公开(公告)号：US20200301076A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-24

申请号：US16360296

申请日：2019-03-21

Applicant: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Steven Watts

IPC: G02B6/38

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to conductive cooling of a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver. For example, an SFP transceiver assembly may include a cooling block and a thermally conductive pad having a thermally conductive material. The SFP transceiver assembly may include a spring finger that contacts the thermally conductive pad while the SFP transceiver is inserted into the SFP transceiver assembly to allow heat to be conducted from the SFP transceiver to the cooling block via the thermally conductive pad to conductively cool the SFP transceiver.

公开(公告)号：US10659168B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-19

申请号：US15683438

申请日：2017-08-22

Applicant: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： David M. Rector ,  Raymond W. Rice ,  Steven Watts ,  Vince B. Hadley

IPC: G02F1/035 ,  G02F1/295 ,  G02B6/12 ,  H04B10/50 ,  H04B10/69 ,  H04B10/40 ,  H04B10/079 ,  H04B10/43 ,  H04B10/564 ,  H04J14/02

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to systems and methods for low-power optical transceivers. In one embodiment, a low-power optical transceiver may include a microcontroller and an optical receiver and an optical transmitter in communication with and controlled by the microcontroller. The optical receiver may include a photodetector configured to receive a first optical representation of a first signal to be received and to generate an electrical representation of the first signal. An amplifier may amplify the electrical representation of the first signal, and an output in electrical communication with the amplifier may generate an electrical output. The optical transmitter may include a laser diode configured to generate a second optical representation of a second signal to be transmitted. The microcontroller may be configured to control an output power of the laser diode.

公开(公告)号：US20180062749A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-01

申请号：US15683438

申请日：2017-08-22

Applicant: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： David M. Rector ,  Raymond W. Rice ,  Steven Watts ,  Vince B. Hadley

IPC: H04B10/50 ,  H04J14/02 ,  H04B10/079 ,  H04B10/43 ,  H04B10/564

CPC classification number: H04B10/504 ,  H04B10/07955 ,  H04B10/0799 ,  H04B10/40 ,  H04B10/43 ,  H04B10/564 ,  H04B10/69 ,  H04J14/0221

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to systems and methods for low-power optical transceivers. In one embodiment, a low-power optical transceiver may include a microcontroller and an optical receiver and an optical transmitter in communication with and controlled by the microcontroller. The optical receiver may include a photodetector configured to receive a first optical representation of a first signal to be received and to generate an electrical representation of the first signal. An amplifier may amplify the electrical representation of the first signal, and an output in electrical communication with the amplifier may generate an electrical output. The optical transmitter may include a laser diode configured to generate a second optical representation of a second signal to be transmitted. The microcontroller may be configured to control an output power of the laser diode.

公开(公告)号：US20200244368A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-30

申请号：US16851965

申请日：2020-04-17

Applicant: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： David M. Rector ,  Raymond W. Rice ,  Steven Watts ,  Vince B. Hadley

IPC: H04B10/50 ,  H04B10/69 ,  H04B10/40 ,  H04B10/079 ,  H04B10/43 ,  H04B10/564 ,  H04J14/02

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to systems and methods for low-power optical transceivers. In one embodiment, a low-power optical transceiver may include a microcontroller, an optical receiver, and an optical transmitter in communication with and controlled by the microcontroller. The optical receiver may include a photodetector configured to receive a first optical representation of a first signal to be received and to generate an electrical representation of the first signal. An amplifier may amplify the electrical representation of the first signal, and an output in electrical communication with the amplifier may generate an electrical output. The optical transmitter may include a laser diode configured to generate a second optical representation of a second signal to be transmitted. The microcontroller may be configured to control an output power of the laser diode.

公开(公告)号：US11086081B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-10

申请号：US16360296

申请日：2019-03-21

Applicant: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Steven Watts

IPC: G02B6/38 ,  G02B6/42

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to conductive cooling of a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver. For example, an SFP transceiver assembly may include a cooling block and a thermally conductive pad having a thermally conductive material. The SFP transceiver assembly may include a spring finger that contacts the thermally conductive pad while the SFP transceiver is inserted into the SFP transceiver assembly to allow heat to be conducted from the SFP transceiver to the cooling block via the thermally conductive pad to conductively cool the SFP transceiver.