Method and system for a bi-directional multi-wavelength receiver for standard single-mode fiber based on grating couplers
First Claim
1. A method for communication, the method comprising:
- in an integrated circuit comprising an optoelectronic transceiver, a multi-wavelength grating coupler, and first and second optical sources coupled to the integrated circuit;
coupling a first source optical signal at a first wavelength into the integrated circuit using the first optical source;
coupling a second source optical signal at a second wavelength different from the first wavelength into the integrated circuit using the second optical source;
receiving a first optical data signal at the first wavelength from an optical fiber coupled to the multi-wavelength grating coupler; and
receiving a second optical data signal at the second wavelength from the optical fiber coupled to the multi-wavelength grating coupler.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for a bi-directional receiver for standard single-mode fiber based on grating couplers may include, in an integrated circuit comprising an optoelectronic transceiver, a multi-wavelength grating coupler, and first and second optical sources coupled to the integrated circuit: coupling first and second source optical signals at first and second wavelengths into the photonically-enabled integrated circuit using the first and second optical sources, where the second wavelength is different from the first wavelength, receiving a first optical data signal at the first wavelength from an optical fiber coupled to the multi-wavelength grating coupler, and receiving a second optical data signal at the second wavelength from the optical fiber. Third and fourth optical data signals at the first and second wavelengths may be communicated out of the optoelectronic transceiver via the multi-wavelength grating coupler.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for communication, the method comprising:
in an integrated circuit comprising an optoelectronic transceiver, a multi-wavelength grating coupler, and first and second optical sources coupled to the integrated circuit; coupling a first source optical signal at a first wavelength into the integrated circuit using the first optical source; coupling a second source optical signal at a second wavelength different from the first wavelength into the integrated circuit using the second optical source; receiving a first optical data signal at the first wavelength from an optical fiber coupled to the multi-wavelength grating coupler; and receiving a second optical data signal at the second wavelength from the optical fiber coupled to the multi-wavelength grating coupler. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for communication, the system comprising:
an integrated circuit comprising an optoelectronic transceiver, a multi-wavelength grating coupler, and first and second optical sources coupled to the integrated circuit, said integrated circuit being operable to; couple a first source optical signal at a first wavelength into the integrated circuit using the first optical source; couple a second source optical signal at a second wavelength different from the first wavelength into the integrated circuit using the second optical source; receive a first optical data signal at the first wavelength from an optical fiber coupled to the multi-wavelength grating coupler; and receive a second optical data signal at the second wavelength from the optical fiber coupled to the multi-wavelength grating coupler. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for communication, the system comprising:
an integrated circuit comprising an optoelectronic transceiver, and first and second grating couplers, said photonically-enabled integrated circuit being operable to; communicate a first optical data signal from the optoelectronic transceiver into a first fiber coupled to the first grating coupler; receive a second optical data signal from the first optical fiber coupled to the first grating coupler; communicate a third optical data signal from the optoelectronic transceiver into a second optical fiber coupled to the second grating coupler; and receive a fourth optical data signal from the second optical fiber coupled to the second grating coupler. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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