Optical communications – Multiplex – Hybrid
Reexamination Certificate
2008-01-22
2008-01-22
Chan, Jason (Department: 2613)
Optical communications
Multiplex
Hybrid
C398S102000, C398S148000, C340S870210, C341S137000, C341S157000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07321731
ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide various optical techniques. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a pulse position modulation discriminator architecture is disclosed for discriminating temporal positions of PPM-encoded optical pulses by converting them from time modulated to frequency modulated signals. As another example, time division multiplexed optical signals may be translated to wavelength division multiplexed optical signals. One or more of the architectures disclosed herein may be implemented, for example, to provide PPM to FM or time to wavelength conversion for receiver or transmitter applications.
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Ball Thomas W.
Chu Peter
Hoult, Jr. William S.
Ionov Stanislav I.
Chan Jason
Curs Nathan
MacPherson Kwok & Chen & Heid LLP
Michelson Greg J.
The Boeing Company
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