复用和时钟恢复原理基于具有可变相位延迟的高Q滤波和高增益环的注入锁定以及具有高非线性响应的EA调制器,即吸收与施加的电压的相乘。 优选地,EA调制器,放大器优选掺铒光纤放大器(“EDFA”),基带接收器,电子放大器,高Q滤波器和可变相位延迟的调制器循环到 提供一个振荡器,用于同时检索支路数据速率和时钟频率。

    Optical regeneration and wavelength conversion using semiconductor optical amplifier based interferometers
    2.
    发明授权
    Optical regeneration and wavelength conversion using semiconductor optical amplifier based interferometers 有权
    使用基于半导体光放大器的干涉仪的光学再生和波长转换

    公开(公告)号:US06614582B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-09-02

    申请号:US09499132

    申请日:2000-02-07

    IPC分类号: G02F135

    摘要: An optical translator that includes an interferometer and a plurality of semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) coupled to the interferometer. The at least two of the SOAs receives data and a clock signal. The data is received by the at least two SOAs at different times. A coupler combines each of a respective output of the at least two SOAs to provide output data. The output data is a retimed and a reshaped signal of the data provided to at least one of the plurality of SOAs.

    摘要翻译: 一种包括干涉仪和耦合到该干涉仪的多个半导体光放大器(SOAs)的光学译码器。 至少两个SOA接收数据和时钟信号。 该数据由不同时间的至少两个SOA接收。 耦合器组合至少两个SOA的相应输出中的每一个以提供输出数据。 输出数据是提供给多个SOA中的至少一个的数据的重新定时和重新整形信号。

    Asymmetric long-haul transmission paths with optical phase conjugation
    4.
    发明授权
    Asymmetric long-haul transmission paths with optical phase conjugation 有权
    具有光相位共轭的不对称长距离传输路径

    公开(公告)号:US08396372B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-12

    申请号:US10932980

    申请日:2004-09-02

    IPC分类号: H04B10/00

    CPC分类号: H04B10/2531

    摘要: An apparatus includes a non-solitonic all-optical communication path having serially connected first and second segments. The first segment end-couples to a lumped optical transmitter. The second segment end-couples to a lumped optical receiver. Each segment has a series of spans of transmission optical fibers. The all-optical communication path has an optical phase conjugator that optically end-couples the first segment to the second segment. The optical phase conjugator is positioned away from the path's midpoint.

    摘要翻译: 一种装置包括具有串联连接的第一和第二段的非孤子全光通信路径。 第一段端接到集中的光发射机。 第二段端接到集总光接收器。 每个段都有一系列传输光纤。 全光通信路径具有光学相位共轭器,其将第一段光学端接耦合到第二段。 光学相位共轭器远离路径的中点定位。

    Reducing crosstalk in optical wavelength converters

    公开(公告)号:US20060269292A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-30

    申请号:US11138007

    申请日:2005-05-26

    IPC分类号: H04B10/12

    CPC分类号: H04B10/2513

    摘要: An optical fiber transmission system includes a series of optical fiber transmission spans and one or more all-optical signal processors. The optical fiber transmission spans are connected to form an optical communication path. Each all-optical signal processor directly connects a corresponding adjacent pair of the spans. Each all-optical signal processor includes an optical wavelength converter having input and output ports and a dispersion adjustment module connected to the input port of the optical wavelength converter of the same processor. The dispersion module is also configured to adjust cumulative dispersions of some received optical pulses to be outside of a range for the cumulative dispersions of corresponding optical pulses in the span directly preceding the same processor.

    Polarization-diverse optical amplification
    6.
    发明授权
    Polarization-diverse optical amplification 有权
    极化多样的光学放大

    公开(公告)号:US07433117B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-10-07

    申请号:US11412018

    申请日:2006-04-26

    IPC分类号: H01S3/00 G02B6/00

    摘要: A polarization-diverse optical amplifier includes a polarization-sensitive optically active medium and a polarization splitter. The polarization splitter is configured to receive input light, to direct a first polarization component of the received input light to a first optical path segment, and to direct a second polarization component of the received input light to a separate second optical path segment. The active medium has first and second optical ports. The first optical port is at an end of the first optical path segment. The second port is at an end of the second optical path segment. The active medium outputs amplified light from one of the ports in response to receiving the input light at the other of the ports. In a preferred embodiment, the active medium has an internal optical axis, and the polarizations of the first and second components are oriented relative to that axis so that amplification is enhanced. The two optical path segments may include polarization-maintaining optical waveguides.

    摘要翻译: 偏振分集光放大器包括偏振光敏光学介质和偏振分光器。 偏振分离器被配置为接收输入光,以将接收的输入光的第一偏振分量引导到第一光路段,并将接收的输入光的第二偏振分量引导到单独的第二光路段。 活动介质具有第一和第二光学端口。 第一光口位于第一光路段的一端。 第二端口处于第二光路段的一端。 响应于在另一个端口处接收输入光,有源介质从一个端口输出放大的光。 在优选实施例中,活性介质具有内部光轴,并且第一和第二组分的极化相对于该轴取向,从而增强了放大。 两个光路段可以包括偏振保持光波导。

    Polarization-diverse optical amplification
    7.
    发明申请
    Polarization-diverse optical amplification 有权
    极化多样的光学放大

    公开(公告)号:US20070253055A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-11-01

    申请号:US11412018

    申请日:2006-04-26

    IPC分类号: H01S3/00

    摘要: A polarization-diverse optical amplifier includes a polarization-sensitive optically active medium and a polarization splitter. The polarization splitter is configured to receive input light, to direct a first polarization component of the received input light to a first optical path segment, and to direct a second polarization component of the received input light to a separate second optical path segment. The active medium has first and second optical ports. The first optical port is at an end of the first optical path segment. The second port is at an end of the second optical path segment. The active medium outputs amplified light from one of the ports in response to receiving the input light at the other of the ports. In a preferred embodiment, the active medium has an internal optical axis, and the polarizations of the first and second components are oriented relative to that axis so that amplification is enhanced. The two optical path segments may include polarization-maintaining optical waveguides.

    摘要翻译: 偏振分集光放大器包括偏振光敏光学介质和偏振分光器。 偏振分离器被配置为接收输入光,以将接收的输入光的第一偏振分量引导到第一光路段,并将接收的输入光的第二偏振分量引导到单独的第二光路段。 活动介质具有第一和第二光学端口。 第一光口位于第一光路段的一端。 第二端口处于第二光路段的一端。 响应于在另一个端口处接收输入光,有源介质从一个端口输出放大的光。 在优选实施例中,活性介质具有内部光轴,并且第一和第二组分的极化相对于该轴取向,从而增强了放大。 两个光路段可以包括偏振保持光波导。

    Nonlinear device comprising a spectrally broadening fiber
    8.
    发明授权
    Nonlinear device comprising a spectrally broadening fiber 有权
    包括光谱增宽光纤的非线性装置

    公开(公告)号:US07139478B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-21

    申请号:US10275134

    申请日:2002-03-13

    IPC分类号: H04B10/08

    摘要: Embodiments of the invention include system for monitoring the effectiveness of pulse shaping in a nonlinear optical fiber (40). The spectral content of the pulse, after passing through the nonlinear fiber (40), provides an indication of how effectively the pulse was regenerated. A portion of the pulse exiting the nonlinear fiber is tapped off and its pulse energy is measured in at least one selected spectral region. The selected spectral region is one in which the pulse tends to gain energy when effective regeneration is taking place. The information concerning the effectiveness of pulse shaping in a nonlinear optical fiber is fed back to dynamically change the residual dispersion at the regenerator input. The spectral measurement leads to a control signal (48) to indicate a level of performance of the system, or to improve the performance of the system by adjusting an operational parameter.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的实施例包括用于监测非线性光纤(40)中的脉冲整形有效性的系统。 通过非线性光纤(40)后脉冲的光谱含量提供脉冲再生的有效指示。 离开非线性光纤的脉冲的一部分被分离,并且其脉冲能量在至少一个选定的光谱区域中被测量。 所选择的光谱区域是当发生有效再生时脉冲倾向于获得能量的光谱区域。 关于非线性光纤中的脉冲整形的有效性的信息被反馈以动态地改变再生器输入端的残余色散。 频谱测量导致控制信号(48)以指示系统的性能水平,或通过调整操作参数来提高系统的性能。

    Reducing crosstalk in free-space optical communications
    10.
    发明授权
    Reducing crosstalk in free-space optical communications 失效
    减少自由空间光通信中的串扰

    公开(公告)号:US07266257B1

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-04

    申请号:US11485091

    申请日:2006-07-12

    IPC分类号: G02F1/035 H04B10/00

    CPC分类号: H04B10/118 H04B10/1121

    摘要: An optical transmitter includes a modulator, a dispersion adjustment module, and an optical amplifier. The optical transmitter is configured to transmit optical pulses over a free-space optical communication channel. The modulator is configured to produce an optical carrier that is amplitude and/or phase modulated by data. The dispersion adjustment module is connected between the modulator and the amplifier and is configured to substantially change temporal widths of optical pulses received from the modulator by changing dispersions of the received optical pulses.

    摘要翻译: 光发射机包括调制器,色散调节模块和光放大器。 光发射机被配置为在自由空间光通信信道上传输光脉冲。 调制器被配置为产生由数据幅度和/或相位调制的光载波。 色散调整模块连接在调制器和放大器之间,并被配置为通过改变接收到的光脉冲的分散来大大改变从调制器接收的光脉冲的时间宽度。