Patent ID: 11909438
Assignee: LUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A method, comprising:
generating, by a digital signal processor (DSP) of a transmitter, an electrical signal associated with a beacon and a data signal;
converting, by an electro-optical component of the transmitter, the electrical signal to an optical signal, wherein the optical signal includes the beacon and the data signal on a common wavelength;
transmitting, by the transmitter, the optical signal,
wherein a power of the beacon within the optical signal is based on a value of an amplitude modulation factor applied to the beacon by the DSP in association with generating the electrical signal; and

in association with performing pointing, acquisition, and tracking (PAT), at least one of:
increasing the value of the amplitude modulation factor to increase the power of the beacon within the optical signal, or
decreasing the value of the amplitude modulation factor to decrease the power of the beacon within the optical signal.