Optical transceiver module with multipurpose internal serial bus
    1.
    发明授权
    Optical transceiver module with multipurpose internal serial bus 有权
    具有多用途内部串行总线的光收发模块

    公开(公告)号:US06912361B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-06-28

    申请号:US10266870

    申请日:2002-10-08

    摘要: The optical transceiver module includes an optical transmitter and an optical receiver. The optical transceiver module also includes an internal serial bus and a plurality of addressable components electrically coupled to the internal serial bus. Each of the addressable components included a serial interface for communicating with the internal serial bus, and a memory. Each addressable component also includes a unique address or chip select logic coupled to a controller via a chip select line. This allows data to be addressed to specific addressable components. The addressable components may include a laser driver, a laser bias controller, a power controller, a pre-amplifier, a post-amplifier, a laser wavelength controller, a main controller, a electrothermal cooler, an analog-to-digital converter, a digital-to analog converter, an APD bias controller, or any combination of the aforementioned components.

    摘要翻译: 光收发模块包括光发射机和光接收机。 光收发器模块还包括内部串行总线和电耦合到内部串行总线的多个可寻址组件。 每个可寻址组件包括用于与内部串行总线通信的串行接口和存储器。 每个可寻址组件还包括通过芯片选择线耦合到控制器的唯一地址或芯片选择逻辑。 这允许将数据寻址到特定的可寻址组件。 可寻址组件可以包括激光驱动器,激光偏压控制器,功率控制器,前置放大器,后置放大器,激光波长控制器,主控制器,电热冷却器,模数转换器, 数模转换器,APD偏置控制器或上述组件的任何组合。

    Optical transceiver module with multipurpose internal serial bus
    2.
    发明授权
    Optical transceiver module with multipurpose internal serial bus 有权
    具有多用途内部串行总线的光收发模块

    公开(公告)号:US07580638B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-25

    申请号:US11169025

    申请日:2005-06-27

    IPC分类号: H04B10/00

    摘要: The optical-transceiver module includes an optical transmitter and an optical receiver. The optical transceiver module also includes an internal serial bus and a plurality of addressable components electrically coupled to the internal serial bus. Each of the addressable components included a serial interface for communicating with the internal serial bus, and a memory. Each addressable component also includes a unique address or chip select logic coupled to a controller via a chip select line. This allows data to be addressed to specific addressable components. The addressable components may include a laser driver, a laser bias controller, a power controller, a pre-amplifier, a post-amplifier, a laser wavelength controller, a main controller, a electrothermal cooler, an analog-to-digital converter, a digital-to analog converter, an APD bias controller, or any combination of the aforementioned components.

    摘要翻译: 光收发模块包括光发射机和光接收机。 光收发器模块还包括内部串行总线和电耦合到内部串行总线的多个可寻址组件。 每个可寻址组件包括用于与内部串行总线通信的串行接口和存储器。 每个可寻址组件还包括通过芯片选择线耦合到控制器的唯一地址或芯片选择逻辑。 这允许将数据寻址到特定的可寻址组件。 可寻址组件可以包括激光驱动器,激光偏压控制器,功率控制器,前置放大器,后置放大器,激光波长控制器,主控制器,电热冷却器,模数转换器, 数模转换器,APD偏置控制器或上述组件的任何组合。

    Method and apparatus for compensating a photo-detector
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for compensating a photo-detector 有权
    用于补偿光电检测器的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06852966B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-02-08

    申请号:US10285264

    申请日:2002-10-30

    IPC分类号: H01J40/14 H04B10/158

    CPC分类号: H04B10/6911

    摘要: The method and apparatus for compensating a photo-detector allows both regulation and monitoring of the photo-detector to be performed with a common digital controller. The controller accepts input of monitored operational parameters including received signal strength and temperature. The controller provides as an output a bias control signal which regulates a positive the positive or negative side bias voltage power supply for the photo-detector. The controller maintains the bias voltage to the photo-detector at levels which optimize the gain and signal-to-noise ratios for the photo-detector thereby facilitating the decoding of the received signal over a broad range of signal strengths and temperatures. The controller includes a corresponding digital signal strength and temperature compensators the outputs of which summed with a summer to provide the bias control signal. The digital signal strength compensator also provides as an output a monitor signal a level of which corresponds to the actual signal strength received by the photo-detector after compensation for the variable gain of the photo-detector resulting from the bias voltage level. A transceiver as well as methods and means for monitoring a photo-detector are also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 用于补偿光电检测器的方法和装置允许用公共数字控制器执行光检测器的调节和监视。 控制器接受监控的操作参数的输入,包括接收的信号强度和温度。 控制器提供偏置控制信号作为输出,该偏置控制信号调节用于光电检测器的正或负侧偏置电压电源。 控制器将光电检测器的偏置电压维持在最优化光检测器的增益和信噪比的水平,从而便于在宽范围的信号强度和温度下对接收信号进行解码。 控制器包括相应的数字信号强度和温度补偿器,其输出与加法器相加以提供偏置控制信号。 数字信号强度补偿器还提供监视信号,其电平对应于由光电检测器在补偿由偏置电压电平产生的光检测器的可变增益之后接收的实际信号强度。 还公开了收发器以及用于监测光检测器的方法和装置。

    Method for calibrating an optoelectronic device based on APD breakdown voltage
    4.
    发明授权
    Method for calibrating an optoelectronic device based on APD breakdown voltage 有权
    基于APD击穿电压校准光电器件的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07217914B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-05-15

    申请号:US10899904

    申请日:2004-07-27

    IPC分类号: H01J40/14 H01L35/00 H02H5/04

    CPC分类号: H04B10/6931 H04B10/6911

    摘要: Methods and processes are disclosed for calibrating optoelectronic devices, such as optoelectronic transceivers and optoelectronic receivers, based upon an avalanche photodiode breakdown voltage. In general, the method involves adjusting a reverse-bias voltage of the avalanche photodiode until avalanche breakdown of the avalanche photodiode occurs. An optimized APD reverse-bias voltage is then determined by reducing the reverse-bias voltage at which avalanche breakdown occurs by a predetermined offset voltage. This process is performed at a variety of different temperatures. Information concerning each temperature and the corresponding optimized APD reverse-bias voltage is stored in a memory of the optoelectronic device.

    摘要翻译: 公开了基于雪崩光电二极管击穿电压校准光电器件(例如光电收发器和光电接收器)的方法和过程。 通常,该方法包括调整雪崩光电二极管的反向偏置电压,直到发生雪崩光电二极管的雪崩击穿。 然后通过减小在其上产生雪崩击穿预定偏移电压的反向偏置电压来确定优化的APD反偏压。 该过程在各种不同的温度下进行。 关于每个温度和相应的优化的APD反偏压的信息存储在光电子器件的存储器中。

    Avalanche photodiode controller circuit for fiber optics transceiver
    5.
    发明授权
    Avalanche photodiode controller circuit for fiber optics transceiver 有权
    用于光纤收发器的雪崩光电二极管控制器电路

    公开(公告)号:US07155133B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-12-26

    申请号:US10101258

    申请日:2002-03-18

    IPC分类号: H04B10/06

    CPC分类号: H04B10/6931 H04B10/6911

    摘要: A controller for controlling the reverse-bias voltage of an avalanche photodiode in a transceiver or receiver. The controller includes memory for storing information related to the avalanche photodiode, and analog to digital conversion circuitry for receiving an analog signal corresponding to the temperature of the avalanche photodiode, converting the received analog signal into a digital value, and storing the digital value in a predefined location within the memory. Control circuitry in the controller controls the operation of the avalanche photodiode and a temperature lookup table store in the memory. A serial interface enables a host device to read from and write to locations within the memory. The invention also controls the reverse-bias voltage of an avalanche photodiode in a transceiver or receiver.

    摘要翻译: 用于控制收发器或接收器中的雪崩光电二极管的反向偏置电压的控制器。 控制器包括用于存储与雪崩光电二极管有关的信息的存储器,以及用于接收对应于雪崩光电二极管的温度的模拟信号的模数转换电路,将接收到的模拟信号转换为数字值,并将数字值存储在 内存中预定义的位置。 控制器中的控制电路控制雪崩光电二极管的操作和存储器中的温度查找表存储。 串行接口使主机能够读取和写入存储器内的位置。 本发明还控制收发器或接收器中的雪崩光电二极管的反向偏置电压。

    ELECTRICAL DEVICE WITH ELECTRICAL INTERFACE THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH OPTICAL CABLES
    6.
    发明申请
    ELECTRICAL DEVICE WITH ELECTRICAL INTERFACE THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH OPTICAL CABLES 有权
    具有与光学电缆兼容的电气接口的电气设备

    公开(公告)号:US20100325324A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-12-23

    申请号:US12098343

    申请日:2008-04-04

    IPC分类号: G06F13/12 G06F13/42

    摘要: A device having a plug that is configured to mechanically interface with a receptacle external to the device. The plug also has an electrical interface that electrically interfaces with the receptacle even though the external receptacle has a mechanical and electrical interface shaped to interface with an integrated cable that includes an optical communication mechanism for communicating over most of the length of the integrated cable, and even though the device itself has a full electrical communication channel communicatively coupling a data communication endpoint of the device with the electrical interface of the plug.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有插头的设备,其被配置为与设备外部的插座机械地连接。 插头还具有与插座电接口的电接口,即使外部插座具有形状为与集成电缆接合的机械和电接口,该集成电缆包括用于在整个电缆的大部分长度上通信的光通信机构,以及 即使设备本身具有通信地将设备的数据通信端点与插头的电接口通信地耦合的完整的电通信通道。

    STATUS LINK FOR MULTI-CHANNEL OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
    7.
    发明申请
    STATUS LINK FOR MULTI-CHANNEL OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS 审中-公开
    多通道光通信系统的状态链接

    公开(公告)号:US20120020674A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-01-26

    申请号:US13252141

    申请日:2011-10-03

    IPC分类号: H04B10/00

    摘要: A robust and redundant status link is established by a first multi-channel optoelectronic device with a second multi-channel optoelectronic device in a multi-channel communication link. Transmitter bias currents are effectively modulated with a status link modulation signal representative of status data and subsequently modulated with primary data modulation signals. The resulting signals are transformed into optical signals and transmitted over the link as main communication links combined with a status link. At the second device, the optical signals are received and converted to electrical signals. The receipt of the optical signals creates multiple receiver bias currents, which may be monitored to detect the status link modulation signal. The second device may adjust various operating parameters in response to the information conveyed by the status link. For instance, devices can use status links to operate above nominal eye safety limits and/or to adjust transmit power to compensate for degradation effects.

    摘要翻译: 通过具有多通道通信链路中的第二多通道光电子器件的第一多通道光电器件建立鲁棒且冗余的状态链路。 发射机偏置电流用代表状态数据的状态链路调制信号进行有效调制,随后用主数据调制信号进行调制。 所得到的信号被转换成光信号,并通过链路传输,作为与状态链路组合的主要通信链路。 在第二设备处,光信号被接收并转换成电信号。 光信号的接收产生多个接收机偏置电流,其可被监视以检测状态链路调制信号。 第二装置可以响应于由状态链路传送的信息来调整各种操作参数。 例如,设备可以使用状态链接来操作超过额定眼睛安全限度和/或调整发射功率以补偿降级效应。

    REDUNDANCY AND INTEROPERABILITY IN MULTI-CHANNEL OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES
    8.
    发明申请
    REDUNDANCY AND INTEROPERABILITY IN MULTI-CHANNEL OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES 有权
    多通道光电器件的冗余和互操作性

    公开(公告)号:US20090060520A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-03-05

    申请号:US12039589

    申请日:2008-02-28

    IPC分类号: H04B10/00

    摘要: A multi-channel optoelectronic device is configured to establish a redundant status link with a remote device. The optoelectronic device can transmit N transmit optical signals to the remote device over a plurality of transmit channels and receive N receive optical signals from the remote device over a plurality of receive channels. The optoelectronic device includes one or more spare transmit and receive channels. When used with a remote device having spare transmit and receive channels, each device can establish a status link with the other and use the status link to switch out transmit and/or receive channels to identify and permanently switch out the worst transmit and/or receive channels. Alternately, the device can interoperate with a non-status-link enabled remote device by determining that the remote device is not status-link enabled, transitioning to a low transmit power mode, and transmitting and receiving over a plurality of default transmit and receive channels.

    摘要翻译: 多通道光电器件被配置为与远程设备建立冗余状态链路。 光电子器件可以通过多个发射信道向远程设备发射N个发射光信号,并通过多个接收信道从远程设备接收N个接收光信号。 光电器件包括一个或多个备用发送和接收通道。 当与具有备用发送和接收信道的远程设备一起使用时,每个设备可以建立与另一个的状态链路,并且使用状态链路切换发送和/或接收信道以识别并永久地切换最差的发送和/或接收 频道 或者,设备可以通过确定远程设备不是启用状态链路,转换到低发射功率模式以及通过多个默认发射和接收信道进行发射和接收来与支持非状态链路的远程设备互操作 。

    Eye safety and interoperability of active cable devices
    9.
    发明授权
    Eye safety and interoperability of active cable devices 有权
    有源电缆设备的眼睛安全性和互操作性

    公开(公告)号:US08526810B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-03

    申请号:US12112214

    申请日:2008-04-30

    IPC分类号: H04B17/00

    摘要: An integrated cable configured to communicate over much of its length using one or more optical fibers includes an electrical connector at least one end. The electrical connector at a first end of the integrated cable and an optoelectronic device coupled to or included in the other end of the integrated cable may utilize a bidirectional status link to transmit status data to each other. If the status data indicates that optical signals transmitted over the optical channels between the two devices are not potentially exposed to view, the two devices may operate above nominal eye safety limits. Otherwise, the two devices may operate at or below nominal eye safety limits. If the second optoelectronic device is not status-link enabled, the first optoelectronic device may operate at or below nominal eye safety limits.

    摘要翻译: 配置成使用一根或多根光纤在其大部分长度上通信的集成电缆包括至少一端的电连接器。 集成电缆的第一端处的电连接器和耦合到集成电缆的另一端的光电子器件可利用双向状态链路将状态数据彼此传输。 如果状态数据指示在两个装置之间的光通道上传输的光信号不可能暴露于视野,则两个装置可以在超过额定眼睛安全限度的情况下运行。 否则,两个设备可能在或低于额定眼睛安全限度下运行。 如果第二光电子器件没有启用状态链路,则第一光电子器件可以在或低于标称眼睛安全限度下操作。

    Status link for multi-channel optical communication systems
    10.
    发明授权
    Status link for multi-channel optical communication systems 有权
    多通道光通信系统的状态链路

    公开(公告)号:US08032021B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-04

    申请号:US12039595

    申请日:2008-02-28

    IPC分类号: H04B10/08

    摘要: A robust and redundant status link is established by a first multi-channel optoelectronic device with a second multi-channel optoelectronic device in a multi-channel communication link. Transmitter bias currents are effectively modulated with a status link modulation signal representative of status data and subsequently modulated with primary data modulation signals. The resulting signals are transformed into optical signals and transmitted over the link as main communication links combined with a status link. At the second device, the optical signals are received and converted to electrical signals. The receipt of the optical signals creates multiple receiver bias currents, which may be monitored to detect the status link modulation signal. The second device may adjust various operating parameters in response to the information conveyed by the status link. For instance, devices can use status links to operate above nominal eye safety limits and/or to adjust transmit power to compensate for degradation effects.

    摘要翻译: 通过具有多通道通信链路中的第二多通道光电子器件的第一多通道光电器件建立鲁棒且冗余的状态链路。 发射机偏置电流用代表状态数据的状态链路调制信号进行有效调制,随后用主数据调制信号进行调制。 所得到的信号被转换成光信号,并通过链路传输,作为与状态链路组合的主要通信链路。 在第二设备处,光信号被接收并转换成电信号。 光信号的接收产生多个接收机偏置电流,其可被监视以检测状态链路调制信号。 第二装置可以响应于由状态链路传送的信息来调整各种操作参数。 例如,设备可以使用状态链接来操作超过额定眼睛安全限度和/或调整发射功率以补偿降级效应。