Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090074403 | SELF-HEALING RING-BASED PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK - A self-healing ring-based passive optical network (PON) including an optical fiber ring, an optical line termination (OLT), and a plurality of optical network units (ONUs) is provided. The optical fiber ring has a first end and a second end. The OLT is coupled to the first and the second end. The OLT receives a first signal from the first end or the first and the second end and transmits a second signal to the first end or the first and the second end. Each of the ONUs has a third end and a fourth end both coupled to the optical fiber ring. Each of the ONUs receives the second signal from the third and the fourth end and transmits the first signal to the third and the fourth end. The ONUs connect to the OLT through the optical fiber ring so as to form a ring-based PON. | 03-19-2009 |
20090086787 | FIBER RING LASER - A fiber ring laser is provided, which includes an optic amplifier, a first optical coupler (OCP), a second OCP, a first fiber ring, a second fiber ring, a first polarization controller (PC), and a second PC. The first fiber ring is coupled to the optic amplifier, the first and the second OCPs. The second fiber ring is coupled to the first and the second OCPs. The optic amplifier amplifies a first laser beam with a specified wavelength range. The first fiber ring receives the first laser beam. The first and the second fiber rings respectively provide a first and a second resonant cavities. The first and the second PCs respectively control polarization states of the first and second resonant cavities. The first laser beam resonates in the first and the second resonant cavities to generate a second laser beam with a first and a second wavelengths. | 04-02-2009 |
20090110397 | PREVENTION OF COLLISION FOR TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING OPTICAL NETWORK, APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus for preventing collision of upstream signals is provided. The apparatus is suitable for a time division multiplexing (TDM) passive optical network (PON). The apparatus includes an optical coupler device, an optic-electron converter (O/E), a control system, and an optical signal switch module. The O/E is coupled to the optical coupler device, the control system is coupled to the O/E, and the optical signal switch module is coupled to the optical coupler device and the control system. The optical coupler device receives a first optical signal and splits the first optical signal into a second optical signal and a third optical signal. The O/E converts the second optical signal into a first electrical signal. The control system generates a control signal according to the first electrical signal. The optical signal switch module determines whether to stop the third optical signal from passing the apparatus according to the control signal. | 04-30-2009 |
20090214213 | MODULATION DEVICE FOR GENERATING OPTICAL SIGNAL WITH QUADRUPLE FREQUENCY AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses a modulation device for generating an optical signal with quadruple frequency and the modulation method thereof. The modulation device in the present invention utilizes a commercial integrated modulator, a RF signal generator and a phase shifter to generate an optical signal with quadruple frequency. When the RF signal generator generates a first modulation signal, and the phase shifter shifts the first modulation signal by 90 degrees to generate a second modulation signal, the integrated modulator is biased to transmit the optical signal in maximum value and to modulate the first and second modulation signal so as to generate a output optical signal with quadruple frequency. | 08-27-2009 |
20100008665 | Optical access system for dual service network - The present invention relates to an optical access system for dual service network, which mainly comprises an optical modulation device which is used to receive on-off keying (OOK) signal from cable network and radio frequency (RF) signal from wireless network, the optical modulation device then modulates the OOK signal and the RF signal to an optical signal and send out an output optical signal. Lastly, the output optical signal is being delivered to an optical receiving device through an optical fiber transmission channel, and the optical receiving device can access the OOK signal and RF signal from the output optical signal. In addition, the present invention does not require remote nodes (receiver side) to use any optical filter to discern on-off keying signal from cable network and RF signal from wireless network. The present invention can also apply to the field of wavelength-division multiplexing system. | 01-14-2010 |
20100008680 | Optical modulating device with frequency multiplying technique for electrical signals - The present invention relates to an optical modulating device with frequency multiplying technique for electrical signals, which primary comprises a mixer, which generates a mixed data signal from a first electrical signal and a second electrical signal. The mixed data signal is then received by a first phase shift device to have its phase shifted and becomes a first shifted signal. The first electrical signal is further received by a second phase shift device to have its phase shifted and becomes a second shifted signal. The present invention further comprises an integrated electro-optic modulator (Mach-Zehnder modulator), which is used to receive an input optical signal, the mixed data signal, the first shifted signal, the second shifted signal and the first electrical signal mentioned above, the integrated electro-optic modulator will then modulates the input optical signal into a frequency multiplying output optical signal that carries the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal. The present invention can carry and transmit amplitude shift keying signals and vector modulation signals, thereby provides a more advanced optical communication transmission service. | 01-14-2010 |
20100073763 | Adjustable optical signal delay module and method thereof - The present invention relates to an adjustable optical signal delay module, particularly to a module, which adjusts power of an amplified spontaneous emission generated by a semiconductor optical amplifier and reversely feeds the adjusted amplified spontaneous emission back to the semiconductor optical amplifier to vary a group refractive index of the semiconductor optical amplifier and delay the timing of an optical signal, whereby the present invention can replace the pump laser conventionally required by a CPO mechanism. In the present invention, the feedback optical loop comprises a variable optical attenuator, an optical filter, and optical circulators. An user can control the delay timing of optical signals via adjusting optical power in the feedback optical loop. The present invention can decrease the fabrication cost of an optical signal delay module and reduce the volume thereof. | 03-25-2010 |
20100104294 | Optical modulation device - The present invention discloses an optical modulation device, which comprises an electric signal generator generating an electric signal carrying a data signal; a first sinusoidal signal generator generating a first sinusoidal signal; an optical signal generator generating an input source optical signal; and an optoelectronic modulator(Mach-Zehnder modulator) receiving the input source optical signal, the electric signal and the first sinusoidal signal, biased to modify a transmission performance of the input source optical signal, modulating the input source optical signal with the electric signal and the first sinusoidal signal, and then sending out an output source optical signal carrying the electric signal and the first sinusoidal signal. The present invention realizes frequency multiplication, enables an optical signal to carry vector signals, and promotes the efficiency of broadband systems. | 04-29-2010 |
20100183258 | Fiber sensing system with self-detection mechanism - The present invention discloses a fiber sensing system with self-detection mechanism which utilizes a central office to control secondary ring architecture formed by fiber sensor, remote node and optical coupler primarily. The secondary ring architecture is connected serially to form a primary ring architecture. The central office has a tunable laser light source that can deliver the light source to the fiber sensor. Since the fiber sensor has reflective ability, all light source signal sent by the tunable laser light source will be detected and measured by the fiber sensor. Thus central office can detect all signals reflected by the fiber sensor and produce a spectrum for analyzing fault point locations. The present invention can greatly enhance survivability and sensing capacity of all fiber sensors, so that when a fault point caused by environmental change within the fiber, it will not effect the overall operation of the sensing mechanism. The application of fiber sensor can also reduce cost and complexity of the overall fiber network topology. | 07-22-2010 |
20100226653 | CIRCUIT FOR SWITCHING SIGNAL PATH, ANTENNA MODULE AND RADIO OVER FIBER SYSTEM - A circuit for switching a signal path includes a path selection element, a detector, a switch, and a control circuit. A first end and a third end of the path selection element are coupled to the detector and the switch, respectively. The switch is normally in a conductive status for outputting an upload signal through the path selection element and the switch when the upload signal is input from a second end of the path selection element. When a download signal is transmitted to the detector, the detector transmits the download signal to the path selection element and enables a detection signal. The control circuit switches the switch status to an open-circuit status for outputting the download signal isolated by the switch from the second end of the path selection element. Until the download signal is transmitted completely, the control circuit switches the switch status to the conductive status. | 09-09-2010 |
20110026932 | Head-End Circuit and Remote Antenna Unit and Hybrid Wired/Wireless Network System and Transceiving Method Using Thereof - A head-end circuit comprises first and second continuous light sources, first and second modulators. The first and the second continuous light sources provide first and second optical signals respectively corresponding to first wavelength and second wavelength, which is different from the first wavelength. The first modulator modulates the first optical signal based on first clock signal to generate an optical clock signal. The second modulator modulates the second optical signal based on downlink data to generate optical downlink data with the carrier of the second optical signal. The optical clock signal and the optical down link data are outputted to a remote antenna unit via first fiber path. | 02-03-2011 |
20110170876 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNALS - A signal-transmitting system includes a digital-to-analog converter, an optical modulator, first and second electrodes, an optical phase shifter, and an optical coupler. The digital-to-analog converter converts digital data into an electrical analog signal. The optical modulator includes a first optical waveguide configured to transmit a first optical carrier, a second optical waveguide configured to transmit a second optical carrier, a first electrode positioned on the first optical waveguide, and a second electrode positioned on the second optical waveguide. The first and second electrical couplers are configured to couple respective electrical analog signals and electrical carriers to electrodes to generate modulation waves. The modulation waves are different in phase. The optical phase shifter is configured to shift the second modulation wave by a predetermined phase, and the optical coupler is configured to couple the first and second modulation waves to generate an optical output signal. | 07-14-2011 |
20110170879 | FREQUENCY UP-CONVERSION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - A frequency up-conversion system includes an optical splitter, an optical modulator, an optical phase-shifter, and an optical coupler. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the optical splitter is configured to split an optical wave into a first optical wave and a second optical wave, the optical modulator is configured to modulate the first optical wave to form a modulation wave, the optical phase-shifter is configured to shift the phase of the second optical wave by a predetermined phase to form a shifting wave, and the optical coupler is configured to couple the modulation wave and the shifting wave. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the optical modulator and the optical phase-shifter are connected in a parallel manner. | 07-14-2011 |