Devices and techniques for integrated optical data communication
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1. An optical receiver, comprising:
- a photodetection circuit coupled to an optical waveguide, the optical waveguide being configured to provide an optical signal; and
an amplification circuit, including;
a first amplifier configured to provide a first amplifier signal based on a first photodetection signal provided by the photodetection circuit, the first photodetection signal corresponding to a first portion of the optical signal, the first amplifier signal having a first data rate, anda second amplifier configured to provide a second amplifier signal based on a second photodetection signal provided by the photodetection circuit, the second photodetection signal corresponding to a second portion of the optical signal, the second amplifier signal having a second data rate,wherein the amplification circuit is configured to provide an electrical data signal by combining the first and second amplifier signals, the electrical data signal having a third data rate that is greater than each of the first and second data rates.
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Abstract
Devices and techniques for integrated optical data communication. An optical receiver may include a photodetector and a differential amplifier. The photodetector is coupled to an optical waveguide. The optical waveguide is configured to provide an optical signal encoding data. A first terminal of the differential amplifier is coupled to receive a photodetection signal from the photodetector. A second terminal of the differential amplifier is coupled to receive, from a noise measurement unit, a reference signal representing a noise component of the photodetection signal. The differential amplifier is configured to provide an amplifier signal encoding at least some of the data.
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20 Claims
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1. An optical receiver, comprising:
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a photodetection circuit coupled to an optical waveguide, the optical waveguide being configured to provide an optical signal; and an amplification circuit, including; a first amplifier configured to provide a first amplifier signal based on a first photodetection signal provided by the photodetection circuit, the first photodetection signal corresponding to a first portion of the optical signal, the first amplifier signal having a first data rate, and a second amplifier configured to provide a second amplifier signal based on a second photodetection signal provided by the photodetection circuit, the second photodetection signal corresponding to a second portion of the optical signal, the second amplifier signal having a second data rate, wherein the amplification circuit is configured to provide an electrical data signal by combining the first and second amplifier signals, the electrical data signal having a third data rate that is greater than each of the first and second data rates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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obtaining a first electrical signal and a second electrical signal, the first electrical signal corresponding to a first portion of the optical signal, the second electrical signal corresponding to a second portion of the optical signal; with a first amplifier, providing a first amplifier signal based on the first electrical signal, the first amplifier signal having a first data rate; with a second amplifier, providing a second amplifier signal based on the second electrical signal, the second amplifier signal having a second data rate; and providing a data signal including the first amplifier signal and the second amplifier signal the data signal having a third data rate that is greater than each of the first and second data rates. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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