Optical module
View Patent ↗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.
1. An optical module, comprising:
a laser comprising a light emitting region and a modulation region, wherein:
the light emitting region is configured to emit a light beam, and
the modulation region is configured to receive the light beam from the light emitting region;
a first driver circuit connected to the light emitting region so that the light emitting region is configured to emit the light beam having an optical power having a first frequency; and
a second driver circuit connected to the modulation region and configured to adjust the optical power of the light beam with a second frequency, the first frequency being lower than the second frequency.
2. The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first frequency is lower than 1 Gbps; and
the second frequency is higher than 1 Gbps.
3. The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein:
the light emitting region comprises a light source and a first modulation region.
4. The optical module according to claim 3 , wherein:
The first driver circuit comprises 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 having the first frequency.
5. The optical module according to claim 4 , wherein:
the modulation circuit is configured to receive the first amplitude-adjusting signal from a system end.
6. The optical module according to claim 4 , wherein:
the first amplitude-adjusting signal is a voltage signal or a current signal.
7. The optical module according to claim 3 , wherein:
the first driver circuit further comprises a bias circuit, wherein:
the bias circuit is connected to the light source, and
the bias circuit is configured to drive the light source to emit a first light beam with a stable optical power.
8. The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein:
the second driver circuit is configured to drive the modulation region according to a second amplitude-adjusting signal having the second frequency.
9. The optical module according to claim 8 , wherein:
the second driver circuit is configured to receive the second amplitude-adjusting signal from a system end.
10. The optical module according to claim 8 , wherein:
the second amplitude-adjusting signal is a voltage signal or a current signal.
11. A method of emitting and modulating a light beam, the method comprising:
emitting, by a laser, a light beam, wherein the laser comprises a light emitting region and a modulation region, wherein the light emitting region is configured to emit the light beam;
modulating, by the modulation region, an optical power of the light beam, wherein the modulation region is configured to receive the light beam from the light emitting region; and
wherein:
a first driver circuit is connected to the light emitting region so that the light emitting region is configured to emit the light beam having an optical power having a first frequency, and
a second driver circuit is connected to the modulation region and configured to adjust the optical power of the light beam with a second frequency, and the first frequency is lower than the second frequency.
12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein:
the light emitting region comprises a light source and a first modulation region.
13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein:
The first driver circuit comprises 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 having the first frequency.
14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein:
the modulation circuit is configured to receive the first amplitude-adjusting signal from a system end.
15. The method according to claim 12 , wherein:
the first driver circuit further comprises a bias circuit, wherein:
the bias circuit is connected to the light source, and
the bias circuit is configured to drive the light source to emit a first light beam with a stable optical power.
16. The method according to claim 11 , wherein:
the second driver circuit is configured to drive the modulation region according to a second amplitude-adjusting signal having the second frequency.
17. The method according to claim 16 , wherein:
the second driver circuit is configured to receive the second amplitude-adjusting signal from a system end.
18. The method according to claim 11 , wherein:
the first frequency is lower than 1 Gbps; and
the second frequency is higher than 1 Gbps.
19. The optical module according to clam 1 , wherein:
the first frequency is a first modulation frequency of the optical power of the light beam; and
the second frequency is a second modulation frequency of the optical power of the light beam.
20. The method according to clam 12 , wherein:
the first frequency is a first modulation frequency of the optical power of the light beam; and
the second frequency is a second modulation frequency of the optical power of the light beam.