Optical: systems and elements – Optical amplifier – Correction of deleterious effects
Reexamination Certificate
2008-03-14
2011-11-08
Bolda, Eric (Department: 3663)
Optical: systems and elements
Optical amplifier
Correction of deleterious effects
C359S328000, C396S152000, C396S184000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08054539
ABSTRACT:
An optical system having an input surface configured to receive an input optical signal having a polarization, and a polarization changer comprising the input surface and configured to generate two orthogonal polarization components from the input optical signal. The polarization changer also changes a direction of the polarization of the input optical signal in a controlled manner while maintaining coherence of the two orthogonal polarization components in order to reduce stimulated Brillion scattering.
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Bolda Eric
Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery
General Atomics
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