Abstract: Examples relate to a transmitter for transmitting an optical signal including multiple frequencies. The transmitter includes a waveguide to receive a multi-frequency optical signal and a plurality of resonators coupled to the waveguide. Each resonator of the plurality of resonators selectively filters an optical signal of a frequency from the multi-frequency optical signal. The transmitter includes an optical combiner coupled to the plurality of resonators to receive optical signals filtered by the plurality of resonators and generate an output optical signal including a heterodyne combination based on the optical signals received from the plurality of resonators.

Abstract: A signal processing method of an optical transceiver is provided and has the steps of: providing a receiver optical subassembly, a transmitter optical subassembly, an amplifying module and an identifying module, the amplifying module is electrically connected to the receiver optical subassembly and the transmitter optical subassembly, the identifying module is electrically connected to the receiver optical subassembly and the amplifying module; receiving an input optical signal via the receiver optical subassembly; periodically detecting the input optical signal by the identifying module to identify, setting the amplifier module at a high-speed mode if a clock and data recovery signal is attached, amplifying the input optical signal to generate an output optical signal and outputting through the transmitter optical subassembly; setting the signal amplifier module at a low-speed mode, and amplifying the input optical signal to generate an output optical signal and outputting through the transmitter optical sub

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for predicting a fault of an optical circuit includes determining a classification threshold of an operating parameter based on a classification sample set corresponding to the operating parameter of optical circuit and predicting, based on comparison results between the classification threshold and a plurality of measured values in a sequence, whether a fault occurs in the future on the optical circuit corresponding to the sequence.

Abstract: Aspects include obtaining, by a sending system, a measured receive optical power level of an optical signal that was received at a receiving system coupled to the sending system via an optical network. The optical signal was sent via an optical transmitter of the sending system to an optical receiver of the receiving system. An optimal receive optical power level of the optical receiver of the receiving system is determined by the sending system. The sending system adjusts an output optical power level of the optical transmitter in response to determining that the measured receive optical power level is not within a threshold of the optimal receive optical power level. The adjusting is performed without decoupling the sending system from the receiving system.

Abstract: An optical device includes: (1) a substrate; and (2) multiple meta-lenses disposed on the substrate, each meta-lens of the meta-lenses including multiple nanofins disposed on a respective region of the substrate, the nanofins together specifying a phase profile of the meta-lens.

Abstract: An optical transceiver including a photonic integrated circuit component, an electric integrated circuit component and an insulating encapsulant is provided. The photonic integrated circuit component includes at least one optical input/output portion and at least one groove located in proximity of the at least one optical input/output portion. The electric integrated circuit component is disposed on and electrically connected to the photonic integrated circuit component. The insulating encapsulant is disposed on the photonic integrated circuit component and laterally encapsulating the electric integrated circuit component. The at least one groove of the photonic integrated circuit component is revealed by the insulating encapsulant and is adapted for insertion of a photonic device.

Abstract: Example embodiments disclose a tunable optical pair source (TOPS) configured to generate first and second output optical beams having respective first and second frequencies that are phase locked with each other. The TOPS may include a first laser, such as a tunable laser, configured to generate a first laser beam, a radio frequency (RF) oscillator configured to transmit an RF reference signal, a beam splitter in optical communication with the first laser, and an electro-optic modulator configured to modulate the second split beam with the RF reference signal to form a modulated beam having a first sideband comb comprising a plurality of harmonics. Additionally, the TOPS may include an optical filter configured to receive the modulated beam and output a filtered optical beam, and a second laser configured to generate a second laser beam at the second frequency, the second laser being configured to receive the filtered optical beam as a seed.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a first optical transceiver, a second optical transceiver, a third optical transceiver, and a plasmonic waveguide. The first optical transceiver includes at least one optical input/output portion for transmitting and receiving optical signal. The second optical transceiver is stacked on the first optical transceiver. The third optical transceiver includes at least one optical input/output portion for transmitting and receiving optical signal. The third optical transceiver is stacked on the second optical transceiver. The plasmonic waveguide penetrates through the second optical transceiver and optically couples the at least one optical input/output portion of the first optical transceiver and the at least one optical input/output portion of the third optical transceiver.

Abstract: An optical module with directional bias of light beams for improved reception and transmission of optical signals includes a substrate, a photodetector disposed on the substrate, and an optical path control element disposed above the substrate. The optical path control element includes a filter and a reflector. The filter has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, and the reflector is in contact with the upper surface. A first light beam enters the filter through the lower surface, and is reflected by the reflector to the photodetector. A light source is disposed on the substrate and emits a second light beam. The second light beam is reflected by the lower surface and away from the cavity.

Abstract: An optically enabled multi-chip module has an optical engine transceiver and a host system chip. The optical engine transceiver has an optical engine front-end and an optical engine macro. The optical engine front-end has multiple laser diodes, laser driver circuitry electrically interfaced with each of the laser diodes, multiple photodiodes, amplifier circuitry electrically interfaced with each of the photodiodes, and at least one optical element optically positioned between the laser diodes and at least one optical fiber and between the photodiodes and the at least one optical fiber. The at least one optical element optically interfaces the laser diodes and photodiodes with the optical fiber. The optical engine macro is both electrically interfaced with and physically segregated from the optical engine front-end. The optical engine macro provides a subset of optical transceiver functionality to the optical engine front-end. The host system chip is electrically interfaced with the optical engine transceiver.

Abstract: To provide a receptacle and a connector set, and a method of fabricating the receptacle with which the occurrence of fabrication variation of the positional relationship between a positioning portion or a positioning surface and a lens can be suppressed. The receptacle is a resin member formed by a first half of a mold and a second half of the mold to be mated with the first half of the mold. At least part of a first positioning portion, at least part of a second positioning portion, and a lens are positioned on one side in a direction relative to a parting line formed at a boundary between the first half of the mold and the second half of the mold.

Abstract: Consistent with the present disclosure, a coherent receiver PIC may be provided having waveguides that may be routed in a substantially U-shaped bend to feed both an incoming signal and a local oscillator signal into a 90-degree optical hybrid circuit, which may include a multi-mode interference (MMI) device. As a result, one or more local oscillator lasers may be provided between optical hybrid circuits in certain examples, and, in other examples, optical waveguides feeding optical signals to the optical hybrids are provided between the optical hybrid circuits. In both examples, a more compact receiver PIC layout may be achieved without waveguide crossings, that can be linearly scaled to accommodate reception of additional signals or channels without added complexity.

Abstract: An optical transceiver that provides an optical module, a circuit board, and a housing, where the housing encloses the optical module and the circuit board therein. The optical module provides lead terminals connected with circuits on the circuit board through a flexible printed circuit (FPC) board. The FPC board is bent at a bent portion corresponding to an end of the optical module as the top surface thereof becomes inner. The bent portion of the FPC board provides a bared portion in the back surface thereof, where the bared portion removes a ground pattern.

Abstract: An optical-communication module includes a transceiver to communicate with another optical-communication module (another module); and a control circuit to transmit a first signal to the another module at activation of the own module, execute a first control where a second signal transmitted to the first signal is received from the another module, and execute a second control after the first control, wherein one of the first and second control is a control to adjust an intensity of a signal from the transceiver to the another module based on a feedback signal from the another module to a signal from the transceiver, and wherein the other one of the first and second control is a control causing the another module to adjust a signal intensity from the another module to the transceiver by transmitting a feedback signal to the another module to a signal from the another module.

Abstract: A signal processing device includes digital signal processing circuits. Each of the digital signal processing circuits includes: a regeneration circuit that regenerates a bit stream front an electric field information signal of an optical signal; an error correction circuit that corrects an error in the bit stream; an encoder circuit that generates an encoded bit stream from received data; and a generation circuit that generates an electric field information signal from the encoded bit stream. An electric field information signal or a bit stream is given from a regeneration circuit, an encoder circuit or a generation circuit in a first digital signal processing circuit to a second digital signal processing circuit. A regeneration circuit, an error correction circuit or a generation circuit in the second digital signal processing circuit processes the electric field information signal or the bit stream given from the first digital signal processing circuit.

Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes an integrated circuit including electronic devices formed on a front side of a semiconductor substrate. A barrier layer is formed on a back side of the semiconductor substrate. A photonics layer is formed on the barrier layer. The photonics layer includes a core for transmission of light and a cladding layer encapsulating the core and including a different index of refraction than the core. The core is configured to couple light generated from a component of the optoelectronic device.

Abstract: A device for measuring a distance of a target by means of a telemeter comprises: a laser pulse emitter; a receiver of the laser echoes backscattered by the target, comprising, a spatial detection device which comprises at least one photodiode set up as integrator and is able to provide a spatial signal, and a temporal detection device which comprises at least one photodiode coupled to a transimpedance circuit and is able to provide a so-called temporal signal, means of processing of the spatial signal and of the temporal signal, comprising a unit for calculating the distance of the target, the temporal signal being in the form of a data frame which is the recording of data detected over a predetermined duration.

Abstract: An optical communication package includes a circuit layer, an optical component electrically coupled to the circuit layer to optically communicate outside of the package, and a thermoelectric cooler electrically coupled to the circuit layer and disposed to transfer heat from the optical component to the circuit layer.

Abstract: A standardized hot-pluggable transceiving unit comprising a housing, a SDI connector, and a signal conversion module. The housing is adapted to being inserted into a chassis of a hosting unit. The SDI connector receives a SDI signal comprising a video payload and at least one other payload. The signal conversion module is in the housing, and converts the SDI signal into a first IP flow for transporting the video payload and at least one other IP flow for transporting the at least one other payload. The generated IP flows are outputted from the SFP unit by one or more connectors different from the SDI connector. The other payload can be an audio or a metadata payload. In another aspect, a transceiving unit provides for combining a plurality of IP flows each comprising a different type of payload into a SDI signal.

Abstract: The present invention provides a package framework for a photoelectric conversion module, in which a photoelectric device is mounted on a printed circuit board such as a rigid-flex PCB and a HDI (High Density Interconnect) PCB, and then is connected, via a flexible printed circuit board, to a traditional printed circuit board having a driver chip or a digital signal processing integrated circuit disposed thereon. The present invention can prevent signal transmission interference caused by using bond wire, and can also maintain the stability of mechanical structure.

Abstract: An optical module includes: a driver; an optical modulator; a connector that is electrically connected to either the driver or the optical modulator and is provided with an input/output terminal; and a flexible substrate that has flexibility, is connected to the connector, and transfers an electrical signal generated by the driver to the optical modulator, wherein in an end part connected to the connector, the flexible substrate has, on a first surface facing the input/output terminal, a signal-purpose wiring pattern used for transferring the electrical signal and a ground-purpose wiring pattern formed along the signal-purpose wiring pattern, and has, on a second surface that is different from the first surface, a ground electrode that partially covers the second surface and has a shorter electrical distance to the signal-purpose wiring pattern than an electrical distance between the signal-purpose wiring pattern and the ground-purpose wiring pattern.

Abstract: A bidirectional optical subassembly (BOSA) optical networking unit (ONU) generally includes a BOSA housing. A tunable laser is located in the BOSA housing and is configured to generate a first optical signal for transmission at a first selected wavelength based on temperature control. The tunable laser is a distributed feedback (DFB) laser diode. A thermal management device is also located in the BOSA housing and is configured to provide the temperature control. A photo diode is further located in the BOSA housing and is configured to receive a second optical signal at a second selected wavelength. The BOSA housing comprises an alloy of stainless steel or an alloy of Kovar.

Abstract: An optical device includes a light emitting element emitting light signal, a light coupling lens and a light receiving element. The light coupling lens includes a light input surface, a light output surface adjacent to the light input surface and a plurality of total reflective surfaces connected to the light input surface and the light output surface. The light input surface includes a first aspheric protrusion facing the light emitting element. The light output surface includes a second aspheric protrusion. Light signal emitted from the light emitting element enters the light coupling lens and collimated by the first aspheric protrusion to be parallel light signal. The parallel light signal is reflected by the total reflective surface and then collimated by the second aspheric protrusion to be convergent light signal. The light receiving element receives the convergent light signal.

Abstract: An optical fiber module includes: a casing; a first optical fiber having a portion in the casing; a first optical transmitter in the casing, wherein the first optical transmitter is configured to emit a first optical signal to the first optical fiber; a second optical fiber having a portion in the casing, wherein optical signals transmitted through the second optical fiber are independent from those transmitted through the first optical fiber; and a first optical receiver in the casing, wherein the first optical receiver is configured to receive a second optical signal from the second optical fiber.

Abstract: The specification describes an apparatus including a plurality of communication ports, each communication port coupled to a corresponding networking element, and a plurality of optical transceivers, each optical transceiver coupled to a corresponding communication port and including an optical receiver and an optical transmitter, wherein the optical transmitter can transmit an optical data signal having a carrier wavelength different than any other of the plurality of optical transmitters. A passive optical multiplexer/demultiplexer module is coupled to the transceivers and includes an optical multiplexer including a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) output and a plurality of inputs, each input coupled to one of the plurality of transmitters, and an optical demultiplexer including a WDM input and a plurality of outputs, each output coupled to one of the plurality of receivers.

Abstract: An active network monitoring system for detecting an abnormality at a position between a communication office and a client includes a first monitoring module disposed on the communication office, a second monitoring module disposed on the client and an optical splitter. The first monitoring module has a first processor and a first laser diode. The second monitoring module has a second processor and a second laser diode. The first processor sends a digital signal to the first laser diode. The first laser diode modulates the digital signal into an optical signal and sends the optical signal to the second monitoring module via the optical splitter. The second laser diode converts the optical signal back to the digital signal, and sends the digital signal to the second processor to generate an identification signal of the client. The identification signal is transmitted to the communication office via the second laser diode.

Abstract: An array reflector comprising a waveguide and a high reflectivity mirror is disclosed. The waveguide has an input end and a reflective end. The high reflectivity mirror is disposed at the reflective end. The array reflector also includes n?1 mirrors arrayed along the length of the waveguide, wherein n is an integer greater than two.

Abstract: Integrated performance monitoring (PM); optical layer operations, administration, maintenance, and provisioning (OAM&P); alarming; amplification, or the like is described in optical transceivers, such as multi-source agreement (MSA)-defined modules. An optical transceiver defined by an MSA agreement can include advanced integrated functions for carrier-grade operation which preserves the existing MSA specifications allowing the optical transceiver to operate with any compliant MSA host device with advanced features and functionality.

Abstract: An optical transceiver of one embodiment includes a transmitter optical subassembly to transmit an optical signal, a receiver optical subassembly to receive an optical signal, a mother board, a daughter board, and a housing. The mother board mounts electronic circuits that electrically communicate with the optical transmitter optical subassembly and the receiver optical subassembly. The daughter board mounts other electronic circuits that electrically communicate with the optical transmitter optical subassembly and the receiver optical subassembly. The daughter board has an extra area mounting a portion of the other electronic circuits. The housing defines a space for installing the optical transmitter optical subassembly, the receiver optical subassembly, the mother board, and the daughter board. The extra area is disposed outside the space.

Abstract: Intrapersonal communication systems and methods that provide an optical digital signal link between two or more local devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, the system includes a first signal converter disposed at a first end of the optical digital signal link and configured to convert between electrical digital signals from a first local device and optical digital signals from the optical digital signal link. The system can include an optical connector having a non-contact portion configured to couple optical digital signals between the first signal converter and the optical digital signal link across a gap. The system can include a second signal converter disposed at a second end of the optical digital signal link and configured to convert between electrical digital signals from the second local device and optical digital signals from the optical digital signal link.

Abstract: An optical network unit according to the present invention is provided as comprising a configuration that component units built therein are grouped for at least two sheets of substrate modules and arranged thereat. There are provided individual embodiments: (a) arranging an L2 layer and a part of the component unit of an L1 layer at a first substrate module, meanwhile, arranging the left part of the component unit of the L1 layer at a second substrate module; (b) arranging the component units of the L1 layer and of the L2 layer at the first substrate module and the second substrate module individually by grouping therefor; and (c) arranging the component units of the L2 layer and of the L1 layer at the first substrate module and the second substrate module respectively.

Abstract: In general, techniques are described for provisioning network devices in an Ethernet-based access network. For example, an access node located in an Ethernet-based access network positioned intermediate to a back office network and a customer network may implement the techniques. The access node comprises a control unit that discovers a demarcation point device that terminates the access network of the service provider network at the customer network. The control unit of the access node implements an Ethernet protocol to provide layer two network connectivity between the service provider network and the customer network, authenticates the demarcation point device based on a unique identifier assigned to the demarcation point device and, after successfully authenticating the demarcation point device, provisions the demarcation point device.

Abstract: A system for transmitting an optical signal between a host and a device according to a SATA protocol. The system comprises a transmitting-side converter for generating a logic one voltage value responsive to a data one value from an information source, for generating a logic zero voltage value responsive to a data zero value from the information source, for generating an idle state logic voltage value, wherein the idle state logic voltage value is (logic one voltage value+logic zero voltage value)/2, the transmitting-side converter comprising only linear functions to preserve the idle state logic voltage value, and an electrical-to-optical converter for converting the logic one, logic zero and the idle state logic voltage values to an optical signal further comprising respective logic one, logic zero and idle state optical values and for supplying the optical signal to an optical communications medium.

Abstract: An optical component contains a tunable laser. The tunable laser provides an optical local oscillator signal, and the tunable laser is directly modulated to provide a modulated optical data signal. In this manner we have optimization of the channel wavelength and obtain an optimized electrical and optical bandwidth utilization. Furthermore, a method for data processing is suggested.

Abstract: A system includes an optical transmitter package comprising an optical transmitter to generate optical transmission signals based on electrical transmission signals. The system also includes an optical receiver package comprising an optical receiver to generate electrical reception signals based on optical reception signals. The system further includes a printed circuit board (PCB) on which the optical transmitter package and the optical receiver package are mounted. The PCB includes a heat generating circuit component. The optical transmitter package can be mounted to the PCB to subjected to less heat from the heat generating circuit component than the optical receiver package.

Abstract: An optical transceiver system includes a transmitter emitting a first light beam having a first wavelength, a receiver receiving a second light beam having a second wavelength; an optical fiber transmitting the first light beam and the second light beam; and a light guide member. The light guide member includes a lens block having a bottom surface facing toward both the transmitter and the receiver, a first side surface slanted relative to the bottom surface, and a second side surface facing toward the optical fiber, a first lens and a second lens formed on the bottom surface for optically coupled with the respective transmitter and receiver, a third lens formed on the second side surface for optically coupled with the optical fiber, and a light guide portion embedded in the lens block.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a pluggable optical line terminal (OLT). The OLT includes a bi-directional optical transceiver configured to transmit optical signals to and receive optical signals from a number of optical network units (ONUs), an OLT chip coupled to the optical transceiver and configured to communicate with the ONUs through the optical transceiver, and a pluggable interface coupled to the OLT chip and configured to electrically interface between the OLT chip and a piece of network equipment. The optical transceiver, the OLT chip, and the pluggable interface are contained in an enclosure complying with a form factor, thereby allowing the pluggable OLT to be directly plugged into the network equipment.

Abstract: An apparatus in one embodiment includes a transceiver housing operable to be inserted into a port of a host system, the port comprising at least a first channel and a second channel. The transceiver housing may be a compact small form-factor (SFP) pluggable module housing. The apparatus also includes a printed circuit board mounted in the transceiver housing and an electrical interface of the printed circuit board operable to interface with the port of the host system. The electrical interface includes a first transmit pin and a first receive pin configured to interface with the first channel of the port and a second transmit pin and a second receive pin configured to interface with the second channel of the port. A first connector couples the first transmit pin and the second receive pin, and a second connector couples the second transmit pin and the first receive pin.

Abstract: An optical transceiver includes an optical IC coupled to a processor IC. For transmit, the optical IC can be understood as a transmitter IC including a laser device or array. For receive, the optical IC can be understood as a receiver IC including a photodetector/photodiode device or array. For a transmitter IC, the processor IC includes a driver for a laser of the transmitter IC. The driver includes an equalizer that applies high frequency gain to a signal transmitted with the laser device. For a receiver IC, the processor IC includes a front end circuit to interface with a photodetector of the receiver IC. The front end circuit includes an equalizer that applies high frequency gain to a signal received by the receiver IC. The driver can be configurable to receive a laser having either orientation: ground termination or supply termination.

Abstract: An optical module includes a housing, an optical adapter attached to an end portion of the housing, and an optical transmitter and receiver assembly mounted in the housing. The optical transmitter and receiver assembly includes a TOSA including a plurality of light-emitting elements, a ROSA including a light-receiving element, and a circuit board electrically connected to the TOSA and the ROSA. The TOSA further includes a TOSA base having an opposing side surface on which the plurality of light-emitting elements are oppositely arranged so as to form at least one pair. The circuit board includes a first flexible substrate mounting the TOSA and a first rigid substrate connected to the first flexible substrate. The first flexible substrate includes a TOSA base facing-portion facing the TOSA base, and a connection portion extending from both end portions of the TOSA base-facing portion and connected to the plurality of light-emitting elements.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises an optical transmitter; an optical detector configured to receive optical signals from an optical fiber; an optical splitter having a first port, a second port coupled to the optical detector by the optical fiber, and a third port coupled to the optical transmitter; and a two stage amplifier system connected to an output of the optical detector. An input surface of the optical detector may have a diameter that is substantially equal to a diameter of a core in the optical fiber. The diameter of the input surface of the optical detector reduces capacitance and reduces signal distortion. The optical splitter may be configured to receive a first optical signal at the first port. The optical splitter may be configured to send the first optical signal to the second port and send a second optical signal received at the third port to the first port.

Abstract: In an opto-electronic system having one or more optical transceiver modules and an enclosure, air is forced through the interior of the transceiver module to dissipate heat generated by the opto-electronic and electronic elements.

Abstract: A bidirectional optoelectronic device comprises a photodetector, a light source, and a drive circuit for the light source. The light source has first and second electrical leads for receiving an input electrical signal, and the drive circuit can be arranged to apply first and second portions of the input electrical signal to the first and second electrical leads, respectively, wherein the second portion of the input electrical signal is a scaled, inverted substantial replica of the first portion of the input electrical signal. A protective encapsulant can be applied that includes hollow dielectric microspheres to reduce electrical cross-talk, and that can further include an optical absorber to reduce optical cross-talk. A waveguide substrate of the device can include light collector(s) or trap(s) for redirecting and attenuating portions of optical signals propagating in waveguide layers on the substrate but not guided by a waveguide.

Abstract: A clock and data recovery (CDR) circuit, a method of recovering a clock and data from a received raw data stream and a BI-PON optical network transceiver (ONT) receiver front-end incorporating the CDR circuit. In one embodiment, the CDR circuit includes: (1) a line rate CDR circuit having a voltage controlled oscillator, the line rate CDR circuit configured to recover a raw data stream at a receiving line rate, (2) a fixed-rate down-sampler coupled to the line rate CDR circuit and configured to down-sample the raw data stream based on a fixed-rate and (3) a variable-rate down-sampler coupled to the fixed-rate down-sampler and configured further to down-sample the raw data sample based on a variable-rate.

Abstract: A communications networking having reduced transmission latency and improved reliability is described. To reduce signal transmission latency, network management data is removed from a data stream to prioritize the transmission of payload data at higher transmission rates. Management data is returned to the data stream in such a way that it minimizes an impact to payload transmission rates. To improve communications network reliability, the network is configured to form a primary communication path and a redundant communication path. Upon failure of a transceiver at one node, the network engages redundant transceivers on a per-node basis thereby using a segment of the redundant communication path. The data stream is returned to the primary communication path upon circumvention of the failed transceiver.

Abstract: An optical system has an optical emitter that transmits an optical signal through an optical fiber. An optical detector detects light from the fiber and provides an analog signal indicative of such light. A crosstalk cancellation element is configured to receive an electrical signal from the optical emitter and to adjust such signal in order to form a cancellation signal that models the optical and/or electrical crosstalk affecting the analog signal. The cancellation signal is subtracted from the analog signal thereby removing optical and/or electrical crosstalk from the analog signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally pertains to optical communication apparatuses having field-tunable power characteristics. In one exemplary embodiment, an optical communication apparatus has an optical transmitter. The optical transmitter is coupled to logic that receives a user input indicative of a desired transmit mode for the transmitter, and the logic then dynamically tunes the transmitter's output power according to the selected transmit mode. In addition, the optical communication apparatus may have an optical receiver for receiving optical signals. The sensitivity of the receiver is controlled by a bias voltage that is applied to the receiver by the logic. The logic is configured to receive a user input indicative of a desired receive mode and then to tune the receiver's sensitivity via the bias voltage according to the selected receive mode.

Abstract: Integrated performance monitoring (PM); optical layer operations, administration, maintenance, and provisioning (OAM&P); alarming; amplification, and the like is described in optical transceivers, such as multi-source agreement (MSA)-defined modules. An optical transceiver defined by an MSA agreement can include advanced integrated functions for carrier-grade operation which preserves the existing MSA specifications allowing the optical transceiver to operate with any compliant MSA host device with advanced features and functionality. The optical transceiver can include CFP and variants thereof (e.g., CFP2, CDFP, CXP), OIF-MSA-100GLH-EM-01.0, CCRx (Compact Coherent Receiver), Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable (QSFP) and variants thereof (e.g., QSFP+, QSFP2), 10×10 MSA, XFP, XPAK, XENPAK, X2, XFP-E, SFP, SFP+, 300-pin, and the like.

Abstract: An optical communication module in which the pin arrangement can be applied flexibly. An optical communication module has an outer shape formed based on normal standards and which is able to communicate with a host-side circuit board, etc. to which it is fitted, via a predetermined communication interface; wherein the optical communication module exchanges input/output I/F information with the circuit board, etc., and the communication interface can be switched to another communication interface based on these input/output I/F information.

Abstract: An optical transceiver includes: a main board; a flexible board provided on a surface of the main board; an optical module mounted on the flexible board; and an optical fiber connected to the optical module. A position of the flexible board with respect to the main board is freely adjusted in a length direction of the optical fiber.