Methods for determining receiver coupling efficiency, link margin, and link topology in active optical cables

    公开(公告)号:US10164708B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-25

    申请号:US16142127

    申请日:2018-09-26

    申请人: Samtec, Inc.

    摘要: A method for determining receiver coupling efficiency includes varying optical power inputted into a half active optical cable to determine a maximum optical power at which the TIA squelches and determining a receiver coupling efficiency by calculating a ratio of a threshold optical power to the maximum optical power at which the TIA squelches. A method of determining link loss in a channel includes varying optical power of a light source to determine the maximum optical power at which the TIA squelches and determining the link loss in the channel by subtracting the maximum optical power from the threshold optical power. A method of determining link topology includes selecting a pattern of optical powers and matching a pattern of squelched and non-squelched outputs with the pattern of optical power. An active optical cable includes memory storing a value related to an initial link loss of the active optical cable.

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    公开(公告)号:US10001609B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-19

    申请号:US15604692

    申请日:2017-05-25

    申请人: Samtec, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G02B6/36 G02B6/42 G02B6/38

    摘要: A system includes a substrate including a first row of first receptacles, a cradle including an opening and a spring member, connectors located within the opening, and cables connected to the connectors. The cradle is configured to connect each of the connectors simultaneously or nearly simultaneously to a corresponding first receptacle, and the spring member pushes on the connectors with a force greater than an insertion force of the first receptacle.

    Rack-mountable equipment with a high-heat-dissipation module, and transceiver receptacle with increased cooling

    公开(公告)号:US11500167B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-15

    申请号:US17721863

    申请日:2022-04-15

    申请人: Samtec, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G02B6/42 G02B6/38

    摘要: An electrical connector includes a heat dissipation module with a first end and a second end opposed to the first end and two receptacle connectors located at the second end. The first and second ends define a transceiver-mating direction such that, when a transceiver is inserted into the first end of the heat dissipation module in the transceiver-mating direction, the transceiver mates with one of the two receptacle connectors, and in the heat dissipation module, air flows parallel to the transceiver-mating direction between the first and second ends and flows between the two receptacle connectors.

    Methods for determining receiver coupling efficiency, link margin, and link topology in active optical cables

    公开(公告)号:US10116386B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-30

    申请号:US15783420

    申请日:2017-10-13

    申请人: Samtec, Inc.

    摘要: A method for determining receiver coupling efficiency includes varying optical power inputted into a half active optical cable to determine a maximum optical power at which the TIA squelches and determining a receiver coupling efficiency by calculating a ratio of a threshold optical power to the maximum optical power at which the TIA squelches. A method of determining link loss in a channel includes varying optical power of a light source to determine the maximum optical power at which the TIA squelches and determining the link loss in the channel by subtracting the maximum optical power from the threshold optical power. A method of determining link topology includes selecting a pattern of optical powers and matching a pattern of squelched and non-squelched outputs with the pattern of optical power. An active optical cable includes memory storing a value related to an initial link loss of the active optical cable.

    Rack-mountable equipment with a high-heat-dissipation module, and transceiver receptacle with increased cooling

    公开(公告)号:US11372178B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-28

    申请号:US16687891

    申请日:2019-11-19

    申请人: Samtec, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G02B6/42 G02B6/38

    摘要: An electrical connector includes a heat dissipation module with a first end and a second end opposed to the first end and two receptacle connectors located at the second end. The first and second ends define a transceiver-mating direction such that, when a transceiver is inserted into the first end of the heat dissipation module in the transceiver-mating direction, the transceiver mates with one of the two receptacle connectors, and in the heat dissipation module, air flows parallel to the transceiver-mating direction between the first and second ends and flows between the two receptacle connectors.