Optical communications – Transmitter and receiver system – Including polarization
Reexamination Certificate
2004-12-23
2009-06-30
Wang, Quan-Zhen (Department: 2613)
Optical communications
Transmitter and receiver system
Including polarization
Reexamination Certificate
active
07555221
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for polarization-independent RF spectrum analysis of an optical source, the apparatus including a coupler for coupling the light from an optical source under test with light from a continuous-wave (CW) laser. A nonlinear apparatus is coupled to the coupler for modulating the electric field of the light from the CW laser using the temporal intensity of the light from the source under test to generate a modulated signal. The nonlinear apparatus is adapted to mitigate or compensate for any phase difference between polarization components of signals propagated through the nonlinear apparatus. A polarizer is coupled to the nonlinear apparatus for generating a linearly polarized signal from the modulated signal. An optical spectrum analyzer is coupled to the polarizer for measuring the optical spectrum of the linearly polarized signal to determine an RF spectrum of the optical source under test.
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Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
Wang Quan-Zhen
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