Patent ID: 8948604
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. An optical communication apparatus, comprising: an optical transmitter operable in a plurality of transmit modes, wherein each of the transmit modes corresponds to a respective operating range for a transmit power of the optical transmitter; logic configured to receive at least one user input for selecting one of the transmit modes, the logic configured to provision in response to the at least one user input the optical communication apparatus to operate the optical transmitter in the selected transmit mode such that the transmit power of the optical transmitter is tuned to the operating range corresponding to the selected transmit mode; and an optical receiver operable in a plurality of receive modes, wherein each of the receive modes corresponds to a respective bias voltage for the optical receiver, wherein the logic is configured to select one of the receive modes based on the at least one user input, and wherein the logic is configured to provision the optical communication apparatus to operate the optical receiver in the selected receive mode such that the bias voltage corresponding to the selected receive mode is applied to the optical receiver.