Receiver, optical line terminal, and passive optical network system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11711152-B2
Application number	US-202217722907-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 18, 2022
Priority date	Nov 12, 2019
Publication date	Jul 25, 2023
Grant date	Jul 25, 2023

Abstract

Example optical devices are described. One example optical device includes a receiver. The receiver includes a photodetector, a first amplifier, a second amplifier, and a controller, where the photodetector is coupled to the first amplifier, the first amplifier is coupled to the second amplifier, and the first amplifier and the second amplifier are separately coupled to the controller. The controller is configured to control a gain of the first amplifier and a gain of the second amplifier based on a preset arrival time of an optical signal and a gain intensity corresponding to the optical signal. The photodetector is configured to receive the optical signal and convert the optical signal into a current signal. The first amplifier is configured to convert the current signal into a first voltage signal. The second amplifier is configured to convert the first voltage signal into a second voltage signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A receiver, comprising a photodetector, a first amplifier, a second amplifier, and a controller, wherein the photodetector is coupled to the first amplifier, the first amplifier is coupled to the second amplifier, and the first amplifier and the second amplifier are separately coupled to the controller, and wherein:
the controller is configured to control a gain of the first amplifier and a gain of the second amplifier based on a preset arrival time of an optical signal and a gain intensity corresponding to the optical signal;
the photodetector is configured to receive the optical signal and convert the optical signal into a current signal;
the first amplifier is configured to convert the current signal into a first voltage signal based on the gain of the first amplifier; and
the second amplifier is configured to convert the first voltage signal into a second voltage signal based on the gain of the second amplifier.

2. The receiver according to claim 1 , wherein the first amplifier and the second amplifier are integrated into a target chip, and the target chip comprises a reset pin; and wherein:
the controller is configured to:
search for a gain intensity corresponding to the optical signal based on a preset global gain control (GGC) control table;
generate a target reset signal combination based on the gain intensity corresponding to the optical signal, wherein the target reset signal combination comprises at least one reset signal;
input the target reset signal combination into the reset pin, wherein the target chip generates a first control signal and a second control signal; and
control the gain of the first amplifier by using the first control signal, and control the gain of the second amplifier by using the second control signal.

3. The receiver according to claim 1 , wherein the first amplifier comprises a trans-impedance amplifier.

4. The receiver according to claim 1 , wherein the second amplifier comprises a differential amplifier.

5. The receiver according to claim 2 , wherein the photodetector is an avalanche photodiode (APD), and the APD is coupled to the controller; and wherein:
the controller is further configured to:
generate a third control signal based on the gain intensity corresponding to the optical signal; and
control a gain of the APD by using the third control signal.

6. The receiver according to claim 4 , wherein the receiver further comprises a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA), the photodetector is a p-i-n (PIN) photoelectric detector, and the SOA is coupled to the PIN photoelectric detector and the controller; and wherein:
the SOA is configured to amplify the optical signal before the PIN photoelectric detector receives the optical signal; and
the controller is further configured to:
generate a fourth control signal based on the gain intensity corresponding to the optical signal; and
control a gain of the SOA by using the fourth control signal.

7. The receiver according to claim 1 , wherein the receiver further comprises a buffer, wherein the buffer is coupled to the second amplifier; and
the buffer is configured to output the second voltage signal converted by the second amplifier.

8. The receiver according to claim 2 , wherein the receiver further comprises a first trans-impedance and a second trans-impedance, the first trans-impedance is coupled to the first amplifier, the second trans-impedance is coupled to the second amplifier, and an impedance value of the first trans-impedance and an impedance value of the second trans-impedance are controllable; and
wherein the first control signal and the second control signal are respectively applied to the first trans-impedance and the second trans-impedance to control the gain of the first amplifier and the gain of the second amplifier.

9. An optical line terminal, comprising a receiver, wherein the receiver comprises a photodetector, a first amplifier, a second amplifier, and a controller, wherein the photodetector is coupled to the first amplifier, the first amplifier is coupled to the second amplifier, and the first amplifier and the second amplifier are separately coupled to the controller, and wherein:
the controller is configured to control a gain of the first amplifier and a gain of the second amplifier based on a preset arrival time of an optical signal and a gain intensity corresponding to the optical signal;
the photodetector is configured to receive the optical signal and convert the optical signal into a current signal;
the first amplifier is configured to convert the current signal into a first voltage signal based on the gain of the first amplifier; and
the second amplifier is configured to convert the first voltage signal into a second voltage signal based on the gain of the second amplifier.

10. The optical line terminal according to claim 9 , wherein the first amplifier and the second amplifier are integrated into a target chip, and the target chip comprises a reset pin; and wherein:
the controller is configured to:
search for a gain intensity corresponding to the optical signal based on a preset global gain control (GGC) control table;
generate a target reset signal combination based on the gain intensity corresponding to the optical signal, wherein the target reset signal combination comprises at least one reset signal;
input the target reset signal combination into the reset pin, wherein the target chip generates a first control signal and a second control signal; and
control the gain of the first amplifier by using the first control signal, and control the gain of the second amplifier by using the second control signal.

11. The optical line terminal according to claim 9 , wherein the first amplifier comprises a trans-impedance amplifier.

12. The optical line terminal according to claim 9 , wherein the second amplifier comprises a differential amplifier.

13. The optical line terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the photodetector is an avalanche photodiode (APD), and the APD is coupled to the controller, and wherein:
the controller is further configured to:
generate a third control signal based on the gain intensity corresponding to the optical signal; and
control a gain of the APD by using the third control signal.

14. The optical line terminal according to claim 12 , wherein the optical line terminal further comprises a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA), the photodetector is a p-i-n (PIN) photoelectric detector, and the SOA is coupled to the PIN photoelectric detector and the controller, and wherein:
the SOA is configured to amplify the optical signal before the PIN photoelectric detector receives the optical signal; and
the controller is further configured to:
generate a fourth control signal based on the gain intensity corresponding to the optical signal; and
control a gain of the SOA by using the fourth control signal.

15. A passive optical network system, comprising an optical line terminal, wherein the optical line terminal comprises a receiver, and wherein the receiver comprises a photodetector, a first amplifier, a second amplifier, and a controller, wherein the photodetector is coupled to the first amplifier, the first amplifier is coupled to the second amplifier, and the first amplifier and the second amplifier are separately coupled to the controller, and wherein:
the controller is configured to control a gain of the first amplifier and a gain of the second amplifier based on a preset arrival time of an optical signal and a gain intensity corresponding to the optical signal;
the photodetector is configured to receive the opt

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jing Lei
• Jin Junye
• Chang Tianhai
• Li Shengping
• Cheng Yuanbing
• Lin Huafeng

Classifications

• H04B10/672 Primary

  for controlling the power of the input optical signal · CPC title

• H04B10/60 Primary

  Receivers · CPC title

• H04B10/693 Primary

  Arrangements for optimizing the preamplifier in the receiver · CPC title

• H04B10/69 Primary

  Electrical arrangements in the receiver · CPC title

• H04Q11/0067

  Provisions for optical access or distribution networks, e.g. Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network (GE-PON), ATM-based Passive Optical Network (A-PON), PON-Ring · CPC title