Embedded Parametric Monitoring of Optoelectronic Modules
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Abstract
An optoelectronic module for converting and coupling an information-containing electrical signal with an optical fiber including a housing having an electrical input for coupling with an external electrical cable or information system device and for transmitting and receiving information-containing electrical signals over such input, and a fiber optic connector adapted for coupling with an external optical fiber for transmitting and receiving an optical signal; an electro-optic subassembly coupled to the information containing electrical signal and converting it to and/or from a modulated optical signal corresponding to the electrical signal; and parametric storage means disposed in said housing for storing environmental and/or operational data associated with the module.
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21. In an optical transmitter for converting and coupling an information-containing electrical signal with an optical fiber having:
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a housing including an electrical input for coupling with an external electrical cable or information system device and for transmitting information-containing electrical signals over said input, and a fiber optical connector adapted for coupling with an external optic fiber for transmitting an optical signal;
an electro-optic subassembly disposed in said housing coupled to the information containing electrical signal and converting it to a modulated optical signal corresponding to the electrical signal at a predetermined wavelength;
the method comprising acquiring, at a sequence of time intervals, operational data associated with the transmitter, and storing said operational data acquired during said sequence of time intervals in a non-volatile memory disposed in said housing; and
accessing said non-volatile memory to determine the stored operational data. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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