Abstract: An optical high speed Arbitrary Waveform Generator (AWG) comprising a trigger module configured to receive binary signals and generate a trigger output in response, a digital waveform shaper (DWS) module configured to be programmed by a digital waveform and convert it to analog waveform, an amplifier module configured to amplify the analog waveform, a load adapter module configured to match the electrical impedance of the amplifier module to the electrical impedance of a light source, a TEC controller and a voltage supply module adapted to supply voltage to the trigger module, the digital waveform shaper module, the amplifier module, and the load adapter and the TEC controller.

Abstract: An optical high speed Arbitrary Waveform Generator (AWG) comprising a trigger module configured to receive binary signals and generate a trigger output in response, a digital waveform shaper (DWS) module configured to be programmed by a digital waveform and convert it to analog waveform, an amplifier module configured to amplify the analog waveform, a load adapter module configured to match the electrical impedance of the amplifier module to the electrical impedance of a light source, a TEC controller and a voltage supply module adapted to supply voltage to the trigger module, the digital waveform shaper module, the amplifier module, and the load adapter and the TEC controller.

Abstract: An optical transmitter for sending supervisory data signals and line data signals as a composite optical signal through an optical fiber link is disclosed. The transmitter may take the form of a transmitter, transceiver or transponder and includes circuitry for receiving incoming line data bit rate information for varying and or controlling the modulation index by varying the supervisory carrier frequency amplitude in dependence upon the line data bit rate.

Abstract: An optical transmitter for sending supervisory data signals and line data signals as a composite optical signal through an optical fiber link is disclosed. The transmitter may take the form of a transmitter, transceiver or transponder and includes circuitry for receiving incoming line data bit rate information for varying and or controlling the modulation index by varying the supervisory carrier frequency amplitude in dependence upon the line data bit rate.

Abstract: This invention discloses a wave division multiplexing communications system including a pluarity of optical transmitters, each of said optical transmitters further including a distributed feed back laser characterized in that it has a dispersion penalty of less than 2 dB when used for transmission into an optical fiber having chromatic dispersion of 1800 ps/nm, a driver operative for receiving a communications signal input and providing electrical power to said distributed feed back laser in accordance therewith and a wave division multiplexer receiving outputs from said plurality of optical transmitters comprising thin film dielectric layers and having a maximum power insertion loss of 4.5 dB.