Optical: systems and elements – Optical amplifier – Correction of deleterious effects
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-28
2011-06-28
Hellner, Mark (Department: 3663)
Optical: systems and elements
Optical amplifier
Correction of deleterious effects
C359S337400, C359S341410
Reexamination Certificate
active
07969648
ABSTRACT:
An optical amplification device which includes first and second optical amplifiers, and a controller. The first optical amplifier receives a light and amplifies the received light. The second optical amplifier receives the light amplified by the first optical amplifier, and amplifies the received light. When a level of the light received by the first optical amplifier changes by Δ, the controller controls a level of the light received by the second optical amplifier to change by approximately −Δ. In various embodiments, the controller causes the sum of the gains of the first and second optical amplifiers to be constant. In other embodiments, the optical amplification device includes first and second optical amplifier and a gain adjustor. The gain adjustor detects a deviation in gain of the first optical amplifier from a target gain, and adjusts the gain of the second optical amplifier to compensate for the detected deviation.
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Inagaki Shinya
Itou Hiroyuki
Kinoshita Susumu
Kobayashi Taiki
Shukunami Norifumi
Fujitsu Limited
Hellner Mark
Staas & Halsey , LLP
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