Optical transceiver for 100 gigabit/second transmission
US7380993B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L7/00
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical transmitter for converting and coupling an information-containing electrical signal with an optical fiber having an electrical input for coupling with an external electrical cable or information system device having a plurality of parallel data lines, a modulator for converting between an information-containing electrical signal on each data line and a multi-level digital pulse amplitude modulated signal corresponding to the binary electrical signal; and a signal timing circuit coupled to said modulator for aligning the data signal to a predetermined clock signal. The transmitter is preferably wavelength division multiplexed, using an electro-optical subassembly coupled to each respective timer circuit for converting between the information-containing electrical signal and a modulated optical signal corresponding to the electrical signal at a predetermined wavelength. The transceiver is preferably implemented in a pluggable standardized form factor.
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