Optical back reflection diagnostics for micro optical components
AssigneeJabil Inc.
InventorsGuan Weihua, William Sterling, Chao Su
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Abstract
An apparatus, system and method for testing a micro-optical component system. The apparatus, system and method may include a receiver for receiving the micro optical component system; a light source; and a coupler for passing aspects of light from the light source through the micro optical component system to a termination, and for passing remaining aspects from the light source back reflected from the micro optical component system to a power meter. A reading at the power meter of the back reflection may correspond to a diagnosis of the micro optical component system.
Claims14
A micro-optical component system tester, comprising:
- a light source;
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- a coupler that passes aspects of light from the light source through an interface of an Erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) to a termination, and passes remaining aspects of the light from the light source back reflected from the interface of the EDFA to a power meter;
- wherein the EDFA comprises a first isolator, a wavelength division multiplexer (WDM) operably coupled to an EDFA pump, at least one fiber, a second isolator, and a photodiode,
- wherein the at least one fiber is disposed between the WDM and the second isolator, and
- wherein a reading at the power meter of the back reflection corresponds to a diagnosis of fiber connection issues of the at least one fiber of the EDFA.
A micro-optical component system diagnostics apparatus, comprising:
- an optical device that passes aspects of light from a light source through at least one interface of an Erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA), and receives remaining aspects of the light from the light source upon back reflection from the at least one interface of the EDFA, wherein the EDFA comprises a first isolator, a wavelength division multiplexer (WDM) operably coupled to an EDFA pump, at least one fiber, a second isolator, and a photodiode, wherein the at least one fiber is disposed between the WDM and the second isolator;
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- a comparative database associated with the optical device, wherein a reading at the optical device of the back reflection corresponds to a diagnostic of fiber connection issues of the fiber of the EDFA in the comparative database.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.