Patents by Inventor T. H. Ola Sjolund
T. H. Ola Sjolund 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).
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Patent number: 9520943Abstract: An example embodiment includes a system for communicating an optical signal. The system includes an optical transmitter and an optical receiver. The optical transmitter includes one or more lasers configured to produce a light signal and a transmitter optical sub assembly (TOSA) receptacle. The TOSA receptacle optically couples the lasers to an optical fiber and launches a quasi-multimode optical signal (quasi-MM signal) that includes at least one lower order mode optical signal and at least one higher order mode optical signal onto the optical fiber. The optical receiver is connected to the optical fiber via a receiver optical sub assembly (ROSA) receptacle. The optical receiver is configured to receive the quasi-MM signal and to substantially block the at least one higher order mode optical signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2015Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: FINISAR CORPORATIONInventors: Samir Sheth, Jonathan P. King, T.H. Ola Sjolund, Xiaojie Xu, Tengda Du, Steffen Koehler
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Patent number: 9466943Abstract: A TOSA can include: a light emitting element; and one or more heating elements thermally coupled to the light emitting element so as to provide a substantially constant heat generation profile and/or temperature profile across the TOSA during a light emitting element dormant period and a light emitting element firing period. The TOSA can include a controller operably coupled with the one or more heating elements so as to control the substantially constant heat generation profile and/or temperature profile. In one aspect, the one or more heating elements can include one or more dedicated heating elements. In one aspect, the one or more of the dedicated heating elements can include a resistor element or coil.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2015Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: FINISAR CORPORATIONInventors: T. H. Ola Sjolund, Idan Mizrahi
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Publication number: 20150311670Abstract: A TOSA can include: a light emitting element; and one or more heating elements thermally coupled to the light emitting element so as to provide a substantially constant heat generation profile and/or temperature profile across the TOSA during a light emitting element dormant period and a light emitting element firing period. The TOSA can include a controller operably coupled with the one or more heating elements so as to control the substantially constant heat generation profile and/or temperature profile. In one aspect, the one or more heating elements can include one or more dedicated heating elements. In one aspect, the one or more of the dedicated heating elements can include a resistor element or coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2015Publication date: October 29, 2015Inventors: T.H. Ola Sjolund, Idan Mizrahi
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Publication number: 20150256256Abstract: An example embodiment includes a system for communicating an optical signal. The system includes an optical transmitter and an optical receiver. The optical transmitter includes one or more lasers configured to produce a light signal and a transmitter optical sub assembly (TOSA) receptacle. The TOSA receptacle optically couples the lasers to an optical fiber and launches a quasi-multimode optical signal (quasi-MM signal) that includes at least one lower order mode optical signal and at least one higher order mode optical signal onto the optical fiber. The optical receiver is connected to the optical fiber via a receiver optical sub assembly (ROSA) receptacle. The optical receiver is configured to receive the quasi-MM signal and to substantially block the at least one higher order mode optical signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2015Publication date: September 10, 2015Inventors: Samir Sheth, Jonathan P. King, T.H. Ola Sjolund, Xiaojie Xu, Tengda Du, Steffen Koehler
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Patent number: 8976824Abstract: A TOSA can include: a light emitting element; and one or more heating elements thermally coupled to the light emitting element so as to provide a substantially constant heat generation profile and/or temperature profile across the TOSA during a light emitting element dormant period and a light emitting element firing period. The TOSA can include a controller operably coupled with the one or more heating elements so as to control the substantially constant heat generation profile and/or temperature profile. In one aspect, the one or more heating elements can include one or more dedicated heating elements. In one aspect, the one or more of the dedicated heating elements can include a resistor element or coil.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2013Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Finisar CorporationInventors: T. H. Ola Sjolund, Idan Mizrahi
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Patent number: 8067949Abstract: Semiconductor lasers are aged to identify weak or flawed devices, resulting in improved reliability of the remaining devices. The lasers can be aged using a high-power optical burn-in that includes providing a high drive current to the lasers for a period of time, and maintaining the ambient temperature of the lasers at a low temperature. After the high-power optical burn-in, the output of the lasers can be measured to determine if the lasers are operating within specifications. Those that are not can be discarded, while those that are can be further aged using a high-temperature thermal burn-in that includes providing a drive current to the lasers while maintaining the ambient temperature of the lasers at a high-temperature.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2010Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Finisar CorporationInventors: Robert W. Herrick, Charles B. Roxlo, T. H. Ola Sjolund, Tsurugi Sudo
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Publication number: 20110008917Abstract: Semiconductor lasers are aged to identify weak or flawed devices, resulting in improved reliability of the remaining devices. The lasers can be aged using a high-power optical burn-in that includes providing a high drive current to the lasers for a period of time, and maintaining the ambient temperature of the lasers at a low temperature. After the high-power optical burn-in, the output of the lasers can be measured to determine if the lasers are operating within specifications. Those that are not can be discarded, while those that are can be further aged using a high-temperature thermal burn-in that includes providing a drive current to the lasers while maintaining the ambient temperature of the lasers at a high-temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2010Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: Finisar CorporationInventors: Robert W. Herrick, Charles B. Roxlo, T.H. Ola Sjolund, Tsurugi Sudo
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Patent number: 7795896Abstract: Semiconductor lasers are aged to identify weak or flawed devices, resulting in improved reliability of the remaining devices. The lasers can be aged using a high-power optical burn-in that includes providing a high drive current to the lasers for a period of time, and maintaining the ambient temperature of the lasers at a low temperature. After the high-power optical burn-in, the output of the lasers can be measured to determine if the lasers are operating within specifications. Those that are not can be discarded, while those that are can be further aged using a high-temperature thermal burn-in that includes providing a drive current to the lasers while maintaining the ambient temperature of the lasers at a high-temperature.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2008Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Finisar CorporationInventors: Robert W. Herrick, Charles B. Roxlo, T. H. Ola Sjolund, Tsurugi Sudo
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Publication number: 20100039134Abstract: Semiconductor lasers are aged to identify weak or flawed devices, resulting in improved reliability of the remaining devices. The lasers can be aged using a high-power optical burn-in that includes providing a high drive current to the lasers for a period of time, and maintaining the ambient temperature of the lasers at a low temperature. After the high-power optical burn-in, the output of the lasers can be measured to determine if the lasers are operating within specifications. Those that are not can be discarded, while those that are can be further aged using a high-temperature thermal burn-in that includes providing a drive current to the lasers while maintaining the ambient temperature of the lasers at a high-temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2008Publication date: February 18, 2010Applicant: FINISAR CORPORATIONInventors: Robert W. Herrick, Charles B. Roxlo, T.H. Ola Sjolund, Tsurugi Sudo