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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
May. 30, 2008
Henry Meyer Daghighian, Mountain View, CA (US);
Kevin J. Mccallion, Charlestown, MA (US);
Henry Meyer Daghighian, Mountain View, CA (US);
Kevin J. McCallion, Charlestown, MA (US);
Finisar Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
An optoelectronic device can implement an intelligent transmitter module ('ITM'), rather than a conventional TOSA, for the transmission of optical data signals. The ITM can include an optical transmitter, a CDR and driver IC, and a microcontroller and/or linear amplifier. Space available in the optoelectronic device due to using an ITM rather than a TOSA and PCB-bound CDR, driver, microcontroller, and/or linear amplifier can be used for the inclusion of one or more electronic and/or optical components. Electronic components that can be included in a device with an ITM include: an FPGA, a DSP, a memory chip, a digital diagnostic IC, a video IC, a wireless interface, and an RF interface. Optical components that can be included in a device with an ITM include: a VOA, an SOA, a MUX, a DEMUX, a polarization controller, and an optical power monitoring device.