Optical communications – Receiver
Reexamination Certificate
2007-09-01
2009-12-15
Phan, Hanh (Department: 2613)
Optical communications
Receiver
C398S115000, C398S116000, C398S118000, C398S163000, C398S164000, C398S203000, C398S204000, C385S088000, C385S089000, C385S092000, C385S093000, C372S032000, C372S029010, C372S018000, C372S020000, C356S515000, C356S484000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07634201
ABSTRACT:
Tunable receivers and techniques for receiving an electrical oscillator signal in the RF, microwave or millimeter spectral range based on photonics technology to use both (1) photonic or optical components and (2) electronic circuit components.
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Eliyahu Danny
Maleki Lutfollah
Seidel David
Fish & Richardson P.C.
OEwaves, Inc.
Phan Hanh
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