Patents Examined by Nathan M Cors
  • Patent number: 12218706
    Abstract: This application discloses a signal generating method, apparatus, and system. One example method includes: performing cyclic electro-optic modulation on a first signal to generate a first optical frequency comb signal, where the first signal is a signal output by a laser source, the first optical frequency comb signal includes a target spectral component, and a frequency of the target spectral component is equal to a sum of or a difference between a frequency of the first signal and a frequency of a target signal; performing first filtering processing on the first optical frequency comb signal to generate the target spectral component; and generating the target signal based on a heterodyne beat frequency of the first signal and the target spectral component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Songlin Shuai, Xianbin Yu, Zijie Lu, Hua Cai, Guangjian Wang
  • Patent number: 12212364
    Abstract: An optical assembly is used for communicating laser light from a plurality of laser sources into channels for an optical network. The optical assembly comprises an optical substrate, an input optic, at least one Z-block, filters, at least one fiber collimator, and at least one delivery fiber. The input optic is disposed on the optical substrate and is configured to receive the laser light from the laser sources. The input optic is configured to collimate the laser light into a plurality of collimated laser beams. The at least one Z-block is disposed on the substrate and has an input surface and an output surface. The input surface has a plurality of filters disposed thereon, and the input surface is disposed at an angle of incidence relative to the collimated beams from the input optic. The output surface is disposed parallel to the input surface and can have at least one isolator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: II-VI DELAWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Xu Jia, Junjie Chen, Vincy Wu, Jin Chen, Lei Lin, Guanglong Yu
  • Patent number: 12210964
    Abstract: An optoelectronic computing system includes a first semiconductor die having a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) and a second semiconductor die having an electronic integrated circuit (EIC). The PIC includes optical waveguides, in which input values are encoded on respective optical signals carried by the optical waveguides. The PIC includes an optical copying distribution network having optical splitters. The PIC includes an array of optoelectronic circuitry sections, each receiving an optical wave from one of the output ports of the optical copying distribution network, and each optoelectronic circuitry section includes: at least one photodetector detecting at least one optical wave from the optoelectronic operation. The EIC includes electrical input ports receiving respective electrical values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Lightelligence PTE. Ltd.
    Inventors: Huaiyu Meng, Yichen Shen, Yelong Xu, Gilbert Hendry, Longwu Ou, Jingdong Deng, Ronald Gagnon, Cheng-Kuan Lu, Maurice Steinman, Mike Evans, Jianhua Wu
  • Patent number: 12199681
    Abstract: Electro-photonic integrated circuits comprising optical transmitters and receivers are disclosed, wherein a monolithically integrated electro-absorption modulated laser (EML) is operable bidirectionally, in a transmitter mode and in a receiver mode. Vertically stacked waveguides are provided for a laser and an electro-absorption modulator (EAM). The laser and EAM are optically coupled using a laterally tapered vertical optical coupler. The EML comprises monolithically integrated electronic circuitry, e.g., driver and control electronics for the driving the laser and EAM as an EML, in transmitter mode. The electronic circuitry comprises a transimpedance amplifier (TIA). The EAM has first and second parts that can be independently biased. In receiver mode, the laser current is reduced to close to the threshold, and a first part of the EAM is biased to absorb residual laser light, and the second part of the EAM acts as a photodiode receiver to provide a photocurrent to the TIA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: ElectroPhotonic-IC Inc.
    Inventors: Gudmundur A. Hjartarson, Lawrence E. Tarof, Richard D. Clayton, Vighen Pacradouni
  • Patent number: 12199665
    Abstract: For an optical monitor device that detects the intensity of light propagating through an optical fiber, a reduction in size and cost of the optical monitor device are to be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Koyama, Masaaki Takaya, Yoshiteru Abe
  • Patent number: 12191905
    Abstract: The optical communication system includes the optical distribution device (100) provided between the wavelength routing device (30) and the optical multiplexing/demultiplexing device (40). The wavelength routing device outputs the optical signal input from the port on the wavelength variable subscriber device side to the port uniquely determined by a combination of the wavelength of the optical signal and the port to which the optical signal is inputted. The wavelength variable subscriber device can execute the first protection for switching the wavelength of the optical signal to be transmitted and received to the spare wavelength different from the operating wavelength when the wavelength variable subscriber device and the wavelength variable communication device (10) are disconnected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shin Kaneko, Kazuaki Honda, Hiroo Suzuki, Junichi Kani, Takuya Kanai, Yasunari Tanaka
  • Patent number: 12191911
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of transmitting through a disordered medium from a transmitter to a receiver an image represented as input coherent electromagnetic radiation, the disordered medium having a transmission matrix comprising a plurality of complex-valued transmission constants that relate said input coherent electromagnetic radiation to output electromagnetic radiation at said receiver, which method comprises the steps of: performing a characterising process on said disordered medium to determine said transmission matrix; using said transmitter to transmit said image through said disordered medium; performing a reconstruction process using said transmission matrix to generate a reconstructed image from the output electromagnetic radiation at said receiver; wherein in said characterisation process the step of determining said transmission matrix comprises: determining said complex-valued transmission constants as real-valued transmission constants by using an approximately linear relationship bet
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: KING'S COLLEGE LONDON
    Inventors: Wenfeng Xia, Tianrui Zhao, Tom Vercauteren, Sebastien Ourselin
  • Patent number: 12184332
    Abstract: A single-fiber bidirectional optical ring system includes: a central station; slave stations; and a network which connects the central station and the slave stations in a ring shape by optical fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Ishida, Ayano Sakamoto, Satoshi Yoshima
  • Patent number: 12185035
    Abstract: Provided are techniques, devices and systems that enable updating of a reportable parameter table database when a reconfigured optical communication path is formed by switching performed by a branching unit in an undersea optical communication transmission system. A processor may obtain system attributes of each respective segment of a number of segments of the reconfigured optical communication path from a first end point to a second endpoint. The system attributes of each respective segment of the number of segments may be evaluated from the first end point to the second endpoint of the reconfigured optical communication path. A reportable parameter table may be generated based on the evaluated system attributes that includes a listing of operational and structural parameters of system from the first endpoint to the second endpoint of the reconfigured optical communication path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: SubCom, LLC
    Inventors: Yunlu Xu, Richard Kram, Yuriy Tsaltskan, Lara Denise Garrett, Stacy Test
  • Patent number: 12184400
    Abstract: A passive optical network system having a node that is optically coupled to optical line terminals (OLTs), and that is optically coupled to optical network units (ONUs). The node includes at least one fiber link module (FLM), each FLM including an upstream multiplex conversion device (MCD), and a downstream MCD. The upstream MCD receives an upstream optical signal from the ONUs, converts the upstream optical signal to an upstream electrical signal, and transmits a regenerated upstream optical signal to the OLTs. The downstream MCD receives a downstream optical signal from the OLTs, converts the downstream optical signal to a downstream electrical signal, and transmits a regenerated downstream optical signal to the ONUs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: David B. Bowler, Xinfa Ma
  • Patent number: 12184338
    Abstract: An optical 90-degree hybrid includes two splitters, two combiners and four arm waveguides that connect output ports of the splitters and input ports of the combiners. Each of the splitters, the arm waveguides, and the combiners is a part of an optical waveguide. The optical waveguide is configured so that the phase error generated in the splitters due to wavelength change is suppressed by the phase error generated in the arm waveguides due to the wavelength change. The optical waveguide is further configured so that the phase error generated in the splitters due to deviation of a structure parameter from a certain value (e.g., design value) is suppressed by the phase error generated in the arm waveguides due to the deviation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: FUJITSU OPTICAL COMPONENTS LIMITED
    Inventor: Akira Oka
  • Patent number: 12177002
    Abstract: A wavelength division multiplexing structure comprises a first wavelength division multiplexer and a second wavelength division multiplexer, each comprises N filtering units, a branch side interface connected to each filtering units, and a line side interface, N being a positive integer; each filtering unit corresponds to one central wavelength; the line side interface of the first wavelength division multiplexer and that of the second wavelength division multiplexer are connected by an optical fiber; the N filtering units are divided into multiple filtering unit groups, and the multiple filtering unit groups are cascaded in series or cascaded in a series-parallel combination; filter units in each filtering unit group are cascaded in series; and a cascade mode and/or cascade position corresponding to each filter unit in the first wavelength division multiplexer and the second wavelength division multiplexer is at least related to the center wavelengths corresponding to the filter unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignees: CHINA MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CHINA MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Wang, Dechao Zhang, Yunbo Li, Jiang Sun, Qian Cai, Yang Zhao, Han Li
  • Patent number: 12160272
    Abstract: The proposed technology allows for 1+1 optical protection and may improve coherent module output optical power by 3 dB over similar transmitter (Tx) and receiver (Rx) implementation complexity, as well as allow for integration into existing datacenter formats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Xiang Zhou, Cedric F. Lam, Hong Liu
  • Patent number: 12160308
    Abstract: A fiber link detection method is implemented by a first network device of an optical communications network. The fiber link detection method includes obtaining a forward delay value indicating a forward delay of transmitting a first Precision Time Protocol (PTP) packet by a second interface of a second network device to a first interface of the first network device over a fiber link. A reverse delay value indicating a reverse delay of transmitting a second PTP packet by the first interface to the second interface over the fiber link is obtained, and a determination is made, based on the forward delay value, the reverse delay value, and a first threshold, that the fiber link comprises a third network device, where the first network device and the second network device support a PTP, and where the third network device does not support the PTP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOIGES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinhui Wang, Cong Chen, Jingfei Lv
  • Patent number: 12155460
    Abstract: A transmitting apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a digital baseband unit configured to separate a baseband signal into an in-phase component and a quadrature component, and output the in-phase and quadrature components; an outphasing signal generation unit configured to generate first and second outphasing signals based on the in-phase and quadrature components; and a time-division combining unit configured to generate a time-division combined signal by combining the first and second outphasing signals in a time-division manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuma Kase, Shinichi Hori
  • Patent number: 12149338
    Abstract: Provided is a multiplex transmission system capable of preventing occurrence of a mistake on connection of a client device to a multiplex transmission device. The multiplex transmission system includes: an extraction means configured to extract identification information from a signal inputted to a client port of each of a first multiplex transmission device 100 and a second multiplex transmission device 200; and a switch control unit 340 configured to control a switch unit 330 to connect the client port of the first multiplex transmission device 100 with the client port of the second multiplex transmission device 200 on the basis of a result of collation between identification information extracted from a signal inputted to the client port of the first multiplex transmission device 100 and identification information extracted from a signal inputted to the client port of the second multiplex transmission device 200.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Naotaka Shibata, Hiroko Nomura, Keita Takahashi, Tomoya Hatano
  • Patent number: 12149285
    Abstract: In an optical wireless communication system including: an optical wireless communication apparatus that moves along with a first optical wireless station; and a second optical wireless station opposed to the first optical wireless station, the optical wireless communication apparatus includes at least one reference light transmitting unit that transmits reference light to the second optical wireless station with a position in front in a moving direction of the first optical wireless station defined as a transmission position, the second optical wireless station includes a reference light receiving unit that receives the reference light transmitted from the at least one reference light transmitting unit, an estimation unit that estimates an influence of atmospheric air on transmission of signal light based on a reception state of the reference light received by the reference light receiving unit, a compensation unit that performs compensation processing on the signal light based on the influence of the atmosph
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazumitsu Sakamoto, Yohei Katayama, Kento Yoshizawa, Takeshi Kinoshita, Etsushi Yamazaki, Takayuki Mizuno, Takuya Ohara
  • Patent number: 12136944
    Abstract: Techniques for repairing a network failure in a Passive Optical Network (PON) include establishing a communication session with an optical network terminal (ONT) in a PON via a short-range communication link. In response to establishing the communication session, the techniques include receiving diagnostic information related to a network failure corresponding to the ONT, and presenting the diagnostic information to a user for the user to repair the ONT based on the received diagnostic information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: John Valdez, James Steacy, Yan Wang
  • Patent number: 12132525
    Abstract: Provided are a power management method and apparatus of an ONU supporting a slicing function. A power management method performed by a power management apparatus of an ONU supporting a slicing function includes receiving a first message for discovering a power management attribute of an ONU including at least one slice from an optical line terminal (OLT), transmitting a second message including the power management attribute of the ONU to the OLT in response to the first message received, receiving a third message for setting up a power management parameter for each slice included in the ONU from the OLT, setting up the power management parameter for each slice included in the ONU based on the third message received, and transmitting a fourth message including a set up result of the power management parameter for each slice included in the ONU to the OLT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kwang Ok Kim, Kyeong Hwan Doo, Hwan Seok Chung
  • Patent number: 12132523
    Abstract: A system includes a transmitter configured to output an optical signal. The transmitter includes a seed laser, an optical array including a plurality of array elements, and a plurality of phase shifters in a multi-layer arrangement. The multi-layer arrangement includes a plurality of layers between the seed laser and the optical array, wherein a first layer of the plurality of layers transmits light to a second layer of the plurality of layers. The first layer has fewer phase shifters than the second layer. The multi-layer arrangement also includes a plurality of branches wherein each branch includes a phase shifter from each of the plurality of layers connected in series between the seed laser and one of the plurality of array elements. Each phase shifter is configured to shift the optical signal incrementally to amass a total phase shift for each of the plurality of array elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: X DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventors: Baris Ibrahim Erkmen, Devin Brinkley, Paul Epp, John Moody