Patents by Inventor Ningfeng TANG

Ningfeng TANG has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12628260
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a centralized light supply apparatus, including: a controller, at least one light source pool, and a plurality of CPO switches. The controller is connected with the light source pool and the plurality of CPO switches through a two-way communication channel, and the light source pool is connected with the plurality of CPO switches through a photoelectric hybrid connector. The controller is configured to control the light source pool and the plurality of CPO switches. The light source pool is configured to output a light source to the plurality of CPO switches under control of the controller. The plurality of CPO switches are configured to modulate the received light source into an optical signal under control of the controller and output the optical signal. The light source pool may be cascaded and expanded through one controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ningfeng Tang, Yingchun Shang, Xun Chen, Bing Ye
  • Patent number: 12554061
    Abstract: Disclosed are a micro-ring modulator and a method for manufacturing a micro-ring modulator. The micro-ring modulator includes at least one straight waveguide and at least one surface plasmon polariton micro-ring resonator coupled to the straight waveguide. The straight waveguide is configured for transmitting an optical signal; and the surface plasmon polariton micro-ring resonator is configured for modulating an intensity of an optical signal with a wavelength corresponding to the surface plasmon polariton micro-ring resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haining Chong, Ningfeng Tang
  • Publication number: 20250383515
    Abstract: A liquid cooling structure of an optical module, and an optical module are provided. The liquid cooling structure may include a heat dissipation plate, including: a heat dissipation plate, including a coolant input port and a coolant output port, where the coolant input port and the coolant output port are in communication with an inner cavity of the heat dissipation plate to form a coolant flow path; and a heat conduction layer, covering at least one of an upper surface or a lower surface of the heat dissipation plate, where the heat conduction layer is in contact with a heat generating assembly in the optical module to transfer heat from the heat generating assembly to the heat dissipation plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 18, 2025
    Inventors: Ningfeng TANG, Yajun ZHANG
  • Patent number: 12392977
    Abstract: An optical fiber connection method and device, a storage medium and an electronic device are disclosed. The optical fiber connection device may include a first high-density optical connector, connected to a first optical interconnection unit and an external light source, and configured to collect N optical fibers connected to both the first optical interconnection unit and the external light source, and connect the collected N optical fibers to a second high-density optical connector, K second optical interconnection units and the external light source; and the second high-density optical connector, through which the first high-density optical connector is connected to the K second optical interconnection units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ningfeng Tang
  • Patent number: 12372848
    Abstract: Disclosed are an optical modulator and control method therefor, the optical modulator includes an input waveguide, an adjustable ring-shaped resonant cavity, a feedback loop waveguide, a first mode converter, and an output waveguide. The input waveguide is configured to receive an initial optical signal, the adjustable ring-shaped resonant cavity is configured to perform resonance and modulation processing on the initial optical signal and output a first optical signal, the feedback loop waveguide is configured to receive and transmit the first optical signal, the first mode converter is configured to perform mode conversion processing on the first optical signal and output a second optical signal to the adjustable ring-shaped resonant cavity, the adjustable ring-shaped resonant cavity is further configured to perform resonance and modulation processing on the second optical signal and output a third optical signal, and the output waveguide configured to receive and output the third optical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jiangbing Du, Haining Chong, Weihong Shen, Zuyuan He, Ningfeng Tang
  • Publication number: 20250044529
    Abstract: A co-packaged assembly, comprising a substrate, a chip, and a plurality of CPOs. The chip is arranged in a central region on a first side of the substrate, and the CPOs are arranged in a peripheral region of the substrate; the orthographic projections of the CPOs on the substrate fully surround the orthographic projection of the chip on the substrate, and the orthographic projections of two adjacent CPOs on the substrate are spliced with each other. The co-packaged assembly can increase an optical fiber fan-out space and improve space use efficiency, and can avoid the problem of insertion loss caused by vertical coupling; meanwhile, efficient expansion of the area of the CPOs can further be achieved. The disclosure also provides a network device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventor: Ningfeng TANG
  • Publication number: 20250048523
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a centralized light supply apparatus, including: a controller, at least one light source pool, and a plurality of CPO switches. The controller is connected with the light source pool and the plurality of CPO switches through a two-way communication channel, and the light source pool is connected with the plurality of CPO switches through a photoelectric hybrid connector. The controller is configured to control the light source pool and the plurality of CPO switches. The light source pool is configured to output a light source to the plurality of CPO switches under control of the controller. The plurality of CPO switches are configured to modulate the received light source into an optical signal under control of the controller and output the optical signal. The light source pool may be cascaded and expanded through one controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Ningfeng TANG, Yingchun SHANG, Xun CHEN, Bing YE
  • Publication number: 20230408780
    Abstract: An optical fiber connection method and device, a storage medium and an electronic device are disclosed. The optical fiber connection device may include a first high-density optical connector, connected to a first optical interconnection unit and an external light source, and configured to collect N optical fibers connected to both the first optical interconnection unit and the external light source, and connect the collected N optical fibers to a second high-density optical connector, K second optical interconnection units and the external light source; and the second high-density optical connector, through which the first high-density optical connector is connected to the K second optical interconnection units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventor: Ningfeng TANG
  • Publication number: 20230319440
    Abstract: A method for determining a connection relationship in a switching device, including: determining, according to a number of first-stage optical interconnection units in the switching device and a number of first-stage access points in each optical cross interconnection unit, optical cross interconnection units and first target access points corresponding to a plurality of first-stage optical interconnection units; and determining, according to a number of second-stage optical interconnection units and a number of second-stage access points in each optical cross interconnection unit, optical cross interconnection units and second target access points corresponding to a plurality of second-stage optical interconnection units; where each of the first-stage access points in the optical cross interconnection unit is in communicative connection with the respective second-stage access points, so that each of the first-stage optical interconnection units is in communicative connection with the respective second-stage
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventor: Ningfeng TANG
  • Publication number: 20230236360
    Abstract: Disclosed are a micro-ring modulator and a method for manufacturing a micro-ring modulator. The micro-ring modulator includes at least one straight waveguide (10) and at least one surface plasmon polariton micro-ring resonator (20) coupled to the straight waveguide (10). The straight waveguide (10) is configured for transmitting an optical signal; and the surface plasmon polariton micro-ring resonator (20) is configured for modulating an intensity of an optical signal with a wavelength corresponding to the surface plasmon polariton micro-ring resonator (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Haining CHONG, Ningfeng TANG
  • Publication number: 20230194907
    Abstract: Disclosed are an optical modulator and control method therefor, the optical modulator includes an input waveguide, an adjustable ring-shaped resonant cavity, a feedback loop waveguide, a first mode converter, and an output waveguide. The input waveguide is configured to receive an initial optical signal, the adjustable ring-shaped resonant cavity is configured to perform resonance and modulation processing on the initial optical signal and output a first optical signal, the feedback loop waveguide is configured to receive and transmit the first optical signal, the first mode converter is configured to perform mode conversion processing on the first optical signal and output a second optical signal to the adjustable ring-shaped resonant cavity, the adjustable ring-shaped resonant cavity is further configured to perform resonance and modulation processing on the second optical signal and output a third optical signal, and the output waveguide configured to receive and output the third optical signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Jiangbing DU, Haining CHONG, Weihong SHEN, Zuyuan HE, Ningfeng TANG