Optical waveguides – Polarization without modulation
Reexamination Certificate
2005-02-15
2005-02-15
Bovernick, Rodney (Department: 2874)
Optical waveguides
Polarization without modulation
C398S147000, C398S152000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06856710
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for compensating for polarization mode dispersion in an optical transmission system without perturbing the laser source. The present invention compensates for PMD by transferring a sufficient fraction of the light signal in an optical transmission system substantially into a single PSP of the system. As a result, each light pulse in a data stream is not substantially mixed with temporally adjacent light pulses or bit periods.
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Menikoff Arthur
Targove James D.
Wein Steven J.
Bovernick Rodney
Pak Sung
Terapulse, Inc.
Testa Hurwitz & Thibeault LLP
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