Patents by Inventor Zhenxing Liao

Zhenxing Liao 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: 11218221
    Abstract: A transmitter optical subassembly is disclosed including a substrate and a direct modulated laser disposed on the substrate. A single-stage isolator, a polarization direction rotator, and an optical branching filter are disposed side by side on the substrate in a light propagation direction. The polarization direction rotator can adjust linearly polarized light to P-polarized light, the optical branching filter includes an optical splitter subassembly and a filter subassembly, and an optical splitter film in the optical splitter subassembly is an optical splitter film with P polarization. The polarization direction rotator adjusts the incident linearly polarized light to the P-polarized light, and the optical splitter film in the optical branching filter is the optical splitter film with P polarization; all P-polarized light with single polarization can pass through the optical branching filter, without causing any polarization loss or two peaks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lingjie Wang, Enyu Zhou, Sulin Yang, Zhenxing Liao
  • Patent number: 10948672
    Abstract: A material for blocking crosstalk, an optical assembly, and a method for preparing the material are provided. The optical assembly includes an optical receive assembly, where a periphery of the optical receive assembly includes a transparent region and a non-transparent region; the transparent region is made of the material, where a first layer of film is located on a side opposite to an optical receiving direction, and a second layer of film is located on a side opposite to the optical receive assembly; and the non-transparent region is of an electrical-signal shielding structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Zhou, Ning Cheng, Zhenxing Liao, Huafeng Lin
  • Patent number: 10613339
    Abstract: A collimation lens and an optical module of the collimation lens. The collimation lens includes a front convex aspheric lens, a first polarizing filter, a Faraday rotation (FR) crystal, a second polarizing filter, and a rear convex aspheric lens. The front convex aspheric lens is coupled to a first end face of the collimation lens, and the rear convex aspheric lens is coupled to a second end face of the collimation lens. The first polarizing filter is coupled between the front convex aspheric lens and the FR crystal, and the second polarizing filter is coupled between the FR crystal and the rear convex aspheric lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Zhou, Enyu Zhou, Zhenxing Liao
  • Publication number: 20190319710
    Abstract: A transmitter optical subassembly is disclosed including a substrate and a direct modulated laser disposed on the substrate. A single-stage isolator, a polarization direction rotator, and an optical branching filter are disposed side by side on the substrate in a light propagation direction. The polarization direction rotator can adjust linearly polarized light to P-polarized light, the optical branching filter includes an optical splitter subassembly and a filter subassembly, and an optical splitter film in the optical splitter subassembly is an optical splitter film with P polarization. The polarization direction rotator adjusts the incident linearly polarized light to the P-polarized light, and the optical splitter film in the optical branching filter is the optical splitter film with P polarization; all P-polarized light with single polarization can pass through the optical branching filter, without causing any polarization loss or two peaks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Lingjie WANG, Enyu ZHOU, Sulin YANG, Zhenxing LIAO
  • Patent number: 10178817
    Abstract: Embodiments provide an electromagnetic shielding material and a method for packaging an optical module, where the electromagnetic shielding material includes an electromagnetic shield layer. The electromagnetic shield layer includes an external flux guide layer, an insulation medium layer, and an internal flux guide layer. The external flux guide layer is of a mesh structure, and each mesh forms a first guiding unit. The first guiding unit is of a tapered structure, and the guiding unit forms a first included angle with a horizontal direction. The first included angle is greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees. A cross section of the electromagnetic shield layer is in a sawtooth shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Min Zhou, Huafeng Lin, Zhenxing Liao
  • Publication number: 20180107016
    Abstract: A collimation lens and an optical module of the collimation lens. The collimation lens includes a front convex aspheric lens, a first polarizing filter, a Faraday rotation (FR) crystal, a second polarizing filter, and a rear convex aspheric lens. The front convex aspheric lens is coupled to a first end face of the collimation lens, and the rear convex aspheric lens is coupled to a second end face of the collimation lens. The first polarizing filter is coupled between the front convex aspheric lens and the FR crystal, and the second polarizing filter is coupled between the FR crystal and the rear convex aspheric lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Min Zhou, Enyu Zhou, Zhenxing Liao
  • Patent number: 9793998
    Abstract: An optical transmit system, including a direct modulator configured to generate an optical signal, an optical amplifier coupled to the direct modulator configured to amplify the optical signal output by the direct modulator, and a stimulated Brillouin scattering component coupled to the optical amplifier configured to limit optical power of the optical signal output by the optical amplifier, where a stimulated Brillouin scattering threshold of the stimulated Brillouin scattering component is equal to minimum optical power of a part, which needs to be limited, of the optical signal output by the optical amplifier, and the stimulated Brillouin scattering component reflects, using a stimulated Brillouin scattering frequency difference, a part, which has optical power higher than the minimum optical power, of the optical signal output by the optical amplifier in order to limit outputting of this part of the optical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Zhou, Huafeng Lin, Lei Zhou, Zhenxing Liao
  • Patent number: 9705023
    Abstract: An avalanche photodiode includes a GeOI substrate; an I—Ge absorption layer configured to absorb an optical signal and generate a photo-generated carrier; a first p-type SiGe layer, a second p-type SiGe layer, a first SiGe layer, and a second SiGe layer, where a Si content in any one of the SiGe layers is less than or equal to 20%; a first SiO2 oxidation layer and a second SiO2 oxidation layer; a first taper type silicon Si waveguide layer and a second taper type silicon Si waveguide layer; a heavily-doped n-type silicon Si multiplication layer; and anode electrodes and a cathode electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Changliang Yu, Zhenxing Liao, Yanli Zhao
  • Publication number: 20170192186
    Abstract: A material for blocking crosstalk, an optical assembly, and a method for preparing the material are provided. The optical assembly includes an optical receive assembly, where a periphery of the optical receive assembly includes a transparent region and a non-transparent region; the transparent region is made of the material, where a first layer of film is located on a side opposite to an optical receiving direction, and a second layer of film is located on a side opposite to the optical receive assembly; and the non-transparent region is of an electrical-signal shielding structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Min Zhou, Ning Cheng, Zhenxing Liao, Huafeng Lin
  • Patent number: 9678277
    Abstract: A filter includes two translucent bodies. Each of the translucent bodies has a first plane, a second plane that forms a wedge angle with the first plane, and a third plane that intersects with both the first plane and the second plane, first planes of the two translucent bodies are parallel to each other, and second planes of the two translucent bodies are parallel to each other. The filter also comprises a beam splitting film, where surfaces of both sides are respectively combined with the first planes of the two translucent bodies. Two reflective films are combined, respectively, with the second planes of the two translucent bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Zhou, Lei Wang, Huafeng Lin, Zhenxing Liao
  • Publication number: 20170142871
    Abstract: Embodiments provide an electromagnetic shielding material and a method for packaging an optical module, where the electromagnetic shielding material includes an electromagnetic shield layer. The electromagnetic shield layer includes an external flux guide layer, an insulation medium layer, and an internal flux guide layer. The external flux guide layer is of a mesh structure, and each mesh forms a first guiding unit. The first guiding unit is of a tapered structure, and the guiding unit forms a first included angle with a horizontal direction. The first included angle is greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees. A cross section of the electromagnetic shield layer is in a sawtooth shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Min Zhou, Huafeng Lin, Zhenxing Liao
  • Patent number: 9628192
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose an optical transmitter, a 10 G-DML, an MPD 1, an MPD 2, a collimation lens, and a narrowband optical filter are disposed in a TO to achieve monitoring of an optical power, received optical powers are monitored by using the MPD 1 and the MPD 2, the detected optical powers are output to a wavelength locking monitoring circuit by using a TO pin, variations, which are detected by the wavelength locking monitoring circuit, of the optical power and a variation of a wavelength locking factor K0 are separately compared with corresponding thresholds, and a comparison result are sent to a wavelength locking control circuit, to enable the wavelength locking control circuit to adjust, according to the comparison result and by using the TO pin, a temperature of a TEC to perform wavelength alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhenxing Liao, Lingjie Wang, Min Zhou, Jing Huang
  • Publication number: 20160351743
    Abstract: An avalanche photodiode includes a GeOI substrate; an I—Ge absorption layer configured to absorb an optical signal and generate a photo-generated carrier; a first p-type SiGe layer, a second p-type SiGe layer, a first SiGe layer, and a second SiGe layer, where a Si content in any one of the SiGe layers is less than or equal to 20%; a first SiO2 oxidation layer and a second SiO2 oxidation layer; a first taper type silicon Si waveguide layer and a second taper type silicon Si waveguide layer; a heavily-doped n-type silicon Si multiplication layer; and anode electrodes and a cathode electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Changliang Yu, Zhenxing Liao, Yanli Zhao
  • Patent number: 9479264
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a receiver optical subassembly (ROSA) configured to receive an optical signal, wherein the ROSA comprises an optical-electrical (O/E) converter configured to convert the optical signal into an electrical signal, and a processor coupled to the ROSA and configured to calibrate an O/E converter bias, wherein calibrating the O/E converter bias comprises reading an initial O/E converter dark current measurement, adjusting the O/E converter bias with a voltage step, reading an adjusted O/E converter dark current measurement after the voltage step adjustment, and monitoring an O/E converter dark current change rate by subtracting the initial O/E converter dark current measurement from the adjusted O/E converter dark current measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ning Cheng, Guo Wei, Zhenxing Liao
  • Publication number: 20160241342
    Abstract: An optical transmit system, including a direct modulator configured to generate an optical signal, an optical amplifier coupled to the direct modulator configured to amplify the optical signal output by the direct modulator, and a stimulated Brillouin scattering component coupled to the optical amplifier configured to limit optical power of the optical signal output by the optical amplifier, where a stimulated Brillouin scattering threshold of the stimulated Brillouin scattering component is equal to minimum optical power of a part, which needs to be limited, of the optical signal output by the optical amplifier, and the stimulated Brillouin scattering component reflects, using a stimulated Brillouin scattering frequency difference, a part, which has optical power higher than the minimum optical power, of the optical signal output by the optical amplifier in order to limit outputting of this part of the optical signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Min Zhou, Huafeng Lin, Lei Zhou, Zhenxing Liao
  • Publication number: 20160134365
    Abstract: An optical signal monitoring and control method including receiving a first optical signal, performing optical-to-electrical conversion on the first optical signal, and outputting a converted first electrical signal, monitoring the first electrical signal, and acquiring a monitored power of the first electrical signal, adjusting the monitored power of the first electrical signal according to a target monitored power of the first electrical signal, and outputting a second electrical signal, and performing optical-to-electrical conversion on the second electrical signal according to a correspondence between the target monitored power of the first electrical signal and a target extinction ratio of the first optical signal, and outputting a converted second optical signal, where the second optical signal is an optical signal that has a target extinction ratio. The method implements precise control on an extinction ratio of an optical signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Ning Cheng, Degang Zhong, Zhenxing Liao
  • Publication number: 20160134079
    Abstract: A wavelength alignment method includes: emitting a first optical signal by using a laser; filtering the first optical signal by using a filter, and then transmitting a second optical signal; monitoring an extinction ratio of the second optical signal and an optical power of the second optical signal; and adjusting a working temperature of the laser and/or a working temperature of the filter to a target working temperature when the extinction ratio of the second optical signal exceeds an upper limit of a first extinction ratio threshold range and the optical power of the second optical signal exceeds a lower limit of a first optical power threshold range or when the extinction ratio of the second optical signal exceeds a lower limit of a first extinction ratio threshold range and the optical power of the second optical signal exceeds an upper limit of a first optical power threshold range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Zhenxing LIAO, Ning CHENG, Min ZHOU, Jing HUANG, Yunsheng WEN
  • Patent number: 9337938
    Abstract: A signal processing method, an optical receiver and optical network system is provided. The method includes: receiving a first optical signal sent by an optical network unit, generating a second optical signal and modulating a phase of the second optical signal, obtaining at least one path of electrical signals after the first optical signal and the second optical signal separately undergo polarization splitting, frequency mixing, and optical-electrical conversion, outputting a third electrical signal after performing operation processing on the at least one path of electrical signals, and restoring a data signal according to the third electrical signal and performing sending. The embodiments example benefits are greatly reducing complexity of system implementation and maximally reducing a system upgrade cost and an optical power loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Zhou, Zhenxing Liao, Zhenping Wang, Ning Cheng
  • Publication number: 20160127038
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose an optical transmitter, a 10 G-DML, an MPD 1, an MPD 2, a collimation lens, and a narrowband optical filter are disposed in a TO to achieve monitoring of an optical power, received optical powers are monitored by using the MPD 1 and the MPD 2, the detected optical powers are output to a wavelength locking monitoring circuit by using a TO pin, variations, which are detected by the wavelength locking monitoring circuit, of the optical power and a variation of a wavelength locking factor K0 are separately compared with corresponding thresholds, and a comparison result are sent to a wavelength locking control circuit, to enable the wavelength locking control circuit to adjust, according to the comparison result and by using the TO pin, a temperature of a TEC to perform wavelength alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Zhenxing Liao, Lingjie Wang, Min Zhou, Jing Huang
  • Publication number: 20160085028
    Abstract: A filter includes two translucent bodies. Each of the translucent bodies has a first plane, a second plane that forms a wedge angle with the first plane, and a third plane that intersects with both the first plane and the second plane, first planes of the two translucent bodies are parallel to each other, and second planes of the two translucent bodies are parallel to each other. The filter also comprises a beam splitting film, where surfaces of both sides are respectively combined with the first planes of the two translucent bodies. Two reflective films are combined, respectively, with the second planes of the two translucent bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Min Zhou, Lei Wang, Huafeng Lin, Zhenxing Liao