IP Library Granted Patent US 9,653,879
Granted Patent B2
US 9,653,879 · App. 15/087,307 · Granted May 16, 2017

Optical module

Inventors: Qiang Zhang (Shandong, CN); Qisheng Zhao (Shandong, CN); Shihai Yang (Shandong, CN)
Assignees: Hisense Broadband Multimedia Technologies, Ltd.; Hisense USA Corp.; Hisense International Co., Ltd.
H01S3/136H01S3/0085H01S3/0912H01S3/094076H01S3/10H01S3/107
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Patent No.
US 9,653,879
App. No.
15/087,307
Granted
May 16, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure provides an optical module, including a laser, the laser including a light emitting region and a modulation region, and light emitted by the light emitting region emitting toward the modulation region; a first driver circuit, the first driver circuit being connected to the light emitting region, so that the light emitting region emits light with adjusted optical power; and a second driver circuit, the second driver circuit being connected to the modulation region, so that the modulation region changes the optical power of the light emitted from the light emitting region.

Claims (27)

1. An optical module, comprising:

a laser including a light emitting region configured to emit a light beam and a modulation region configured to receive the light beam;

a first driver circuit connected to the light emitting region and configured to adjust an optical power of the light beam, wherein

the first driver circuit comprises a modulation circuit, and

the modulation circuit is configured to drive the light emitting region according to a first amplitude-adjusting signal from a system end; and

a second driver circuit connected to the modulation region and configured to control the modulation region to adjust the optical power of the light beam, wherein the second driver circuit is configured to drive the modulation region according to a second amplitude-adjusting signal from the system end.

2. The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first driver circuit further comprises a bias circuit connected to the light emitting region and configured to drive the light emitting region to emit the light beam with a stable optical power; and

the modulation circuit is connected to the light emitting region and configured to drive the light emitting region to adjust the optical power of the light beam.

3. The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein the system end is an electronic controlling device externally connected to the optical module.

4. The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein the second driver circuit comprises a transconductance amplifier connected between the system end and the modulation region.

5. The optical module according to claim 4 , wherein

the first driver circuit further comprises a bias circuit connected to the light emitting region;

the bias circuit outputs a current signal with adjustable amplitude to the light emitting region;

the modulation circuit outputs a current signal with adjustable amplitude to the light emitting region; and

the second driver circuit outputs a current signal with adjustable amplitude to the modulation region.

6. The optical module according to claim 4 , wherein

the frequency of the first amplitude-adjusting signal is lower than 1 Gbps; and

the frequency of the second amplitude-adjusting signal is higher than 1 Gbps.

7. The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein

the first amplitude-adjusting signal is a voltage signal or a current signal; and

the second amplitude-adjusting signal is a voltage signal or a current signal.

8. The optical module according to claim 7 , wherein

the first driver circuit further comprises a bias circuit connected to the light emitting region;

the bias circuit outputs a current signal with adjustable amplitude to the light emitting region;

the modulation circuit outputs a current signal with adjustable amplitude to the light emitting region; and

the second driver circuit outputs a current signal with adjustable amplitude to the modulation region.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2020
From: HISENSE BROADBAND MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.; HISENSE USA CORP.; HISENSE INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
To: HISENSE BROADBAND MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052260/0441 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 14, 2016
From: ZHANG, QIANG; ZHAO, QISHENG; YANG, SHIHAI
To: HISENSE BROADBAND MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.; HISENSE USA CORP.; HISENSE INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 040372/0050 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2015 1 0628554 · Sep 29, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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