Compact optical fiber amplifier
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10749309B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-18

    申请号:US15648885

    申请日:2017-07-13

    摘要: A fiber-based optical amplifier is assembled in a compact configuration by utilizing a flexible substrate to support the amplifying fiber as flat coils that are “spun” onto the substrate. The supporting structure for the amplifying fiber is configured to define the minimal acceptable bend radius for the fiber, as well as the maximum diameter that fits within the overall dimensions of the amplifier package. A pressure-sensitive adhesive coating is applied to the flexible substrate to hold the fiber in place. By using a flexible material with an acceptable insulative quality (such as a polyimide), further compactness in the final assembly is achieved by locating the electronics in a space underneath the fiber enclosure.

    Integrated optical tap monitor
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10215624B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-26

    申请号:US15342156

    申请日:2016-11-03

    发明人: Michael Cahill

    摘要: An integrated optical tap monitor takes the form of a highly-reflective outer coating disposed over the active region of an associated photodetector. The coating is of a material that allows for a majority of the impinging optical signal to be re-directed into an output path, while passing a small portion of the signal into the photodetector's active region for monitoring purposes. The integrated configuration is small enough to be housed within a standard TO can, and additional optical components (filters, attenuators, etc.) may be co-located with the integrated tap monitor. By virtue of incorporating the monitoring function with a reflective surface, the integrated tap monitor may be substituted for a turning mirror at any place along a signal path and provide the benefit of power monitoring while also performing signal re-direction.

    Compact laser source with wavelength stabilized output

    公开(公告)号:US10186829B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-22

    申请号:US15492364

    申请日:2017-04-20

    摘要: A compact, wavelength-stabilized laser source is provided by utilizing a specialty gain element (i.e., formed to include a curved waveguide topology), where a separate wavelength stabilization component (for example, a fiber Bragg grating (FBG)) is used one of the mirrors for the laser cavity. That is, the FBG takes the place of the physical “front facet” of the gain element, and functions to define the laser cavity in the first instance, while also utilizing the grating structure to impart the desired wavelength stability to the output from the packaged laser source. As a result, the FBG is disposed within the same package used to house the gain element and provides a wavelength-stabilized laser source in a compact form.

    Monolithic Two-Dimensional Optical Fiber Array

    公开(公告)号:US20170219778A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-03

    申请号:US15011370

    申请日:2016-01-29

    IPC分类号: G02B6/36

    摘要: A two-dimensional (2D) optical fiber array component takes the form of a (relatively inexpensive) fiber guide block that is mated with a precision output element. The guide block and output element are both formed to include a 2D array of through-holes that exhibit a predetermined pitch. The holes formed in the guide block are relatively larger than those in precision output element. A loading tool is used to hold a 1×N array of fibers in a fixed position that exhibits the desired pitch. The loaded tool (holding the pre-aligned 1×N array of fibers) is then inserted through the aligned combination of the guide block and output element, and the fiber array is bonded to the guide block. The tool is then removed, re-loaded, and the process continued until all of the 1×N fiber arrays are in place. By virtue of using a precision tool to load the fibers, the guide block does not have to be formed to exhibit precise through-hole dimensions, allowing for a relatively inexpensive guide block to be used.

    OPTICAL CHANNEL MONITOR WITH INTEGRAL OPTICAL SWITCH

    公开(公告)号:US20170187484A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-29

    申请号:US15456660

    申请日:2017-03-13

    发明人: Michael Cahill

    IPC分类号: H04J14/02 H04Q11/00

    摘要: A multiport optical switch is used to controllably select a specific incoming optical signal that is to be processed by an associated optical channel monitor (OCM). The OCM includes a tunable optical filter and photodetector arrangement, and is configured to measure the optical spectrum of the incoming optical signal and extract information associated with the various optical channels forming the incoming optical signal (i.e., power, wavelength, OSNR, etc., per channel in the signal). The OCM also includes a processor that generates a pair of output control signals, a first signal to control the wavelength scanning process of the tunable optical filter and a second signal to control the setting of the multiport optical switch. The second signal may also be used to perform “detuning” of a selected input of the multiport optical switch, providing the ability to adjust the power level of an input signal prior to entering the OCM.

    Densely-Spaced Laser Diode Configurations
    10.
    发明申请
    Densely-Spaced Laser Diode Configurations 审中-公开
    密集激光二极管配置

    公开(公告)号:US20160240999A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-18

    申请号:US15041587

    申请日:2016-02-11

    摘要: A densely-spaced single-emitter laser diode configuration is created, by using a laser bar (or similar array configuration) attached to a submount component of a size sufficient to adequately support the enter laser structure. The surface of the submount component upon which the laser structure is attached is metallized and used to form the individual electrical contacts to the laser diodes within the integrated laser structure. Once attached to each other, the laser structure is singulated by creating vertical separations between adjacent light emission areas. The submount metallization is similarly segmented, creating separate electrodes that are used to individually energize their associated laser diodes.

    摘要翻译: 通过使用附接到足以支持进入激光器结构的尺寸的基座部件的激光棒(或类似的阵列配置)来创建密集间隔的单发射器激光二极管配置。 附接有激光结构的基座部件的表面被金属化并且用于在集成激光器结构内的激光二极管上形成各个电接触。 一旦相互连接,通过在相邻的发光区域之间产生垂直分离来对激光器结构进行分割。 基座金属化类似地分段,产生用于单独激励其相关联的激光二极管的单独的电极。