Method and system for performing testing of photonic devices
AssigneeSkorpios Technologies, Inc.
InventorsRobert J. Stone, Stephen B. Krasulick
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Abstract
A photonics system includes a transmit photonics module and a receive photonics module. The photonics system also includes a transmit waveguide coupled to the transmit photonics module, a first optical switch integrated with the transmit waveguide, and a diagnostics waveguide optically coupled to the first optical switch. The photonics system further includes a receive waveguide coupled to the receive photonics module and a second optical switch integrated with the receive waveguide and optically coupled to the diagnostics waveguide.
Claims19
A photonics system including:
- a transmit photonics module;
- a receive photonics module;
- a transmit waveguide coupled to the transmit photonics module;
- a first optical switch integrated with the transmit waveguide;
- a diagnostics waveguide optically coupled to the first optical switch;
- a receive waveguide coupled to the receive photonics module;
- and
- a second optical switch integrated with the receive waveguide and optically coupled to the diagnostics waveguide.
A method of performing testing of a photonic device, the method comprising:
- providing a photonics system having:
- a transmit photonics module;
- a receive photonics module;
- a transmit waveguide coupled to the transmit photonics module;
- a first optical switch integrated with the transmit waveguide;
- a diagnostics waveguide optically coupled to the first optical switch;
- a receive waveguide coupled to the receive photonics module;
- and
- a second optical switch integrated with the receive waveguide and optically coupled to the diagnostics waveguide;
- generating a test pattern;
- generating, with the transmit photonics module, an optical signal associated with the test pattern;
- transmitting the optical signal through the transmit waveguide;
- coupling at least a portion of the optical signal into the diagnostics waveguide to provide a diagnostics signal;
- coupling at least a portion of the diagnostics signal into the receive waveguide;
- and
- testing the diagnostics signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.