SOI-based optical interconnect arrangement
    1.
    发明申请
    SOI-based optical interconnect arrangement 审中-公开
    基于SOI的光学互连装置

    公开(公告)号:US20060126993A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-15

    申请号:US11287114

    申请日:2005-11-25

    IPC分类号: G02B6/12

    CPC分类号: H04B10/801 G02B6/43

    摘要: An SOI-based optical interconnection arrangement is provided that significantly reduces the size, complexity and power consumption requires of conventional high density electrical interconnections. In particular, a group of optical modulators and wavelength division multiplexers/demultiplexers are used in association with traditional electrical signal paths to “concentrate” a large number of the electrical-pinouts onto one optical waveguide (e.g., fiber). By utilizing a number of such SOI-based signal concentration structures, an optical backplane can be formed that couples all of these concentration structures through one optical substrate and then onto a separate number of output/receiving boards. Additionally, optical gain material may be embedded within the backplane element to further enhance the optical signal quality. The ability to integrate the electrical and optical components within a monolithic SOI-based structure provides for the significant reduction in the overall size of the connection arrangement and, further, reduces the power consumption by about an order of magnitude.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种基于SOI的光互连装置,其显着地减小了常规高密度电互连所需的尺寸,复杂性和功耗。 特别地,一组光调制器和波分复用器/解复用器与传统的电信号路径相关联地使用,以将大量的电插座“集中”到一个光波导(例如,光纤)上。 通过利用多个这样的基于SOI的信号浓度结构,可以形成光背板,其通过一个光学基板将所有这些浓度结构耦合到另一数目的输出/接收板上。 此外,光增益材料可以嵌入在背板元件内以进一步增强光信号质量。 将电和光学部件集成在基于单片SOI的结构内的能力提供了连接装置的整体尺寸的显着降低,并且进一步将功耗降低约一个数量级。

    Common electronic dispersion compensation arrangement for use with multiple optical communication channels
    5.
    发明授权
    Common electronic dispersion compensation arrangement for use with multiple optical communication channels 有权
    通用电子色散补偿布置,用于多个光通信通道

    公开(公告)号:US07570889B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-04

    申请号:US11413675

    申请日:2006-04-27

    IPC分类号: H04B10/06

    摘要: An electronic dispersion compensation (EDC) arrangement for a multi-channel optical receive utilizes a time division technique to “share” a common adaptive algorithm block between a plurality of N separate channels. The algorithm block embodies a specific algorithm associated with correcting/updating tap weights for the delay lines forming the equalizing elements, and a time slot assignment element is used in conjunction with the algorithm block to control the access of the various channels to the algorithm block. In situations where certain channels experience a greater degree of dispersion than others, the time slot assignment element may be configured to allot a greater number of time slots to the affected channels.

    摘要翻译: 用于多通道光接收的电子色散补偿(EDC)装置利用时分技术“共享”多个N个独立信道之间的公共自适应算法块。 算法块体现了与形成均衡元件的延迟线的校正/更新抽头权重相关联的特定算法,并且时隙分配元件与算法块结合使用以控制各种信道对算法块的访问。 在某些频道经历比其他频道更大程度的色散的情况下,时隙分配元件可以被配置为向受影响的频道分配更多数量的时隙。

    Integrated approach for design, simulation and verification of monolithic, silicon-based opto-electronic circuits
    6.
    发明申请
    Integrated approach for design, simulation and verification of monolithic, silicon-based opto-electronic circuits 有权
    用于单片硅基光电路的设计,仿真和验证的综合方法

    公开(公告)号:US20050289490A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-12-29

    申请号:US11159283

    申请日:2005-06-22

    IPC分类号: G06F17/50 G06G7/62

    CPC分类号: G06F17/5036 G06F17/5068

    摘要: Computer-aided design (CAD) tools are used to perform the integrated design, verification and layout of electrical and optical components in a monolithic, silicon-based electro-optic chip. Separate top-level behavioral logic designs are prepared for the three different types of elements included within the final, silicon-based monolithic structure: (1) digital electronic integrated circuit elements; (2) analog/mixed signal electronic integrated circuit elements; and (3) opto-electronic elements (including passive and active optical elements). Once the behavioral logic design is completed, the results are combined and co-simulated. A physical layout design is developed and verified for each different type of element in the circuit. The separate physical layouts are then co-verified, to assess the properties of the overall physical design. The results of the co-simulation are compared to the results of the co-verification, with alterations made in the logic design and/or the physical layout until the desired operating parameters are obtained. Once the desired results are generated, conventional wafer-level fabrication operations are then considered to provide a final product (“tape out”).

    摘要翻译: 计算机辅助设计(CAD)工具用于在单片硅基电光芯片中执行电气和光学部件的集成设计,验证和布局。 为最终的硅基单片结构中包含的三种不同类型的元件准备了独立的顶级行为逻辑设计:(1)数字电子集成电路元件; (2)模拟/混合信号电子集成电路元件; 和(3)光电元件(包括无源和有源光学元件)。 一旦行为逻辑设计完成,结果将被合并并共同模拟。 为电路中的每种不同类型的元件开发和验证物理布局设计。 然后将单独的物理布局共同验证,以评估整体物理设计的属性。 将共模拟的结果与协同验证的结果进行比较,在逻辑设计和/或物理布局中进行改变,直到获得所需的操作参数。 一旦产生期望的结果,则常规晶圆级制造操作被认为是提供最终产品(“磁带输出”)。

    Optical modulator utilizing unary encoding and auxiliary modulator section for load balancing
    7.
    发明授权
    Optical modulator utilizing unary encoding and auxiliary modulator section for load balancing 有权
    光调制器利用一元编码和辅助调制器部分进行负载平衡

    公开(公告)号:US08929689B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-01-06

    申请号:US13413883

    申请日:2012-03-07

    摘要: An optical modulator is configured to include multiple modulating sections formed along each arm and create a unary-encoded optical output signal by driving the number of sections required to represent the data value being transmitted (e.g., three sections driven to represent the data value “3”, four sections driven to represent the data value “4”). An auxiliary modulating section, isolated from the optical signal path, is included for creating a path for current flow in situations where only an odd number of modulating sections are required to represent the data. The activation of the auxiliary modulation section minimizes the current imbalance that would otherwise be present along a common node of the arrangement.

    摘要翻译: 光调制器被配置为包括沿着每个臂形成的多个调制部分,并且通过驱动表示所传送的数据值所需的部分数量(例如,驱动以表示数据值“3”的三个部分)来创建一次编码的光输出信号 “,四个部分被驱动以表示数据值”4“)。 包括与光信号路径隔离的辅助调制部分,用于在只需要奇数个调制部分来表示数据的情况下创建用于电流的路径。 辅助调制部分的激活使得沿着该装置的公共节点将存在的电流不平衡最小化。

    Optical Modulator Utilizing Unary Encoding And Auxiliary Modulator Section For Load Balancing
    8.
    发明申请
    Optical Modulator Utilizing Unary Encoding And Auxiliary Modulator Section For Load Balancing 有权
    光调制器利用一次编码和辅助调制器部分进行负载平衡

    公开(公告)号:US20120230626A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-09-13

    申请号:US13413883

    申请日:2012-03-07

    IPC分类号: G02F1/035

    摘要: An optical modulator is configured to include multiple modulating sections formed along each arm and create a unary-encoded optical output signal by driving the number of sections required to represent the data value being transmitted (e.g., three sections driven to represent the data value “3”, four sections driven to represent the data value “4”). An auxiliary modulating section, isolated from the optical signal path, is included for creating a path for current flow in situations where only an odd number of modulating sections are required to represent the data. The activation of the auxiliary modulation section minimizes the current imbalance that would otherwise be present along a common node of the arrangement.

    摘要翻译: 光调制器被配置为包括沿着每个臂形成的多个调制部分,并且通过驱动表示所传送的数据值所需的部分数量(例如,驱动以表示数据值“3”的三个部分)来创建一次编码的光输出信号 “,四个部分被驱动以表示数据值”4“)。 包括与光信号路径隔离的辅助调制部分,用于在只需要奇数个调制部分来表示数据的情况下创建用于电流的路径。 辅助调制部分的激活使得沿着该装置的公共节点将存在的电流不平衡最小化。

    Optical modulator utilizing multi-level signaling
    9.
    发明申请
    Optical modulator utilizing multi-level signaling 有权
    采用多级信令的光调制器

    公开(公告)号:US20080095486A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-24

    申请号:US11975050

    申请日:2007-10-17

    IPC分类号: G02F1/035

    摘要: An optical modulator is formed to include a plurality of separate electrodes disposed along one arm, the electrodes having different lengths and driven with different signals to provide for multi-level signaling (e.g., PAM-4 signaling). By using separate drivers to energize the different sections, the number of sections energized at a given point in time will define the net phase shift introduced to the optical signal. The total length of the combined modulator sections is associated with a π phase shift (180°). Each section is driven by either a digital “one” or “zero”, so as to create the multi-level modulation. An essentially equal change in power between adjacent transmitted symbols is accomplished by properly adjusting the lengths of each individual section.

    摘要翻译: 光学调制器被形成为包括沿着一个臂布置的多个单独的电极,电极具有不同的长度并用不同的信号驱动以提供多级信号(例如,PAM-4信令)。 通过使用单独的驱动器来激励不同的部分,在给定时间点通电的部分的数量将定义引入光信号的净相移。 组合调制器部分的总长度与pi相移(180°)相关联。 每个部分由数字“一”或“零”驱动,以创建多级调制。 通过适当调整每个单独部分的长度来实现相邻传输符号之间的功率基本上相等的变化。