Abstract:
Optical networks may be deployed within hospitals and other structures for permitting bi-directional optical communication. The networks include couplers that permit the network to branch out into multiple sub-networks and hubs. Each of these couplers functions as a junction box and can be used to couple with other networks, such as the Internet or other third party service providers, and can also be used to branch off signals off o main backbone. Furthermore, these couplers may be used to couple signals off of the backbone or a subnetwork toward a specific individual unit. The networks include bi-directional optical amplifiers which compensate for losses associated with the various couplers dispersed throughout the network.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an electrooptical data transmission module comprising at least a first SMT housing (11) and a second SMT housing (13). The first SMT housing (11) contains a surface-emitting laser-emitter chip and the second SMT housing (13) contains a photosensitive light-receptor chip. The modular structure configured from at least two individual SMT housings allows the electrooptical data-transmision module to be produced with minimal dimensions.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an expandable and cost-effective high capacity optical communication system using wavelength-division-multiplexing, optical direction guide means and bidirectional transmission of data over an optical waveguide. The use of interleaved bidirectional data channels reduces the minimum spacing between data channels, permitting a greater number of channels over a single optical waveguide.
Abstract:
An end station of a bidirectional optical link comprises a receiver (RX) preceded by an optic reception amplifier (RA), a transmitter (TX) followed by an optic emission amplifier (TA), a laser pumping diode (PX) to provide the pumping waves necessary for the amplifiers, and a coupler (B) of the passive type with two groups of two branches. The two branches of one group (BL and BP) are respectively connected to a fibre line (L) with bidirectional guiding and to the pump (PX), the two branches of the other group (BR and BT) being respectively connected to the optical reception amplifier (RA) and to the optical emission amplifier (TA). An optical amplification device in line may be formed in a similar way. The invention applies to telecommunications.
Abstract:
A bi-directional optical signal transmission network comprises an outbound (12) and an inbound (14) fibre each including an optical amplifier/repeater (18/24). An optical coupling (30, 38, 40) communicates between one of the fibres (12), to the output side of the amplifier/repeater (18) and the other fibre (14). The coupling includes a filter (40) which is arranged to permit transfer of a test signal wavelength between the outbound (12) and the inbound (14) fibre but which prevents transfer of unwanted traffic signal.
Abstract:
The apparatus of the present invention includes an audio encoder (19) and decoder (21), a memory (27), a transmitter (38) and a receiver (40) that are optically coupled to an optical fiber (17), and a controller (23). The audio encoder (19) produces samples of an audio input at a regular rate. The samples are accumulated in the memory (27). When enough samples have been accumulated, the transmitter (38) begins to transmit the accumulated samples over the optical fiber (17) in a burst. After transmitting, the apparatus pauses long enough to allow reflections on the optical fiber (17) to attenuate to an undetectable level. Then, the receiver (40) is actuated to receive any incoming burst of data, wich are stored in memory (27) until sent to the audio decoder (21).
Abstract:
A fiber optics communication link (20) for a remote mobile (22) vehicle employs a single strand of optical fiber (26) to convey control data from a stationary control station (24) to the vehicle and to simultaneously convey environmental data generated by transducers carried by the vehicle back to the control station. At the control station, the received optical signals are converted to an electrical form and demodulated to recover the environmental data. Additionally, encoded and modulated optical signals corresponding to the control data are provided to the second combiner/splitter (56) for transmission via the fiber to the first combiner/splitter (36). At the vehicle the received optical signals are converted to electrical form, decoded and demodulated to recover the control data, and used to control the vehicle and transducers. Frequency multiplexing is used in different directions along the single fiber in order to eliminate noise due to reflections along the optical path.
Abstract:
A connector compatible fiber optic replacement module for use in a local area network coaxial hub (192) for direct communication with TTL level signals to provide a fiber optic communication link. The system uses a first amplification stage (20) having a circuit design which provides a precisely controlled input impedance to allow unit to unit repeatability of response of the circuit in a simple and easy manner. High-frequency response of the circuit is provided by a cascode transistor (50, 70) configuration which limits the effects of virtual capacities. Direct coupled biasing (52, 56, 58) is employed throughout the receiver circuit to limit the number of components utilized. The transmitter circuit employs a standard TTL open collector driver circuit (126) used in peripheral units to drive an infra red (140) LED for transmission over fiber optic communication link.
Abstract:
A light data communication link device (50) for use in a magnetic resonance examination system (10) comprises a first light emitter and receiver unit (52) and a second light emitter and receiver unit (76). A light generating member (54), a first optical waveguide (62) and a light diffuser (58) of the first light emitter and receiver unit (52), a distance in space between the light diffuser (58) and a converging lens (84) of the second light emitter and receiver unit (76), and the converging lens (84), a second optical waveguide (88) and a light receiving member (80) of the second light emitter and receiver unit (76) form a first optical pathway (90) for data communication. A light generating member (78), a first optical waveguide (86) and a light diffuser (82) of the second light emitter and receiver unit (76), a distance in space between the light diffuser (82) and a converging lens (60) of the first light emitter and receiver unit (52), and a converging lens (60), a second optical waveguide (64) and a light receiving member (56) of the first light emitter and receiver unit (52) form a second optical pathway (92) for data communication. At least the light generating member (54) of the first light emitter and receiver unit (52) is configured to be arranged outside a volume defined by the scanning unit (12). The second light emitter and receiver unit (76) is configured to be at least partially arranged inside the volume (30); and a magnetic resonance examination system (10) comprising such light data communication link device (50) for establishing a bi-directional data communication link between a control unit (26) of the magnetic resonance examination system (10) and at least one auxiliary electronic device (40) being arranged inside the volume (30).
Abstract:
L'invention concerne un dispositif émetteur-récepteur optoélectronique comprenant un premier connecteur optique (OC1) apte à être connecté à une première fibre optique bidirectionnelle (OF1), et un deuxième connecteur optique (OC2) apte à être connecté à une deuxième fibre optique bidirectionnelle (OF2), le dispositif comprenant en outre : • un module d'insertion-extraction (ADM) apte à : extraire une longueur d'onde (λ Rx ) dans une pluralité de longueurs d'onde composant un premier signal optique reçu par le premier connecteur optique (OC1) et transmettre le premier signal optique sans la longueur d'onde extraite vers le deuxième connecteur optique (OC2); insérer une longueur d'onde (λ Tx ) dans un deuxième signal optique reçu par le deuxième connecteur optique (OC2) et transmettre le deuxième signal optique avec la longueur d'onde insérée vers le premier connecteur optique (OC1); un module de conversion électrique-optique (EC1) apte à fournir au module d'insertion-extraction la longueur d'onde (λ Tx ) insérée dans le deuxième signal optique à partir d'un signal électrique entrant (Data Tx); et un module de conversion optique-électrique (EC2) apte à convertir la longueur d'onde (λ Rx ) extraite du premier signal optique par le module d'insertion-extraction en un signal électrique sortant (Data Rx).