Abstract:
Optical multiplexers, optical demultiplexers, optical modules including the same, and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. The optical multiplexers include first and second structural blocks and a beam combiner. The first and second structural blocks each include at least one mirror and at least one filter, and are configured to combine a plurality ofindividual optical signals into a multi-channel optical signal. The beam combiner includes one or more mirrors and one or more filters, and is configured to combine the multi-channel optical signals into a further multi-channel optical output signal having the same number of channels as the multi-channel optical signals. The optical demultiplexers are structurally similar to the optical multiplexers, but provide a complementary or reverse function. The present multiplexers and demultiplexers reduce skew and/or accumulation of the geometric error over the channels in the multi-channel optical signal output from the multiplexer or input into the demultiplexer.
Abstract:
An optical-to-optical (O2O) signal path, O2O and hybrid transceivers (100, 200, 300, 410a-p, 600, 700,800, 900, 1000, 1050) including the same, a network system or device including one or more of the transceivers (100, 200, 300, 410a-p, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 1050), and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. The O2O signal path generally includes first and second ports (132, 134, 135, 137) and an optical amplifier (110, 115) configured to receive an optical signal from a host or a network through the first port (132, 135) and provide an amplified optical signal (112, 117) for the other of the host and the network through the second port (134, 137). In some examples, the O2O signal path further includes one or more optical isolators (240, 242, 245, 247) and/or clock and data recovery functions. The optical signals in the O2O signal path are processed entirely in the optical domain. The transceiver (100, 200, 300, 410a-p, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 1050) includes the O2O signal path and may include an optoelectronic signal path, a pass-through connector, or a second O2O signal path.