IP Library Granted Patent US 9,882,336
Granted Patent B2
US 9,882,336 · App. 15/477,920 · Granted Jan 30, 2018

Optical module

Inventors: Qiang Zhang (Qingdao, CN); Qisheng Zhao (Qingdao, CN); Shihai Yang (Qingdao, CN)
Assignees: Hisense Broadband Multimedia Technologies Co., Ltd.; Hisense Broadband Multimedia Technologies, Ltd.
H01S3/0085H01S3/1305H01S3/1398
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Patent No.
US 9,882,336
App. No.
15/477,920
Granted
Jan 30, 2018
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 (45)

1. An optical module, comprising:

a laser comprising a light source, a first modulation region, and a second modulation region, wherein:

the light source is configured to emit a light beam,

the first modulation region is configured to receive the light beam from the light source, modulate an optical power of the light beam and deliver the light beam to the second modulation region, and

the second modulation region is configured to receive the light beam from the first modulation region, modulate the optical power of the light beam from the first modulation region, and deliver the light beam;

a first driver circuit comprising a modulation circuit, wherein:

the modulation circuit is connected to the first modulation region, and

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

a second driver circuit connected to the second modulation region, wherein:

the second driver circuit is configured to drive the second modulation region according to a second amplitude-adjusting signal from the system end.

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

the modulation circuit is configured to adjust the optical power of the light beam by driving the first modulation region.

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

the first driver circuit further comprises a bias circuit connected to the light source, wherein the bias circuit is configured to drive the light source to emit the light beam with a stable optical power.

4. The optical module according to claim 3 , wherein:

the second driver circuit is configured to control the second modulation region to adjust the optical power of the light beam by driving the second modulation region.

5. An optical module comprising:

a laser comprising a light source, a first modulation region, and a second modulation region, wherein:

the light source is configured to emit a light beam,

the first modulation region is configured to receive the light beam from the light source, modulate an optical power of the light beam and deliver the light beam to the second modulation region, and

the second modulation region is configured to receive the light beam from the first modulation region, modulate the optical power of the light beam from the first modulation region, and deliver the light beam;

a first driver circuit comprising a modulation circuit and a bias circuit, wherein:

the modulation circuit is connected to the first modulation region,

the modulation circuit is configured to drive the first modulation region to adjust the optical power of the light beam according to a first amplitude-adjusting signal from a system end, and

the bias circuit is connected to the light source and configured to drive the light source to emit the light beam with a stable optical power; and

a second driver circuit connected to the second modulation region and configured to control the second modulation region to adjust the optical power of the light beam by driving the second modulation region, wherein:

the second driver circuit is configured to drive the second modulation region according to a second amplitude-adjusting signal from the system end.

6. The optical module according to claim 5 , wherein:

a frequency of the first amplitude-adjusting signal is lower than a frequency of the second amplitude-adjusting signal.

7. The optical module according to claim 6 , wherein the system end is an electronic controlling device externally connected to the optical module.

8. The optical module according to claim 6 , wherein the second driver circuit comprises a transconductance amplifier connected between the system end and the second modulation region.

9. The optical module according to claim 6 , wherein

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

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

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

10. The optical module according to claim 9 , 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.

11. The optical module according to claim 5 , 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.

12. The optical module according to claim 11 , wherein

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

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

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

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2026
From: HISENSE BROADBAND MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: LIGENT (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 074944/0753 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2020
From: HISENSE BROADBAND MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.; HISENSE BROADBAND MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
To: HISENSE BROADBAND MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052260/0685 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2017
From: HISENSE BROADBAND MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.; HISENSE USA CORP.; HISENSE INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
To: HISENSE BROADBAND MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.; HISENSE BROADBAND MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 043464/0746 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2017
From: ZHANG, QIANG; ZHAO, QISHENG; YANG, SHIHAI
To: HISENSE BROADBAND MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.; HISENSE USA CORP.; HISENSE INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 041849/0818 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2015 1 0628554 · Sep 29, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 15087307 · Mar 31, 2016
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