TUNING A MULTI-CHANNEL OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An optical transmission system comprising:
- a laser module configured to generate a modulated optical waveform at any one of a plurality of center frequencies corresponding to a plurality of operating temperatures of the laser module, the modulated optical waveform comprising both amplitude modulation and frequency modulation;
an optical shaping filter that is configured to implement a plurality of passbands corresponding to the center frequencies of the modulated optical waveform, and that is configured to convert at least part of the frequency modulation in the modulated optical waveform to additional amplitude modulation for the modulated optical waveform; and
a controller comprising at least one processor configured to tune the optical transmission system by performing operations that comprise;
for a first passband among the plurality of passbands of the optical shaping filter, determining a first range of temperatures at which the laser module generates the modulated optical waveform at center frequencies that are within the first passband;
setting the laser module to a first temperature, within the first range of temperatures, at which the laser module generates the modulated optical waveform at a first center frequency that is within the first passband;
measuring, based on an amplitude of a first filtered optical waveform that is output from the optical shaping filter, an average output power of the optical shaping filter; and
adjusting the first temperature of the laser module to a target temperature, within the first range of temperatures, at which a target output condition is achieved, comprising;
adjusting the first temperature of the laser module to a first target temperature, within the first range of temperatures, at which the average output power of the first filtered optical waveform that is output from the optical shaping filter satisfies a first output criteria, oradjusting the first temperature of the laser module to a second target temperature, within the first range of temperatures, at which the output power and extinction ratio of the first filtered optical waveform that is output from the optical shaping filter satisfy a second output criteria.
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Abstract
An optical transmission system includes a laser module generating a modulated optical waveform, including both amplitude and frequency modulation, at center frequencies corresponding to different operating temperatures; and an optical shaping filter, with passbands corresponding to the different center frequencies, that converts at least part of the frequency modulation to additional amplitude modulation. The optical transmission system is tuned by: determining a range of temperatures at which the laser module center frequencies are within a passband of the optical shaping filter; setting the laser module to a temperature, within the range of temperatures, at which the modulated optical waveform is within the passband; measuring an average output power of the optical shaping filter; and adjusting the temperature of the laser module to a target temperature, within the range of temperatures, at which an output condition is achieved, based on the average output power and/or extinction ratio of the filtered waveform.
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20 Claims
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1. An optical transmission system comprising:
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a laser module configured to generate a modulated optical waveform at any one of a plurality of center frequencies corresponding to a plurality of operating temperatures of the laser module, the modulated optical waveform comprising both amplitude modulation and frequency modulation; an optical shaping filter that is configured to implement a plurality of passbands corresponding to the center frequencies of the modulated optical waveform, and that is configured to convert at least part of the frequency modulation in the modulated optical waveform to additional amplitude modulation for the modulated optical waveform; and a controller comprising at least one processor configured to tune the optical transmission system by performing operations that comprise; for a first passband among the plurality of passbands of the optical shaping filter, determining a first range of temperatures at which the laser module generates the modulated optical waveform at center frequencies that are within the first passband; setting the laser module to a first temperature, within the first range of temperatures, at which the laser module generates the modulated optical waveform at a first center frequency that is within the first passband; measuring, based on an amplitude of a first filtered optical waveform that is output from the optical shaping filter, an average output power of the optical shaping filter; and adjusting the first temperature of the laser module to a target temperature, within the first range of temperatures, at which a target output condition is achieved, comprising; adjusting the first temperature of the laser module to a first target temperature, within the first range of temperatures, at which the average output power of the first filtered optical waveform that is output from the optical shaping filter satisfies a first output criteria, or adjusting the first temperature of the laser module to a second target temperature, within the first range of temperatures, at which the output power and extinction ratio of the first filtered optical waveform that is output from the optical shaping filter satisfy a second output criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of tuning an optical transmission system that comprises a laser module and an optical shaping filter, the method comprising:
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driving the laser module to generate a modulated optical waveform at any one of a plurality of center frequencies corresponding to a plurality of operating temperatures of the laser module, the modulated optical waveform comprising both amplitude modulation and frequency modulation; filtering the modulated optical waveform with the optical shaping filter to convert at least part of the frequency modulation in the modulated optical waveform to additional amplitude modulation for the modulated optical waveform, the optical shaping filter configured to implement a plurality of passbands corresponding to the plurality of center frequencies of the modulated optical waveform; for a first passband among the plurality of passbands of the optical shaping filter, determining a first range of temperatures at which the laser module generates the modulated optical waveform at center frequencies that are within the first passband; setting the laser module to a first temperature, within the first range of temperatures, at which the laser module generates the modulated optical waveform at a first center frequency that is within the first passband; measuring, based on an amplitude of a first filtered optical waveform that is output from the optical shaping filter, an average output power of the optical shaping filter; and adjusting the first temperature of the laser module to a target temperature, within the first range of temperatures, at which a target output condition is achieved, comprising; adjusting the first temperature of the laser module to a first target temperature, within the first range of temperatures, at which the average output power of the first filtered optical waveform that is output from the optical shaping filter satisfies a first output criteria, or adjusting the first temperature of the laser module to a second target temperature, within the first range of temperatures, at which the output power and extinction ratio of the first filtered optical waveform that is output from the optical shaping filter satisfy a second output criteria. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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