Abstract: Consistent with the present disclosure, the above-described subcarrier noise, which may be characterized as a linear filtering effect, may be reduced or eliminated by providing a first multiple-input multiple output (MIMO) circuits at the transmit end of an optical link and providing a second MIMO circuit at the receive end of the optical link. The first MIMO may include a first plurality of filters, each of which may include a finite-impulse response (FIR) filter having variable coefficients or tap weights that may be changed or adapted to minimize subcarrier noise associated with the modulator, as well as D/A and analog circuitry, at the transmit end of the optical link. In addition, the second MIMO may include a second plurality of filters, each of which may also include an FIR filter having variable coefficients or tap weights that may be changed or adapted to minimized subcarrier noise associated with the optical hybrids, as well as A/D and analog circuitry, at the receive end of the optical link.

Abstract: A method of operating a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system is provided that includes generating a beam of co-propagating, cross-polarized light using a first polarizing beam splitter; and determining a material characteristic or orientation of a target using the co-propagating, cross-polarized light.

Abstract: Process margin relaxation is provided in relation to a compensated-for process via a first optical device, fabricated to satisfy an operational specification when a compensated-for process is within a first tolerance range; a second optical device, fabricated to satisfy the operational specification when the compensated-for process is within second tolerance range, different than the first tolerance range; a first optical switch connected to an input and configured to output an optical signal received from the input to one of the first optical device and the second optical device; and a second optical switch configured to combine outputs from the first optical device and the second optical device.

Abstract: An example tracking signal device comprises a housing and a light source disposed within the housing. A window is defined within the housing optically downstream of the light source. The device further comprises a sensor configured to receive a first beam of radiation and a controller operably coupled to (i) the light source and (ii) the sensor. The controller is configured to control the light source to emit a second beam of radiation based at least in part on receipt of the first beam of radiation by the sensor.

Abstract: An optical wavelength selecting filter-module into which light is incident from a prescribed direction determined in advance, the optical wavelength-selective filter module including: an optical filter of which an orientation can be changed; a frequency information acquiring unit which acquires frequency information that is information indicating a frequency of light to be transmitted through the optical filter; a temperature information acquiring unit which acquires temperature information that indicates a temperature of the optical filter; a determining unit which determines an orientation of the optical filter based on relationship information that is information associating, for each prescribed frequency, the temperature and an orientation of the optical filter at which light of the frequency is transmitted through the optical filter at transmittance equal to or higher than prescribed transmittance at the temperature, a temperature indicated by the temperature information, and a frequency indicated by the

Abstract: A control apparatus includes an optical wavelength change control unit that specifies, in response to a request to change a wavelength band of a first optical wavelength path used by a first transmission apparatus and a second transmission apparatus to a wavelength band of a second optical wavelength path, a first route between routers which is affected by the request and a service which uses the first route and that specifies a second route between the routers which detours the specified service; a router control unit that transmits a request to detour the specified service to the second route, to a start-point router and an end-point router on the first route; and a transmission apparatus control unit that transmits a request to change the wavelength band of the first optical wavelength path to the wavelength band of the second optical wavelength path, to the first transmission apparatus and the second transmission apparatus.

Abstract: A polarization multiplex optical transmitter circuit can provide compensation for the transmission PDL while reducing decrease in transmission power. The polarization multiplex optical transmitter circuit includes a beam divider circuit configured to divide light outputted from a light source, optical phase shifters provided in at least one of two waveguides connected to output terminals of the beam divider circuit, a light wave synthesizer circuit connected to the two waveguides, first and second optical transmitters coupled to two output terminals of the light wave synthesizer circuit, a polarization multiplexer configured to synthesize two output polarized waves from the first and second optical transmitters, and a polarization rotator provided between the first and second optical transmitters and the polarization multiplexer and coupled to at least one of the first and second optical transmitters.

Abstract: In a wireless optical network with multiple coordinators or other access points, the coverage area of coordinators may overlap. Interference in the communication between coordinators and devices may occur in these overlapping coverage areas. Various embodiments propose an automatic allocation of reserved time slots to coordinators. These time slots support the coordinators to advertise their presence without interference and enable device to detect the presence of a neighbour coordinator in a single MAC cycle. Fast detection allows fast re-scheduling of time slots in the wireless optical network in order to prevent interference when a device that enters the overlapping coverage area of two coordinators.

Abstract: MicroLEDs may be used for short-range optical communications. Signal equalization may be used to decrease distortion in transmitted and/or received information, including with the use of multi-level modulation formats.

Abstract: A coherent fiber bundle may be used to optically connect an array of microLEDs to an array of photodetectors in an optical communication system.

Abstract: An electrical circuit package includes an electrical processing engine circuit configured to perform data processing; and one or more co-packaged coherent optical Input/Output (IO) modules interconnected to the electrical processing engine circuit, wherein the electrical processing engine circuit is configured to interface electrical data including an optical signal waveform representation to each of the one or more co-packaged coherent optical IO modules, and wherein the one or more co-packaged coherent optical IO modules are configured to coherently transmit and receive optical data based on the optical signal waveform representation. The electrical processing engine circuit can be configured to perform optical modulation and demodulation based on the optical signal waveform representation, in addition to the data processing.

Abstract: In order to provide a compact and low power consumption optical repeater capable of amplifying a plurality of wavelength ranges, the optical repeater is provided with: an excitation means which generates excitation light in a single wavelength range; a first light amplification means which is excited by the excitation light and the amplification band of which is a first wavelength range; and a second light amplification means which is excited by the excitation light and the amplification band of which is a second wavelength range different from the first wavelength range.

Abstract: There is described herein a quantum computing system, quantum processor, and method of operating a quantum computing system. The quantum computing system comprises a quantum control system configured for at least one of delivery and receipt of multiplexed optical signals. At least one optical fiber is coupled to the quantum control system for carrying the multiplexed optical signals, and a quantum processor is disposed inside a cryogenics apparatus and coupled to the at least one optical fiber. The quantum processor comprises: at least one converter configured for converting between the multiplexed optical signals and microwave signals at different frequencies; and a plurality of solid-state quantum circuit elements coupled to the at least one converter and addressable by respective ones of the microwave signals at different frequencies.

Abstract: An optical transmission system includes: a terminal station device that transmits a wavelength multiplexed optical signal resulting from multiplexing an optical signal and dummy light; and an optical add-drop multiplexer that receives respective wavelength multiplexed optical signals transmitted from a plurality of the terminal station devices and performs add-drop processing on the wavelength multiplexed optical signals. The dummy light has a wavelength arrangement in which adjacent wavelengths are arranged with equal spacing, and the wavelength arrangement of the dummy light differs between the terminal station devices.

Abstract: A method of transmitting data via a unipolar signal comprises allocating a symbol to one or more signals among a plurality of signals, applying pulse shaping to the plurality of signals to obtain a plurality of filtered signals, wherein the filtered signals are orthogonal signals, and transmitting the sum of the filtered signals as a unipolar signal, wherein the transmitted signal is a weighted sum of the filtered signals. The data can be recovered at the receiver by applying a plurality of orthogonal matched filters to the received unipolar signal to obtain a plurality of filtered signals, and performing symbol detection on the plurality of filtered signals to determine the received symbol. Apparatus for transmitting and receiving unipolar signals are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides an optical transmitter including a semiconductor laser and a control method thereof for preventing crosstalk between channels in an NG-PON2 with a 100 GHz channel spacing by reducing a wavelength drift of the semiconductor laser. The wavelength drift occurs between a few nanoseconds and a few hundreds of nanoseconds from the beginning of a burst when the semiconductor laser is operated in a burst-mode.

Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for providing accurate measurements of timing errors using optical techniques are described. An example timing measurement device includes an optical hybrid that receives two optical pulse trains and produces two or more phase shifted optical outputs. The timing measurement device further includes two or more optical filters that receive the outputs of the optical hybrid to produce multiple pulse signals with distinctive frequency bands. The device also includes one or more photodetectors and analog-to-digital converters to receive to produce electrical signals in the digital domain corresponding to the optical outputs of the hybrid. A timing error associated with the optical pulse trains can be determined using the electrical signals in digital domain based on a computed phase difference between a first frequency band signal and a second frequency band signal and a computed frequency difference between the first frequency band signal and the second frequency band.

Abstract: An optical transmission system includes: first and second optical transmitting units for respectively transmitting first and second optical signals that are obtained, respectively, as a result of first and second frequency-multiplexed multi-channel signals being converted by means of FM batch conversion; a carrier monitoring function unit for monitoring each carrier signal included in the optical signals; an output adjustment unit for adjusting signal intensities of the optical signals and outputting the optical signals; a multiplexer for outputting a multiplexed signal of the optical signals; an amplifier for amplifying the multiplexed signal; and first and second optical receiving units for receiving the respective optical signals included in the amplified multiplexed signal. The output adjustment unit adjusts the respective signal intensities of the optical signals such that the signal intensity at each optical receiving unit is larger than or equal to a predetermined value.

Abstract: A GPS system within a structure. The system comprises a front-end unit (FEU) and a back-end unit (BEU); FEU receives a GPS signal, amplifying it if required and forwarding the signal to the BEU for further processing (and amplification if required) for determining the location. The BEU and FEU cooperate to optimize the received GPS signal before processing, exchanging control and operating parameters information related to receiving and processing the GPS signal. The BEU also supplies power to the FEU. Advantageously, exchange of signals and power between the BEU and FEU occurs over one or more fiber optic channels or conductors. Certain embodiments employ multiplexing and demultiplexing schemes to reduce the number of discrete signal paths between the FEU and BEU. Additionally, the system embodies a control algorithm to ensure adequate GPS signal strength for processing and also shuts the system down upon signal loss or degradation.

Abstract: A remote control apparatus is provided. The remote control apparatus includes a directional antenna, a communicator, and a processor configured to, based on a wireless signal being received from an external device through the directional antenna, identify an angle at which the wireless signal is received, based on the angle being within a predetermine range, obtain identification information of the external device by parsing the wireless signal, based on the identification information, identify whether the external device is registered to a server and based on identifying that the external device is not registered to the server, transmit a signal for requesting registration to the external device through the communicator.