A monolithic Receiver Optical Sub-Assembly (ROSA) device is provided and a method for producing the device. The device comprises: at least one antenna configured to receive optical signals; at least one rectifier configured to rectify electrical signals being electrical representation of the received optical signals and having frequencies within an optical band range; and at least one amplifier, coupled to the rectifier and configured to amplify rectified electrical signals; and wherein the ROSA is also characterized in being a single monolithic device.

An optical communication system, a linear optical receiver, and an Integrated Circuit (IC) chip are disclosed, among other things. One example of the disclosed IC chip includes a transimpedance amplifier that receives an input electrical signal from a photodiode and provides an amplified version of the input electrical signal as an output, at least one variable gain amplifier that receives the amplified electrical signal output by the transimpedance amplifier and a bandwidth control mechanism that extends a bandwidth of the second amplified output at a maximum gain of the second amplification phase and also reduces a peaking of the second amplified output at a minimum gain of the second amplification phase.

This application provides a signal amplification apparatus, an optical signal receiving apparatus, and a method, to meet high-performance time-division reception of 50GPON and GPON uplink signals, and implement a requirement for coexistence of 50GPON and GPON terminal devices on a same PON interface in a system. The apparatus includes a signal receiving unit, a channel selection unit, a first amplification and data recovery channel, and a second amplification and data recovery channel.

A size of a service container is adjusted with bandwidth (or a rate) of an optical service unit (OSU) frame. When determining that bandwidth of service data needs to be resized, a source node updates a value of a first indication in a data unit frame to indicate a bandwidth resize location, and may further determine an actual start location of bandwidth changing based on the bandwidth resize location, to map a part that is in the data unit frame and that is located before the actual start location to a service container before resizing, and map a part that is in the data unit frame and that is located after the actual start location to a service container before resizing.

An optical receiver includes: a data processing circuit used to receive an optical signal carrying data information and perform a signal processing on the optical signal to obtain the data information and performance parameter(s) for indicating transmission quality of the optical signal; a memory used to dynamically buffer waveform data obtained through the signal processing of the optical signal; and a detection controller used to output a first indicating signal to the memory in a case where the at least one performance parameter satisfies a first condition. The first condition includes that the optical signal has a transmission fault and/or the transmission quality of the optical signal decreases to a first degree. The memory is further used to freeze current waveform data to obtain frozen waveform data in response to the first indicating signal, and the frozen waveform data includes waveform characteristic information of the transmission fault.

Sampling circuitry for receiving an analog signal from photodetector circuitry and generating a sample analog signal. Equalization circuitry for generating an equalized signal comprising first and second sample values corresponding with a cursor tap and a first postcursor tap, and one or more third sample values corresponding with taps other than the cursor tap and the first postcursor tap. In the equalized signal, amplitudes of the first and second sample values are substantially equal while the third sample values are attenuated relative to the first and second sample values. The first and second sample values correspond with two or more first symbols of a first alphabet. Data slicer and modulo circuitry to generate a data signal based on the equalized signal and perform a modulo operation on the two or more first symbols and to generate one or more second symbols. The second symbols are according to a second alphabet.

An assembly of electronic components for reception of data using an optical fiber wherein data is received in bursts, the assembly including: a photodiode; a transimpedance amplifier coupled to said photodiode, wherein a gain of the transimpedance amplifier is adjusted based on a level of a gain control signal; a received input signal sensor configured to sense a received input signal level; and a signal preamble detector configured to detect the end of at least one of said preamble patterns in a data burst conveyed in said received signal and further configured to generate said settling control signal as an output.

An assembly of electronic components for reception of data using an optical fibre wherein data is received in bursts, and wherein the assembly includes: a photodiode; a transimpedance amplifier coupled to the photodiode, wherein a gain of the transimpedance amplifier is adjusted based on a level of a gain control signal.

An optical receiving apparatus includes a decoupler, a voltage regulator, an optical-to-electrical converter, and an amplifier. The decoupler receives a first electrical signal, and performs direct current removal processing on the first electrical signal thereby obtaining a second electrical signal. The first electrical signal includes control information to control a working state of the amplifier. The electrical signal is a pulse signal and includes the control information. The voltage regulator receives the first electrical signal, and performs voltage regulation processing on the first electrical signal thereby obtaining a third electrical signal that has a constant amplitude and provides a voltage for the amplifier. The optical-to-electrical converter receives a burst optical signal, and converts the burst optical signal into a fourth electrical signal. The amplifier amplifies the fourth electrical signal based on the control information and a power supply of the third electrical signal, and outputs an amplified fourth electrical signal.