Reducing crosstalk in free-space optical communications

Details Reducing crosstalk in free-space optical communications Reducing crosstalk in free-space optical communications

2007-09-04

2007-09-04

Sanghavi, Hemang (Department: 2874)

Optical waveguides

Temporal optical modulation within an optical waveguide

C385S003000, C385S024000, C398S119000, C398S147000, C398S159000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11485091

ABSTRACT:
An optical transmitter includes a modulator, a dispersion adjustment module, and an optical amplifier. The optical transmitter is configured to transmit optical pulses over a free-space optical communication channel. The modulator is configured to produce an optical carrier that is amplitude and/or phase modulated by data. The dispersion adjustment module is connected between the modulator and the amplifier and is configured to substantially change temporal widths of optical pulses received from the modulator by changing dispersions of the received optical pulses.

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