Method and system for optimum channel equalization from a SerDes to an optical module
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1. A method for optical communication, the method comprising:
- routing a signal to be transmitted along a forward electrical path of a transmitter, wherein the forward electrical path directly routes an electrical signal from the transmitter to an optical module for coupling to an optical path;
adjusting a level of pre-emphasis applied for the forward electrical path based on calculated dispersion loss along a loop electrical path, wherein the loop electrical path routes an electrical signal from the transmitter to the optical module over the forward electrical path and loops back to the transmitter over an electrical receive path from the optical module; and
applying the adjusted pre-emphasis, by a transmit feed-forward filter, to a new signal to be transmitted along the forward electrical path of the transmitter.
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Abstract
Certain aspects of a method and system for optimum channel equalization between a host Serializer-Deserializer (SerDes) and an optical module may compensate and reduce dispersion loss along an electrical transmit path of a transmitter and an optical transmit path coupled to the transmitter via pre-emphasis. The data degradation as a result of the dispersion loss along the electrical transmit path of the transmitter and the optical transmit path coupled to the transmitter may be recovered by equalizing signals received via an electrical receive path of a receiver communicatively coupled to the transmitter.
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1. A method for optical communication, the method comprising:
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routing a signal to be transmitted along a forward electrical path of a transmitter, wherein the forward electrical path directly routes an electrical signal from the transmitter to an optical module for coupling to an optical path; adjusting a level of pre-emphasis applied for the forward electrical path based on calculated dispersion loss along a loop electrical path, wherein the loop electrical path routes an electrical signal from the transmitter to the optical module over the forward electrical path and loops back to the transmitter over an electrical receive path from the optical module; and applying the adjusted pre-emphasis, by a transmit feed-forward filter, to a new signal to be transmitted along the forward electrical path of the transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for optical communication, the system comprising:
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one or more circuits that are operable to route a signal to be transmitted along a forward electrical path of a transmitter, wherein the forward electrical path directly routes an electrical signal from the transmitter to an optical module for coupling to an optical path; said one or more circuits further operable to adjust a level of pre-emphasis applied for the forward electrical path based on calculated dispersion loss along a loop electrical path, wherein the loop electrical path routes an electrical signal from the transmitter to the optical module over the forward electrical path and loops back to the transmitter over an electrical receive path from the optical module; and said one or more circuits further operable to apply the adjusted pre-emphasis, by a transmit feed-forward filter, to a new signal to be transmitted along the forward electrical path of the transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer program with executable instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
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direct a signal to be transmitted along a forward electrical path of a transmitter, wherein the forward electrical path directly routes an electrical signal from the transmitter to an optical module for coupling to an optical path; adjust a level of pre-emphasis applied for the forward electrical path based on calculated dispersion loss along a loop electrical path, wherein the loop electrical path routes an electrical signal from the transmitter to the optical module over the forward electrical path and loops back to the transmitter over an electrical receive path from the optical module; and apply the adjusted pre-emphasis to a new signal to be transmitted along the forward electrical path of the transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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