Optical communications – Optical repeater system – Regenerative
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-03
2006-10-03
Li, Shi K. (Department: 2613)
Optical communications
Optical repeater system
Regenerative
C398S178000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07116915
ABSTRACT:
An optical transmission line allows optical signals to be transmitted with higher stability over longer distances. According to a first aspect, an optical NRZ signal is split in two, one half is presented to a clock extraction circuit, and the other half is presented to an EA modulator. An optical RZ signal is obtained as an output because the EA modulator is energized by the provided clock component. According to a second aspect, a nonlinear phase shift based on cross-phase modulation is induced in an RZ pulse train by an optical NRZ signal, and only the RZ pulses corresponding to the optical NRZ signal are extracted. According to a third aspect, first dispersion compensator is provided to a preceding stage of an optical fiber transmission line for transmitting optical pulses, and second dispersion compensation compensator is provided to a subsequent stage. Pulse widening in the optical fiber transmission line is controlled by a nonlinear chirp induced in the first dispersion compensator.
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Li Shi K.
Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd.
Wenderoth , Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.
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