Optical architectures, optical distribution matrices, and methods of manufacturing optical structures
AssigneeHewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
InventorsTerrel L. Morris, Michael Renne Ty Tan
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for optical architectures are disclosed. An optical architecture includes first and second riser cards and first and second components carried by the first and second riser cards respectively. The optical architecture also includes a first matrix to fan-out a multi-bit optical input signal into first and second outbound signals, and first and second fiber optic cables to carry the first and second outbound signals to the first and second riser cards, respectively.
Claims15
An optical architecture comprising:
- first and second riser cards;
- first and second components carried by the first and second riser cards respectively;
- a first matrix to fan-out a multi-bit optical input signal into first and second outbound signals;
- and
- first and second fiber optic cables to carry the first and second outbound signals to the first and second riser cards, respectively.
An optical architecture as described in claim 6, further comprising a photo-detector in communication with the first matrix to receive the multi-bit output signal.
An optical distribution matrix comprising:
- a first slice having a first input port and a plurality of output ports;
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- a second slice having a second input port and a second plurality of output ports;
- the first and second input ports being vertically and horizontally displaced relative to one another, the first and second plurality of output ports being only one of horizontally displaced and vertically displaced.
A method of manufacturing an optical structure, comprising:
- fabricating a first slice having a first input waveguide and a first plurality of secondary waveguides in communication with the first input waveguide;
- fabricating a second slice having a second input waveguide and a second plurality of secondary waveguides in communication with the second input waveguide;
- positioning a first plurality of mirrors within the first slice to reflect light between the first input waveguide and respective ones of the secondary waveguides in the first plurality;
- positioning a second plurality of mirrors within the second slice to reflect light between the second input waveguide and respective ones of the secondary waveguides in the second plurality;
- and
- laminating the first and second slices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.