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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2004
Frank H. Levinson, San Jose, CA (US);
Frank H. Levinson, San Jose, CA (US);
Finisar Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Optical modules described herein include optical components such as lasers or photodiodes for communicating on fiber-optic networks. The lasers and photodiodes have analog interface such that the lasers and photodiodes can be controlled by a controller external to the optical modules. The optical modules also include memory modules. The memory modules store operating characteristics of the lasers and photodiodes. The operating characteristics can be read via digital interfaces that are connected to the memory modules. This allows the controller to appropriately adjust signals such that a randomly selected controller may be used with a randomly selected optical module.