发明名称 Optical amplifier controller
摘要 A controller is configured to determine a first amount of current associated with a first power level. The controller is configured further to generate a digital pulse signal based on the first amount of current, where the digital pulse signal may have a second power level and an associated duty cycle. The controller is configured further to convert the digital pulse signal into a second amount of current and output the second amount of current as a pulse signal based on the duty cycle.
申请公布号 US9007682(B2) 申请公布日期 2015.04.14
申请号 US201213718008 申请日期 2012.12.18
申请人 Infinera Corporation 发明人 Shia Brian;Han Yan
分类号 H01S3/09;H01S3/13;H04B10/293;H01S3/067;H01S3/094;H01S3/10 主分类号 H01S3/09
代理机构 Harrity & Harrity LLP 代理人 Harrity & Harrity LLP ;Soltz David L.
主权项 1. A system comprising: a controller configured to: determine a first amount of current associated with a first power level, generate a digital pulse signal based on the first amount of current, the digital pulse signal having a second power level and an associated duty cycle, the second power level being selected by the controller based on a digital value being associated with the second power level, and the duty cycle being selected by the controller based on a difference between the second power level and the first power level, convert the digital pulse signal, using the digital value, into a second amount of current, andoutput the second amount of current as a pulse signal based on the duty cycle; an optical pump configured to: receive the second amount of current from the controller, andgenerate optical power, associated with the first power level, based on the second amount of current and the duty cycle; and an amplifier module configured to: receive an optical signal,receive the optical power from the optical pump,add gain, using the optical power, to the optical signal, and output the optical signal after adding the gain, where the duty cycle is a first duty cycle, and where the controller is further configured to: receive feedback information;determine, based on the feedback information, that the optical pump requires a third amount of current associated with a third power level;generate a second digital pulse signal based on the feedback information, the second digital pulse signal having a fourth power level and an associated second duty cycle, the fourth power level being different than the third power level and the second duty cycle being different than the first duty cycle;convert the second digital pulse signal into a fourth amount of current; andoutput the fourth amount of current as a pulse signal based on the second duty cycle.
地址 Sunnyvale CA US