Management and control system of wavelength-multiplexed subranging electro-optic modulator (seom)s for high dynamic range applications
AssigneeSeaford Holdings, LLC
InventorsBahram Jalali, William R Ryan
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AssigneeSeaford Holdings, LLC
InventorsBahram Jalali, William R Ryan
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A method/system described herein addresses the intrinsic nonlinearity of electrooptic modulators and the restrictions placed on the signals dynamic range in applications such as data communication and sensing. Linear electro-optic modulation utilizing ring resonator electrooptic modulators is produced over a dramatically wider range of the input signal amplitude, which improves the dynamic range and the amount of information that is transmitted via laser light. A distributed and subranging design “folds” the large dynamic range across multiple linear subranges, with each subrange being addressed using a unique optical wavelength, or a unique optical fiber, or a unique free space path. The subrange within the wide dynamic range of the input signal is captured by the linear portion of the transfer function of a single transfer function. This enables the efficient use of optical links for the transmission and processing of analog and multilevel signals, overcoming the limitations that were hindering progress.
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A management, monitor and control system to monitor transmitting and receiving devices including wavelength-multiplexed subranging electro-optic modulators (SEOM), comprising:
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A management, monitor and control system to monitor transmitting and receiving devices including wavelength-multiplexed subranging electro-optic modulators (SEOM), comprising:
The management, monitor and control system of claim 23, wherein the one or more processors or controllers execute the SEOM system management computer-readable instructions to i) request operating conditions an performance statistics of the one or more transmitting devices, the one or more optical communication links, and/or the one or more receiving devices, ii) request deactivation or activation of components and/or subsystems of the one or more transmitting devices or the one or more receiving devices, or iii) to request that operation of the components and/or subsystems of the one or more transmitting devices or one or more receiving devices be adjusted;
A management, monitor and control system to monitor transmitting and receiving devices including wavelength-multiplexed subranging electro-optic modulators (SEOM), comprising:
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