摘要:
Apparatus and methods are provided for application layer optimization in a modern data network. The optimization incorporates variable rate transmission across one or more optical data channels. Data throughput is maximized by enabling quality of service profiles on a per transmission channel basis. According to one aspect, a system is provided in which the application layer is aware of and controls the underlying transmission rate and quality of the transmission. This enables the system to fully utilize the transmission capacity of the channel. The application layer may map different applications to different transmission classes of service. The services can be classified based on data throughput rate, guaranteed error rates, latency and cost, among other criteria. This provides flexibility to the application layer to map some loss tolerant applications to a lower cost (per bit) transmission class.
摘要:
Aspects of the invention provide transmitters and receivers for managing multiple optical signals. High order modulation, such as phase and/or amplitude modulation, is used to achieve multiple bits per symbol by transporting multiple asynchronous data streams in an optical transport system. One or more supplemental multiplexing techniques such as time division multiplexing, polarization multiplexing and sub-carrier multiplexing may be used in conjunction with the high order modulation processing. This may be done in various combinations to realize a highly spectrally efficient multi-data stream transport mechanism. The system receives a number of asynchronous signals which are unframed and synchronized, and then reframed and tagged prior to the high order modulation. Differential encoding may also be performed. Upon reception of the multiplexed optical signal, the receiver circuitry may employ either direct detection without a local oscillator or coherent detection with a local oscillator.
摘要:
Apparatus and methods are provided for application layer optimization in a modern data network. The optimization incorporates variable rate transmission across one or more optical data channels. Data throughput is maximized by enabling quality of service profiles on a per transmission channel basis. According to one aspect, a system is provided in which the application layer is aware of and controls the underlying transmission rate and quality of the transmission. This enables the system to fully utilize the transmission capacity of the channel. The application layer may map different applications to different transmission classes of service. The services can be classified based on data throughput rate, guaranteed error rates, latency and cost, among other criteria. This provides flexibility to the application layer to map some loss tolerant applications to a lower cost (per bit) transmission class.
摘要:
Aspects of the invention provide transmitters and receivers for managing multiple optical signals. High order modulation, such as phase and/or amplitude modulation, is used to achieve multiple bits per symbol by transporting multiple asynchronous data streams in an optical transport system. One or more supplemental multiplexing techniques such as time division multiplexing, polarization multiplexing and sub-carrier multiplexing may be used in conjunction with the high order modulation processing. This may be done in various combinations to realize a highly spectrally efficient multi-data stream transport mechanism. The system receives a number of asynchronous signals which are unframed and synchronized, and then reframed and tagged prior to the high order modulation. Differential encoding may also be performed. Upon reception of the multiplexed optical signal, the receiver circuitry may employ either direct detection without a local oscillator or coherent detection with a local oscillator.
摘要:
A resonant coupler has a coupling region having first and second ends, a coupling length, and a tapered variable width, such that a phase matching condition for the waveguide is met within the coupling length. In an exemplary embodiment the first and second ends each have a corresponding variable width which varies at a rate greater than the variable width of the coupling length. In yet another embodiment the coupling region has an electrically sensitive phase matching characteristic and an electrode in operative relation with the coupling region for varying the phase matching characteristic.
摘要:
An optical amplifier for a 4-fiber system having two inputs and outputs is provided that makes use of a single amplifier rather than two separate amplifiers. The optical amplifier node makes use of an interleaver before and after the single amplifier to demultiplex and multiplex even and odd channel signals traveling in opposite directions. The arrangement can also amplify wide channel spaced signals traveling through a plurality of optical fibers. The optical amplifier node can be combined with other like amplifier nodes to provide more complex amplifier solutions at reduced costs due to the need for only half of the typical number of amplifiers. The optical amplifier node can also be combined with, e.g., variable optical attenuators, L/C/S filters, channel add/drop, co- and counter-propagating Raman amplification, and dispersion compensation modules to modify the optical signals as desired.
摘要翻译:提供了具有两个输入和输出的用于4光纤系统的光放大器,其利用单个放大器而不是两个单独的放大器。 光放大器节点利用单放大器之前和之后的交织器来解复用和复用沿相反方向行进的偶信道信号和奇信道信号。 该布置还可以放大穿过多根光纤的宽信道间隔信号。 由于仅需要典型数量的放大器的一半,光放大器节点可以与其他类似的放大器节点组合以便以更低的成本提供更复杂的放大器解决方案。 光放大器节点还可以与例如可变光衰减器,L / C / S滤波器,信道加/减,共反相传播拉曼放大和色散补偿模块组合,以根据需要修改光信号。
摘要:
A method and apparatus for amplifying an optical signal is provided. In accordance with one example embodiment of the invention, the optical amplification system includes an optical signal traveling through the system. At least one module of the optical amplification system is suitable for one of selectively separating and combining one or more individual sub-bands of the optical signal. At least one amplifier is disposed to separately amplify each of the one or more individual sub-bands.
摘要:
The present invention discloses a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL). The VCSEL comprises a first and second mirror stack. The VCSEL has an active region positioned between the first mirror stack and second mirror stack. Also, the VCSEL has a contact region in at least one of the active regions. The VCSEL encompasses a module for stabilizing the gains among a plurality of modes included by spatial power instability by increasing the current through the contact.