Variable bandwidth microring optical filter device and method with frequency tuning

    公开(公告)号:US11249251B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-15

    申请号:US16929996

    申请日:2020-07-15

    摘要: Methods and devices that provide a variable-bandwidth optical filter with frequency tuning are disclosed. A universal variable bandwidth optical filter architecture is disclosed, based on microring resonators that can vary both operation wavelength and bandwidth with no extra complexity relative to conventional wavelength tunable filters. The filter architecture provides a universal filter design for any arbitrary shape of filter response, such as second-order, fourth-order, sixth-order, and so on. The filter characteristics—insertion loss, in-band ripple, and out-of-band rejection level—may be maintained over the bandwidth tuning range. There is no need for extra heaters to tune the filter's operating bandwidth, as the same heaters used to tune the filter frequency can be used to tune filter bandwidth. The device can be used as an add/drop filter.

    VARIABLE BANDWIDTH MICRORING OPTICAL FILTER DEVICE AND METHOD WITH FREQUENCY TUNING

    公开(公告)号:US20220019023A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-20

    申请号:US16929996

    申请日:2020-07-15

    IPC分类号: G02B6/12

    摘要: Methods and devices that provide a variable-bandwidth optical filter with frequency tuning are disclosed. A universal variable bandwidth optical filter architecture is disclosed, based on microring resonators that can vary both operation wavelength and bandwidth with no extra complexity relative to conventional wavelength tunable filters. The filter architecture provides a universal filter design for any arbitrary shape of filter response, such as second-order, fourth-order, sixth-order, and so on. The filter characteristics—insertion loss, in-band ripple, and out-of-band rejection level—may be maintained over the bandwidth tuning range. There is no need for extra heaters to tune the filter's operating bandwidth, as the same heaters used to tune the filter frequency can be used to tune filter bandwidth. The device can be used as an add/drop filter.

    Method and system for removing a pilot tone from an optical signal
    5.
    发明授权
    Method and system for removing a pilot tone from an optical signal 有权
    从光信号中去除导频音的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US09473263B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-18

    申请号:US14598581

    申请日:2015-01-16

    摘要: The present applies to digital wavelength converters that convert, independently of the format in which optical data may be encoded, an input waveform at a first wavelength to an output waveform at a second wavelength. When operating in an environment where an input waveform has a pilot tone associated thereto, the method and system of the present disclosure allows for the removal of the pilot tone from the input waveform, and also allows for the addition of another pilot to the output waveform.

    摘要翻译: 本发明适用于与光学数据可被编码的格式独立地将第一波长的输入波形转换为第二波长的输出波形的数字波长转换器。 当在输入波形具有与其相关联的导频音的环境中操作时,本公开的方法和系统允许从输入波形中去除导频音,并且还允许将另外的导频添加到输出波形 。

    Method and apparatus for colorless add
    6.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for colorless add 有权
    无色添加剂的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08842947B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-23

    申请号:US13292564

    申请日:2011-11-09

    IPC分类号: G02B6/26 H04J14/02

    摘要: An apparatus comprising a plurality of switches coupled to a plurality of corresponding colorless laser transmitters, an odd channel coupler coupled to each of the switches, an even channel coupler coupled to each of the switches, and an interleaver coupled to the odd channel coupler and the even channel coupler. Also disclosed is an apparatus comprising a coupler coupled to a plurality of colorless laser transmitters, a first interleaver coupled to the coupler, and a second interleaver coupled to the first interleaver. Also disclosed is an apparatus comprising an odd channel coupler coupled to a plurality of first laser transmitters, an even channel coupler coupled to a plurality of second laser transmitters, and an interleaver coupled to the odd channel coupler and the even channel coupler.

    摘要翻译: 一种装置,包括耦合到多个对应的无色激光发射器的多个开关,耦合到每个开关的奇数通道耦合器,耦合到每个开关的偶数通道耦合器,以及耦合到奇数通道耦合器和 偶数通道耦合器。 还公开了一种装置,包括耦合到多个无色激光发射机的耦​​合器,耦合到耦合器的第一交织器和耦合到第一交织器的第二交织器。 还公开了一种装置,包括耦合到多个第一激光发射器的奇信道耦合器,耦合到多个第二激光发射器的偶信道耦合器,以及耦合到奇信道耦合器和偶信道耦合器的交织器。

    Method of efficiently and safely adding and deleting channels in an amplified wavelength division multiplexing system
    9.
    发明授权
    Method of efficiently and safely adding and deleting channels in an amplified wavelength division multiplexing system 有权
    在放大的波分复用系统中有效且安全地添加和删除信道的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08705978B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-22

    申请号:US13164226

    申请日:2011-06-20

    IPC分类号: H04B10/00

    摘要: An apparatus comprising one or more optical amplifiers coupled to an optical link and configured to amplify a plurality of Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) channels that are transmitted at a plurality of wavelengths on the optical link, and a processor coupled to the optical link and configured to add, delete, or both a plurality of WDM channels in the optical link based on an allowed power ratio indication for the WDM channels, wherein the allowed power ratio indication is calculated based on a plurality of gain change representations for the WDM channels at a plurality of power ratios and on a link budget requirement for the optical link.

    摘要翻译: 一种装置,包括耦合到光链路并被配置为放大在光链路上以多个波长发送的多个波分复用(WDM)信道的一个或多个光放大器,以及耦合到光链路并配置的处理器 基于用于WDM信道的允许功率比指示来添加,删除或同时在所述光链路中的多个WDM信道,其中,基于对于所述WDM信道的WDM信道的多个增益改变表示来计算所述允许功率比指示, 多个功率比和光链路的链路预算需求。