Optical pulse generator

Details Optical pulse generator Optical pulse generator

2005-07-19

2005-07-19

Lee, John D. (Department: 2874)

Optical waveguides

With optical coupler

Particular coupling function

C385S015000, C385S122000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06920263

ABSTRACT:
An optical pulse generator comprises a comb-like dispersion profiled fiber formed into an optical loop mirror. The fiber may comprise three or more segments of fiber having alternating highly dispersive and highly nonlinear characteristics. The optical loop mirror construction splits an input pulse into two portions that propagate through the CDPF in opposite directions. The pulse portions are re-combined, and a compressed pulse with reduced noise is produced.

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