公开(公告)号：US20090028051A1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-29

申请号：US11829190

申请日：2007-07-27

Applicant: Eric Dyke ,  Stephane Lessard

Inventor： Eric Dyke ,  Stephane Lessard

IPC: G08C15/00

CPC classification number: H04L65/40 ,  H04L47/10 ,  H04L65/1016

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for determining a service path for data flowing through a data communications service are disclosed. A set comprising a plurality of service modules is determined, wherein each service module corresponds to a functional task and wherein the set includes all of the functional tasks required to provide the desired data communications service. Ordering constraints associated with each of the service modules are determined, and a sequence for traversing the service modules is calculated, based on the ordering constraints.

Abstract translation: 公开了用于确定通过数据通信服务的数据的服务路径的方法和装置。 确定包括多个服务模块的集合，其中每个服务模块对应于功能性任务，并且其中所述集合包括提供所需数据通信服务所需的所有功能性任务。 确定与每个服务模块相关联的订购约束，并且基于排序限制来计算遍历服务模块的顺序。

公开(公告)号：US20140016946A1

公开(公告)日：2014-01-16

申请号：US13545193

申请日：2012-07-10

Applicant: Qing Xu ,  Robert Brunner ,  Stephane Lessard

Inventor： Qing Xu ,  Robert Brunner ,  Stephane Lessard

IPC: G02F1/035 ,  H04B10/12

CPC classification number: G02B27/1006 ,  H04J14/02 ,  H04J14/0221

Abstract: A chassis includes a plurality of continuous wave lasers each operable to emit a continuous wave optical beam at the same power as the other lasers, and a plurality of optical couplers operable to input the continuous wave optical beams of the same power and output a plurality of continuous wave optical beams at different powers. The chassis further includes a plurality of optical assemblies operable to modulate the continuous wave optical beams of different powers into a plurality of modulated optical signals at different powers and couple the modulated optical signals onto different length optical mediums so that lower power ones of the modulated optical signals are coupled to shorter ones of the optical mediums and higher power ones of the modulated optical signals are coupled to longer ones of the optical mediums.

Abstract translation: 底架包括多个连续波激光器，每个连续波激光器可操作以以与其它激光器相同的功率发射连续波光束;以及多个光耦合器，其可操作以输入相同功率的连续波光束并输出多个 连续波光束在不同功率下。 底盘还包括多个光学组件，其可操作以将不同功率的连续波光束调制成不同功率的多个调制光信号，并将调制的光信号耦合到不同长度的光介质上，使得调制光 信号耦合到较短的光介质，并且较高功率的调制光信号耦合到更长的光介质。

公开(公告)号：US20120195548A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-02

申请号：US13016501

申请日：2011-01-28

Applicant: Robert Brunner ,  Stephane Lessard

Inventor： Robert Brunner ,  Stephane Lessard

IPC: G02B6/26

CPC classification number: G02B6/43 ,  G02B6/3514 ,  G02B6/3562 ,  G02B6/3598 ,  H04B10/803 ,  H05K1/0274 ,  H05K1/14 ,  H05K2201/044

Abstract: A backplane for a computing system may include a connector configured to provide a detachable mechanical coupling with a circuit board, and an optical signal path configured to carry optical signals. In addition, an optical bypass switch may be configured to couple optical signals from the optical signal path to the circuit board and to couple optical signals from the circuit board to the optical signal path responsive to an enabling signal. The optical bypass switch may be further configured to transmit optical signals therethrough to bypass the circuit board responsive to an absence of the enabling signal. Related circuit boards, computing systems, bypass switches, and methods are also discussed.

Abstract translation: 用于计算系统的背板可以包括被配置为提供与电路板的可拆卸机械耦合的连接器和被配置为承载光信号的光信号路径。 此外，光学旁路开关可以被配置为将光信号从光信号路径耦合到电路板，并且响应于使能信号将来自电路板的光信号耦合到光信号路径。 光学旁路开关可以被进一步配置成响应于不存在使能信号而透过光信号以绕过电路板。 还讨论了相关电路板，计算系统，旁路开关和方法。

公开(公告)号：US09002206B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-07

申请号：US13545200

申请日：2012-07-10

Applicant: Qing Xu ,  Robert Brunner ,  Stephane Lessard

Inventor： Qing Xu ,  Robert Brunner ,  Stephane Lessard

IPC: H04B10/564 ,  H04B10/50 ,  H04B10/80 ,  H04J14/02

CPC classification number: H04B10/801 ,  H04J14/02 ,  H04J14/0221

Abstract: Wavelength-based optical power provisioning is provided by multiplexing a plurality of continuous wave light beams at different wavelengths onto a single optical fiber as a multiplexed light source and demultiplexing the multiplexed light source based on wavelength at a photonic unit coupled to the optical fiber to recover the continuous wave light beams. The recovered continuous wave light beams are split into a plurality of light beams by the photonic unit, each light beam having the same wavelength and the same or lower power as one of the recovered continuous wave light beams so that at least one of the light beams generated by the photonic unit has a higher power than the other light beams generated by the photonic unit.

Abstract translation: 基于波长的光功率供给通过将多个不同波长的连续波光束多路复用到作为复用光源的单个光纤上并且基于耦合到光纤的光子单元的波长来解复用多路复用光源来恢复 连续波光束。 回收的连续波束通过光子单元被分成多个光束，每个光束具有与恢复的连续波束光束之一相同的波长和相同或更低的功率，使得至少一个光束 由光子单元生成的光功率比由光子单元产生的其它光束具有更高的功率。

公开(公告)号：US08798472B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-05

申请号：US13545193

申请日：2012-07-10

Applicant: Qing Xu ,  Robert Brunner ,  Stephane Lessard

Inventor： Qing Xu ,  Robert Brunner ,  Stephane Lessard

IPC: H04B10/00

CPC classification number: G02B27/1006 ,  H04J14/02 ,  H04J14/0221

Abstract: A chassis includes a plurality of continuous wave lasers each operable to emit a continuous wave optical beam at the same power as the other lasers, and a plurality of optical couplers operable to input the continuous wave optical beams of the same power and output a plurality of continuous wave optical beams at different powers. The chassis further includes a plurality of optical assemblies operable to modulate the continuous wave optical beams of different powers into a plurality of modulated optical signals at different powers and couple the modulated optical signals onto different length optical mediums so that lower power ones of the modulated optical signals are coupled to shorter ones of the optical mediums and higher power ones of the modulated optical signals are coupled to longer ones of the optical mediums.

Abstract translation: 底架包括多个连续波激光器，每个连续波激光器可操作以以与其它激光器相同的功率发射连续波光束;以及多个光耦合器，其可操作以输入相同功率的连续波光束并输出多个 连续波光束在不同功率下。 底盘还包括多个光学组件，其可操作以将不同功率的连续波光束调制成不同功率的多个调制光信号，并将调制的光信号耦合到不同长度的光介质上，使得调制光 信号耦合到较短的光介质，并且较高功率的调制光信号耦合到更长的光介质。

公开(公告)号：US20140056554A1

公开(公告)日：2014-02-27

申请号：US13591359

申请日：2012-08-22

Applicant: Robert Brunner ,  Qing Xu ,  Stephane Lessard

Inventor： Robert Brunner ,  Qing Xu ,  Stephane Lessard

IPC: G02B6/13

CPC classification number: G02B6/13 ,  G02B6/1221 ,  G02B6/125 ,  G02B6/29331

Abstract: Optical waveguide coupling ratios can be modified for a package by providing a substrate with a photonic circuit disposed on a first section of the substrate and a plurality of optical waveguides formed in glass disposed on a second section of the substrate, the waveguides being connected to the photonic circuit, adjacent ones of the waveguides having a fixed coupling ratio. A three-dimensional region of the glass abutting an end of one or more of the waveguides is lased to change a refractive index of the glass in each three-dimensional region, and thereby extend a length of each waveguide abutting one of the three-dimensional regions so that the coupling ratio between that waveguide and an adjacent waveguide is changed as a function of the extended length. The lasing is controlled based on feedback so that each coupling ratio changed by the lasing varies by less than a target amount.

Abstract translation: 光波导耦合比可以通过提供衬底上设置在衬底的第一部分上的光子电路和在衬底的第二部分上形成的多个形成在玻璃上的光波导来修改封装，波导连接到 光子电路，相邻的波导具有固定的耦合比。 靠近一个或多个波导的端部的玻璃的三维区域被改变以改变每个三维区域中的玻璃的折射率，从而使每个波导的长度相对于三维 区域，使得该波导和相邻波导之间的耦合比作为延长长度的函数而改变。 基于反馈来控制激光，使得由激光改变的每个耦合比率变化小于目标量。

公开(公告)号：US11228371B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-18

申请号：US16642643

申请日：2018-09-04

Applicant: Mohamed Morsy-Osman ,  Mohammed Sowailem ,  Eslam El-Fiky ,  Thang Hoang ,  Stephane Lessard ,  David V. Plant

Inventor： Mohamed Morsy-Osman ,  Mohammed Sowailem ,  Eslam El-Fiky ,  Thang Hoang ,  Stephane Lessard ,  David V. Plant

IPC: H04B10/00 ,  H04B10/25 ,  H04B10/40 ,  H04B10/61 ,  H04B10/63 ,  H04J14/06 ,  H04J14/00

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a transceiver operative to transmit and receive optical signals. The transceiver comprises a laser, a power splitter, a dual-polarization in-phase and quadrature modulator, DP-IQM, a first circulator (C1, C3), a second circulator (C2, C4), a first optical polarization controller, PC, a second optical polarization controller and a dual-polarization coherent receiver, DP-CRx. There is provided a system comprising a first transceiver and a second transceiver as described previously. The transceiver requires neither high speed DSP nor high resolution data converters to achieve 50 Gbaud DP-16 QAM, DP standing for dual polarization and QAM standing for quadrature amplitude modulation, yielding 400 Gb/s over 10 km below the 2.2×10−4 KP4 forward error correction (FEC) threshold.

公开(公告)号：US10893342B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-12

申请号：US16063937

申请日：2016-02-01

Applicant: Mehrdad Mir Shafiei ,  Robert Brunner ,  Stephane Lessard

Inventor： Mehrdad Mir Shafiei ,  Robert Brunner ,  Stephane Lessard

IPC: H04B10/50 ,  H04Q11/00 ,  H04B10/54 ,  H04B10/556

Abstract: There is provided a reconfigurable optical modulator comprising a light source and a splitter operative to receive an input signal from the light source and to split the input signal into a plurality of split signals. The optical modulator comprises a plurality of optical amplifiers, each being operative to receive one of the plurality of split signals as an input and to act as a switch having a first state where the split signal is blocked and a second state where the split signal is amplified. The optical modulator comprises a plurality of modulators, each being operative to receive an amplified split signal from one of the plurality of optical amplifiers and to modulate the amplified split signal into a modulated signal. The optical modulator comprises an optical combiner operative to combine a plurality of modulated signals produced by the plurality of modulators to thereby produce a modulated output signal.

公开(公告)号：US20140016934A1

公开(公告)日：2014-01-16

申请号：US13545200

申请日：2012-07-10

Applicant: Qing Xu ,  Robert Brunner ,  Stephane Lessard

Inventor： Qing Xu ,  Robert Brunner ,  Stephane Lessard

IPC: H04J14/02

CPC classification number: H04B10/801 ,  H04J14/02 ,  H04J14/0221

Abstract: Wavelength-based optical power provisioning is provided by multiplexing a plurality of continuous wave light beams at different wavelengths onto a single optical fiber as a multiplexed light source and demultiplexing the multiplexed light source based on wavelength at a photonic unit coupled to the optical fiber to recover the continuous wave light beams. The recovered continuous wave light beams are split into a plurality of light beams by the photonic unit, each light beam having the same wavelength and the same or lower power as one of the recovered continuous wave light beams so that at least one of the light beams generated by the photonic unit has a higher power than the other light beams generated by the photonic unit.

Abstract translation: 基于波长的光功率供给通过将多个不同波长的连续波光束多路复用到作为复用光源的单个光纤上并且基于耦合到光纤的光子单元的波长来解复用多路复用光源来恢复 连续波光束。 回收的连续波束通过光子单元被分成多个光束，每个光束具有与恢复的连续波束光束之一相同的波长和相同或更低的功率，使得至少一个光束 由光子单元生成的光功率比由光子单元产生的其它光束具有更高的功率。

公开(公告)号：US08594471B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-26

申请号：US13076055

申请日：2011-03-30

Applicant: Martin Julien ,  Robert Brunner ,  Stephane Lessard

Inventor： Martin Julien ,  Robert Brunner ,  Stephane Lessard

IPC: G02B6/293

CPC classification number: H04Q11/0005 ,  G02B6/12019 ,  G02B6/356 ,  H04J14/0212 ,  H04Q2011/0032 ,  H04Q2011/0058

Abstract: Systems and methods according to these exemplary embodiments provide for optical interconnection using a combination of an arrayed waveguide grating router (AWGr) and optical crossbar. Optical wavelengths can be flexibly routed from an input port to one or more output ports. Scaling of the system is easily accommodated.

Abstract translation: 根据这些示例性实施例的系统和方法提供了使用阵列波导光栅路由器（AWGr）和光学交叉开关的组合的光学互连。 光波长可以从输入端口灵活地路由到一个或多个输出端口。 系统的缩放容易。