Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Avago Technologies General IP (singapore) Pte. Ltd.

Avago Technologies Fiber IP (singapore) Pte. Ltd

Craig T Cummings

Ye Chen

Ronald T Kaneshiro

Chung-Yi Su

Tak Kai Wang

Bing Shao

Christopher L Coleman

James Joseph Dudley

Kit M Cham

Myunghee Lee

Stefano G Therisod

Yu-Chun Chang

In a connector system, a first connector is mechanically and optically mateable with a second connector to form one or more optical signal communication links. A wiping cleaner is included on at least one of the first and second connectors for cleaning an optical port of the other of the first and second connectors when the connectors are plugged together. The first and second connectors can further be electrically mateable to provide both optical and electrical signal communication links.

Connector system having electrical and optical links with optical link cleaner

For each channel in a parallel channel optical array, a diffractive optical arrangement (DOA) includes an input region that is configured to pass a first portion of an input beam to an output region for data transmissions and to diffract and direct a second portion to a detection region for monitoring. The input region includes the diffractive features of a computer generated hologram (CGH) or a grating for diffracting. Alternatively, the input region is coupled to the CGH or grating. Moreover, the DOA includes at least one reflective region for redirecting the second portion. In one embodiment, the DOA includes a separate active surface for each channel of the array. Alternatively, the DOA has a singular active surface that is positioned to interact with all the channels. Optical power output from the second portion is monitored to generate feedback signals for adjusting the input current to each laser. Additionally, optical power output from sensed temperature is monitored to generate feedback signals.

Integrated parallel channel optical monitoring for parallel optics transmitter

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Cupertino, CA, United States of America

Craig T Cummings