Abstract:
A transmission of optical signals generated by multi-line optical sources is provided via multichannel WDM optical network. Each multi-line optical source generates optical spectral lines within designated spectral range associated with the spectral window allocated for corresponding WDM channel, and comprises a plurality of spectral lines. Spectral lines are substantially narrower than the spectral separation between the lines.
Abstract:
Device for locking the wavelength of an optical signal emitted by a source, comprising: a coupler (2) capable of extracting a fraction of the said optical signal, a splitter (4) capable of dividing the said fraction of the said optical signal into a first sub-fraction and a second sub-fraction, a first filter (FP1) capable of filtering the said first sub-fraction and of generating an optical signal when its wavelength is displaced to values below the wavelength of the optical signal to be locked, a second filter (FP2) capable of filtering the said second sub-fraction and of generating an optical signal when its wavelength is displaced to values above the wavelength of the optical signal to be locked, an opto-electronic device (6) capable of converting the said first filtered sub-fraction of the optical signal and the said second filtered sub-fraction of the optical signal, and of generating a signal corresponding to the said size of the displacement and a signal identifying the direction of the said displacement, both of which are to be used to adjust the emission spectrum of the said source.
Abstract:
An optical transmission system having a dense wavelength division multiplexer (DWDM). A disturbance is inserted into the output of each wavelength transmitter. A feedback control system for stabilizing the wavelength of each transmitter employs a method for ananalyzing the output of a device having wavelength dependent transmission for signatures of the disturbances.
Abstract:
The invention is based on the idea that wavelength of a laser transmitter in a WDM system can be changed in a controlled fashion by inducing an accurately pre-defined change in the cooler control current TEC. This, in turn, effects a controlled change in the heating or cooling operation of the cooler. As a result, a predetermined change takes place in the wavelength of the light generated by the laser. The temperature control circuit ensures that the laser temperature and, thus, wavelength, are maintained exactly at the new value. For each desired wavelength, a parameter set consisting of a pre-set laser temperature value, a laser power value and laser modulation bias values has been saved in storage in advance. When the laser wavelength is to be changed, the parameter values corresponding to the wavelength are retrieved from the storage and fed to the laser. Retrieval and feeding can be pre-programmed or carried out manually.
Abstract:
Apparatus for simultaneously monitoring and controlling the wavelength of a plurality of semiconductor lasers (16) whose wavelengths can be adjusted, the device including a wavelength filter including a wavelength division demultiplexer (WDM) arranged to receive a portion of the output power of each laser and divide the laser output between two filter outputs, a photoreceiver (38) arranged to measure the power at each filter output, a processor (36) arranged to selectably compute the ratio of the power at the two filter outputs for each laser, apparatus to compare the computed ratio with a predetermined reference ratio for the selected laser, and apparatus to adjust the wavelength of the selected laser in response to the comparison.
Abstract:
An optical transmitter provided with a supercontinuum light source (4) which is composed of an optical amplifier (2) made by using a constant polarized wave amplifying fiber (1) and a constant polarized wave optical fiber (3) which has a length of at least a specified value, is connected to the output side of the optical amplifier (2) and emits light having a continuous wavelength and a stable plane of polarization, a constant polarized wave optical demultiplexer (5) which takes out a light with a desired wavelength from the continuous-wavelength light, and an external modulator (6) which superposes desired information upon the light with the desired wavelength.
Abstract:
Diode electroluminescente (10) a double longueur d'onde dans laquelle au moins deux couches quaternaires (102 et 104) sont deposees epitaxialement sur un substrat de phosphure d'indium (100) et une couche superieure de phosphure d'indium (105) du type a conductivite opposee est deposee pour etablir une jonction (121) sur la couche quaternaire la plus elevee. Un canal d'isolation (106) est decoupe au travers des couches epitaxiales et divise le dispositif en deux regions separees. Un dopant est diffuse dans une des regions afin d'etablir une jonction pn (122) dans la couche quaternaire de fond. Des contacts electriques independants (107 et 108) lies a la couche superieure de phosphure d'indium dans chacune des regions etablissent une connexion electrique avec les jonctions pn dans chacune des deux regions separees. Le dispositif peut etre muni d'une dissipation thermique efficace en montant le cote de la couche epitaxiale du substrat sur un dissipateur de chaleur en oxyde de beryllium (200) sur lequel on a plaque des coussinets de liaison en or (201 et 202).
Abstract:
An optical transmitter includes a transmitter support bench engaged to a printed circuit board, different semiconductor laser assemblies engaged to the transmitter support bench to emit laser beams at different laser wavelengths to carry communication signals at the different laser wavelengths, a wavelength multiplexing device engaged to the transmitter support bench and located to receive the laser beams from the semiconductor laser assemblies and to combine the different laser beams into a combined output laser beam as an output of an optical transceiver, and an optical isolator located relative to the wavelength multiplexing device to receive the combined output laser beam while preventing light propagating in a direction opposite to the combined output laser beam, thus reducing undesired optical feedback to the wavelength multiplexing device and the semiconductor laser assemblies.
Abstract:
A light steering system and method for diffractive steering of electromagnetic radiation such as visible light is disclosed. Embodiments of the light steering system include leaky-mode SAW modulators as light modulator devices. The SAW modulators preferably include reflective diffractive gratings. The gratings are mounted to/patterned upon an exit face that opposes an exit surface of the SAW modulator, in one example. Steering of light signals emitted from the SAW modulators in these systems can be accomplished by varying wavelength of light signals introduced to the SAW modulators, and/or by varying frequency of RF drive signals applied to the SAW modulators. In addition, light field generators that incorporate SAW modulators of the proposed light steering system within displays of the light field generators are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A system includes a first optical frequency comb generator that generates a first parametrically generated comb using parametric mixing comprising a first plurality of optical waves including at least one first optical wave. The system includes a second optical frequency comb generator that generates a second parametrically generated comb using parametric mixing comprising a second plurality of optical waves. The second optical frequency comb generator receives the at least one first optical wave and generates the second plurality of optical waves using the at least one first optical wave. Respective center frequencies of one or more optical waves of the first plurality of optical waves are aligned in frequency with respective center frequencies of one or more optical waves of the second plurality of optical waves.