Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are described herein for reducing a link bringup time period for optical switching between network devices. An example method of the present disclosure receives an indication of a reconfiguration condition associated with an optical switch communicatively coupled to an optical communication channel and based on the reconfiguration condition, selects first data associated with a storage device or second data associated with a pattern generator device for transmission to a first network device. Selecting the first or second data may be based on a digital logic signal that indicates whether data is actively received from the second network device via the optical communication channel or may be based on a defined schedule for reconfiguring the optical switch.

Abstract: An optoelectronic transmitter (10) includes an electro-optic modulator (12), digital driving circuitry (14), and feedback circuitry (30). The electro-optic modulator is configured to modulate an optical signal in response to an electrical drive signal. The digital driving circuitry is coupled to the electro-optical modulator and is configured to generate the electrical drive signal. The feedback circuitry is configured to measure a quantity indicative of a power level of the modulated optical signal produced by the electro-optic modulator, and to adapt a supply voltage to the digital driving circuitry in response to the measured quantity.

Abstract: An optoelectronic transmitter (10) includes an electro-optic modulator (12), digital driving circuitry (14), and feedback circuitry (30). The electro-optic modulator is configured to modulate an optical signal in response to an electrical drive signal. The digital driving circuitry is coupled to the electro-optical modulator and is configured to generate the electrical drive signal. The feedback circuitry is configured to measure a quantity indicative of a power level of the modulated optical signal produced by the electro-optic modulator, and to adapt a supply voltage to the digital driving circuitry in response to the measured quantity.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing an aligned bank of images (e.g. for a panoramic display obtained by a scanning or moving camera) are disclosed that allow updating of the bank of images as new images are obtained; display of the original images stored in the bank as a mosaic according to any desired zoom; determination and display of the best mosaic view for a desired zoom; recall of the original images from the bank; and production of a mosaic that is free of accumulated stitching errors without imposing limitations on the way the camera scans. The methods and systems herein disclosed further have the ability to anchor the bank of images to the actual ground coordinates. The key to the method is inclusion of an iterative self-correcting procedure that reduces the accumulated errors as new images are added to the bank.