Optical power system for digital-to-analog link

US9490902B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9490902-B2
Application numberUS-201514595849-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 13, 2015
Priority dateJan 13, 2015
Publication dateNov 8, 2016
Grant dateNov 8, 2016

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An optical power supply includes a plurality of lasers each providing an output at a respective optical wavelength and optical power and a plurality of optical splitter groups, each comprising an input associated with a respective one of the plurality of lasers and splitting the input into a plurality of outputs each having an output power approximated by Power n = 1 x n ⁢ Power input , where: x is an integer greater than 1; n is a number of the outputs of the optical splitter group and n=1 . . . m; m is a total number of outputs of the optical splitter group; Power n is the output power of the n th output; and Power input is the optical power of the output of the laser received at the input of the optical splitter group.

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What is claimed is: 1. An optical power supply comprising: a plurality of lasers each providing an output at a respective optical wavelength and optical power; a plurality of optical splitter groups, each comprising an input associated with a respective one of the plurality of lasers and splitting the input into a plurality of outputs each having an output power approximated by: P…

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What does patent US9490902B2 cover?
An optical power supply includes a plurality of lasers each providing an output at a respective optical wavelength and optical power and a plurality of optical splitter groups, each comprising an input associated with a respective one of the plurality of lasers and splitting the input into a plurality of outputs each having an output power approximated by Power n = …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Goodwill Dominic John, Huawei Tech Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04B10/516. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 08 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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