Abstract: A tensegrity offshore wind power generation support structure is provided, relating to the technical field of offshore wind power. The support structure includes inclined columns, prestressed cables, a rigid support, a floating foundation and anchoring systems. A stable self-balancing space supporting structure is formed by the inclined columns and the cables; the inclined columns inclines outwards, upper parts of the inclined columns are connected with the prestressed cables; the bottom ends of the inclined columns are connected with the floating foundation; the middle parts of the inclined columns are connected with the rigid support; and the floating foundation is fixed with a seabed through the anchoring systems. According to the support structure, a tower in the traditional design is not needed, and all the cables are ensured to be in a tension state through the support of the inclined columns.

Abstract: A wind farm control strategy method, apparatus and device, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: acquiring incoming flow wind data of a target wind farm, a restriction relationship between wind turbines in the target wind farm and current working condition data of the wind turbines in the target wind farm; inputting the incoming flow wind data, the restriction relationship and the current working condition data into a pre-trained working condition prediction model to obtain target working condition data corresponding to a target generation power of the target wind farm, the target generation power being a maximum generation power of the target wind farm; and controlling operation of the wind turbines in the target wind farm based on the target working condition data.

Abstract: A wind farm control strategy method, apparatus and device, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: acquiring incoming flow wind data of a target wind farm, a restriction relationship between wind turbines in the target wind farm and current working condition data of the wind turbines in the target wind farm; inputting the incoming flow wind data, the restriction relationship and the current working condition data into a pre-trained working condition prediction model to obtain target working condition data corresponding to a target generation power of the target wind farm, the target generation power being a maximum generation power of the target wind farm; and controlling operation of the wind turbines in the target wind farm based on the target working condition data.

Abstract: Disclosed is a LED curing light device for curing of photo-polymerization materials. The device has a plurality of LED sources and a plurality of Fresnel lenses. The LED source is powered and controlled by a drive board and batteries providing high power curing light in the range of 300 to 500 nm and optical power in the range of 100 to 800 mW.

Abstract: A scanning system is disclosed including a hand-held scanning device for capturing three-dimensional information of an object. The scanner system includes a high-speed transceiver having a high-speed laser light source, a high frequency MEMS oscillating scanning mirror and software for frame registration. Laser based range finding technique is used to map the scanned object. MEMS oscillating at high speed enables rapid and accurate scanning of an object. The scanning can be performed without knowledge or even precise control of the position of the object relative to the scanner. Random movement of the object during scanning is also possible. The scanner can be used for a variety of purposes, including medical and industrial purposes. The illustrated embodiment is in-vivo scanning of human teeth for purposes of orthodontic treatment planning and diagnosis.

Abstract: Disclosed is a LED curing light device for curing of photo-polymerization materials. The device comprises of a plurality of LED source and a plurality of Fresnel lenses. The said LED source is powered and controlled by a drive board and batteries providing high power curing light in the range of 300 to 500 nm and optical power in the range of 100 to 800 mW. The said Fresnel lenses couple said curing light efficiently to a focused spot on a curing object.

Abstract: A scanning system is disclosed including a hand-held scanning device for capturing three-dimensional information of an object. The scanner system includes a high-speed transceiver having a high-speed laser light source, a high frequency MEMS oscillating scanning mirror and software for frame registration. Laser based range finding technique is used to map the scanned object. MEMS oscillating at high speed enables rapid and accurate scanning of an object. The scanning can be performed without knowledge or even precise control of the position of the object relative to the scanner. Random movement of the object during scanning is also possible. The scanner can be used for a variety of purposes, including medical and industrial purposes. The illustrated embodiment is in-vivo scanning of human teeth for purposes of orthodontic treatment planning and diagnosis.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dental LED curing light system for curing of dental photo-polymerization materials. The system comprises of a single LED source 310, a portable handheld body 520 with rechargeable batteries 580 and control circuit board 560, and a plurality of Fresnel lenses 321 and 541. The said LED source is powered and controlled by the circuit board and provides high power curing light in the range of 300 to 500 nm and optical power in the range of 100 to 800 mW. The said Fresnel lenses couple said curing light efficiently to a focused spot on a curing object.

Abstract: A system and method for amplifying an optical signal within an optical waveguide amplifier including providing at least one optical waveguide amplifier having an input for receiving an optical source signal therein and an output, wherein a forward pumping direction extends from the input to the output and rearward pumping direction extends from the output to the input. The system also includes providing at least one excitation light source in optical communication with the optical waveguide amplifier and capable of generating at least one excitation light. The system further includes amplifying the source signal by pumping a first excitation light from the excitation light source in the rearward pumping direction, and amplifying the source signal by simultaneously pumping a second excitation light from the excitation light source in the forward direction.

Abstract: A tunable, reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer comprises a first signal routing component and at least one wavelength selective switch having an input port and an output port. The input port is optically coupled to the first signal routing component. The wavelength signal selective switch is wavelength tunable, so as to allow a selected wavelength to be routed to the first signal routing component and the rest of the wavelengths to be routed to the output port. According to an embodiment of the present invention the first signal routing component is an optical circulator.

Abstract: A configurable dispersion compensating device for compensating for both the dispersion and slope of an attached optical communication span comprising at least one mode transformer and an optional fixed trim fiber. Additional trim fibers are switched into the optical path as required in order to maintain a dispersion and dispersion slope target for each span and for the overall optical communication link. In one embodiment the trim fiber comprises standard single mode fiber, while in another embodiment a slope correcting trim fiber is utilized. Optionally, attenuators are switched in place of unused trim fiber to maintain a fixed insertion loss. Switches may comprise patch cords or optical switches which may be manually operated or operated from a remote network management station.

Abstract: A system and method for amplifying an optical signal within an optical waveguide amplifier including providing at least one optical waveguide amplifier having an input for receiving an optical source signal therein and an output, wherein a forward pumping direction extends from the input to the output and rearward pumping direction extends from the output to the input. The system also includes providing at least one excitation light source in optical communication with the optical waveguide amplifier and capable of generating at least one excitation light. The system further includes amplifying the source signal by pumping a first excitation light from the excitation light source in the rearward pumping direction, and amplifying the source signal by simultaneously pumping a second excitation light from the excitation light source in the forward direction.

Abstract: A dispersion management device utilizing a high order mode fiber, mode transformers, a trim fiber and a Raman pump configured to generate substantially complete dispersion and dispersion slope compensation for an attached optical span, without losses. The trim fiber is optimized for Raman amplification while completing the dispersion compensation of the high order mode fiber. The dispersion management device in one embodiment generates at least 5 dB of overall amplification. In one embodiment the trim fiber is a non-zero dispersion shifted fiber, while in another embodiment it is a reverse dispersion fiber. In yet another embodiment the trim fiber is dispersion shifted fiber. In yet another embodiment the trim fiber is standard SMF. In an exemplary embodiment the Raman pump comprises multiple sources, each of which are independently controlled, thus allowing for the operation without a variable optical attenuator. The mode transformer in a preferred embodiment is a transverse mode transformer.

Abstract: A dynamic slope compensation filter (DSCF) provides dynamic gain slope modification for an optical amplifier. The optical amplifier provides amplification for a plurality of wavelengths within an amplification band. The filter includes an optical waveguide core, an optical waveguide cladding and an optical waveguide overcladding. The optical waveguide core guides a plurality of wavelengths. The core has a core refractive index and includes at least one coupler that functions to couple at least a portion of the plurality of wavelengths from the core to the cladding. The optical waveguide cladding surrounds the core and has a cladding refractive index that is less than the core refractive index. The optical waveguide overcladding surrounds at least a portion of the cladding and has a variable overcladding refractive index that is adjustable within a range that is less than and greater than the cladding refractive index.

Abstract: The optical amplifier includes a first gain medium having an optical host that contains a rare earth dopant and a first pump that supplies optical energy at a first wavelength into this first gain medium. The first pump operates at a pump wavelength that has a lower inversion saturation than the highest wavelength of absorption of the first gain medium. The optical amplifier further comprises a second gain medium operatively coupled to the first gain medium and a second pump that supplies optical energy into the second gain medium.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical amplifier system in which multiple laser cavities are utilized to control the gain of an erbium doped fiber amplifier (EDFA). More specifically, the present invention is directed to an optical amplifier comprising a gain medium such as an erbium doped optical fiber which provides gain for an optical signal propagating therein. The gain medium also provides gain for a plurality of laser cavities (e.g. first and second laser cavities) which simultaneously oscillate at individual (e.g. first and second) wavelengths. The inventive optical amplifier results in reduced variation in gain spectrum as a function of input signal power, as a function of wavelength, and as a function of time. By varying the optical attenuation in one or more of the individual laser cavities it is possible to vary the gain spectrum of the gain medium at the corresponding individual wavelength and this controls the shape of the gain spectrum of the gain medium.

Abstract: An optical amplifier comprises: a first gain medium having an optical host that contains a rare earth dopant and a first pump that supplies optical energy at a first wavelength into this first gain medium. The first gain medium is an optical fiber of a predetermined length, such that inversion of this first gain medium is not saturated. The optical amplifier further comprises a second gain medium operatively coupled to the first gain medium and a second pump that supplies optical energy into the second gain medium. According to an embodiment of the present invention the predetermined length of the optical fiber of the first gain medium is 1 to 6 meters and preferably 1.5 to 4.5 meters.

Abstract: A Mach-Zehnder device includes a delay element in one arm which delays propagation of light at a first wavelength relative to propagation of light at a second wavelength. The delay element may be made up of a grating having a period which causes coupling of the first wavelength from a first mode into a second mode. In another aspect, the invention includes a second grating positioned downstream from the first grating and having a period which causes coupling of the portion of light from the second propagation mode back into the first propagation mode. Also disclosed is an optical waveguide in which light at a wavelength &lgr; can propagate in at least a first and a second mode. The waveguide has an effective index of refraction n1 with respect to the first propagation mode of &lgr;, and an effective index of refraction n2 with respect to the second propagation mode. A grating formed in said waveguide and having a period approximately equal to(&lgr;/2)(n1−n2).

Abstract: Wavelength dispersion and spatial light modulation are combined having regard for polarization management within a feedback control system for dynamically adjusting spectral power distributions among different wavelength channels. Micro-optic, hybrid, and planar implementations are proposed along with coupling schemes to larger fiber optic systems. Utility is found throughout multi-channel wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) transmission systems.