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US 7,710,196 · App. 12/235,907 · Granted May 4, 2010

AC differential connection assembly between a trans-impedance amplifier and a post amplifier for burst mode receiving

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Patent No.
US 7,710,196
App. No.
12/235,907
Granted
May 4, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An AC differential connection assembly between a trans-impedance amplifier and a post amplifier for burst mode receiving comprising means for coupling a differential output of the trans-impedance amplifier to a differential input of the post amplifier, the means for coupling comprises a coupling capacitor assembly; and a switching circuit coupled across the differential input of the post amplifier, the switching circuit having an ‘on’ state with low impedance and an ‘off’ state with high impedance; wherein during burst mode receiving, the switching circuit is in the ‘off’ state and the coupling capacitor assembly having a time constant to maintain a stable DC level such that a payload is received accurately by the differential input of the post amplifier; and during an idle period, the switching circuit is in the ‘on’ state and the coupling capacitor assembly having a time constant to recover a DC level of the differential output of the trans-impedance amplifier.

Claims (11)

1. An AC differential connection assembly between a trans-impedance amplifier and a post amplifier for burst mode receiving, the AC differential connection assembly comprising:

means for coupling a differential output of the trans-impedance amplifier to a differential input of the post amplifier, the means for coupling comprising a coupling capacitor assembly; and

a switching circuit coupled across the differential input of the post amplifier, the switching circuit having an ‘on’ state with low impedance and an ‘off’ state with high impedance; wherein

during burst mode receiving, the switching circuit is in the ‘off’ state and the coupling capacitor assembly having a time constant to maintain a stable DC level such that a payload is received accurately by the differential input of the post amplifier; and

during an idle period, the switching circuit is in the ‘on’ state and the coupling capacitor assembly having a time constant to recover a DC level of the differential output of the trans-impedance amplifier.

2. An assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the coupling capacitor assembly comprises a pair of capacitors.

3. An assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the switching circuit is capable of variable impedance, such that the ‘on’ state of the switching circuit has lower impedance than that of the ‘off’ state of the switching circuit.

4. An assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the AC differential connection assembly further comprises a load, the load having impedance larger than that of the ‘on’ state of the switching circuit.

5. An assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the AC differential connection assembly further comprises a plurality of loads, the plurality of loads having a reference voltage source between the plurality of loads to generate a DC bias and having impedance larger than that of the ‘on’ state of the switching circuit.

6. An assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the AC differential connection assembly further comprises a matching circuit, to match the differential output of the trans-impedance amplifier to the differential input of the post amplifier.

7. An assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the AC differential connection assembly further comprises an isolation circuit to isolate the differential output of the trans-impedance amplifier from the differential input of the post amplifier.

Assignments (5)
PATENT RELEASE AND REASSIGNMENT Recorded Jul 5, 2022
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: II-VI INCORPORATED; MARLOW INDUSTRIES, INC.; EPIWORKS, INC.; LIGHTSMYTH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; KAILIGHT PHOTONICS, INC.; COADNA PHOTONICS, INC.; OPTIUM CORPORATION; FINISAR CORPORATION; II-VI OPTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.; M CUBED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; II-VI PHOTONICS (US), INC.; II-VI DELAWARE, INC.; II-VI OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES, INC.; PHOTOP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 060574/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2022
From: II-VI INCORPORATED; II-VI DELAWARE, INC.; M CUBED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; II-VI PHOTONICS (US), INC.; PHOTOP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; COHERENT, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 060562/0254 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2020
From: FINISAR CORPORATION
To: II-VI DELAWARE, INC.
Reel/Frame 052286/0001 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Sep 25, 2019
From: II-VI INCORPORATED; MARLOW INDUSTRIES, INC.; EPIWORKS, INC.; LIGHTSMYTH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; KAILIGHT PHOTONICS, INC.; COADNA PHOTONICS, INC.; OPTIUM CORPORATION; FINISAR CORPORATION; II-VI OPTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.; M CUBED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; II-VI PHOTONICS (US), INC.; II-VI DELAWARE, INC.; II-VI OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES, INC.; PHOTOP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 050484/0204 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 6, 2008
From: LIU, JINXIANG; DU, HUIJIE
To: FINISAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021795/0832 →