Optical waveguides – Integrated optical circuit
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-18
2006-07-18
Font, Frank G. (Department: 2883)
Optical waveguides
Integrated optical circuit
C398S091000, C372S026000, C372S032000, C372S050121
Reexamination Certificate
active
07079721
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus operates an array of laser sources as an integrated array on a single substrate or as integrated in an optical transmitter photonic integrated circuit (TxPIC) maintaining the emission wavelengths of such integrated laser sources at their targeted emission wavelengths or at least to more approximate their desired respective emission wavelengths. Wavelength changing elements may accompany the laser sources to bring about the change in their operational or emission wavelength to be corrected to or toward the desired or target emission wavelength. The wavelength changing elements may be comprise of temperature changing elements, current and voltage changing elements or bandgap changing elements. Identification tags in the form of low frequency tones may be applied relative to respective laser source outputs with a different frequency assigned to each laser source so that each laser can be specifically identified in a feedback control for providing correction signals to the wavelength changing elements to correct for the emission wavelength of respective laser sources.
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Joyner Charles H.
Kish, Jr. Fred A.
Nilsson Alan C.
Taylor Robert B.
Welch David F.
Carothers, Jr. W. Douglas
Font Frank G.
Hughes James P.
Infinera Corporation
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