Optical waveguides – With optical coupler – Particular coupling function
Reexamination Certificate
2005-01-25
2005-01-25
Healy, Brian M. (Department: 2874)
Optical waveguides
With optical coupler
Particular coupling function
C385S027000, C385S031000, C385S088000, C385S024000, C398S081000, C398S044000, C398S082000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06847760
ABSTRACT:
A system is described that includes a system for correcting modal dispersion and errors in an optical fiber system. The system includes a multisegment photodetector coupled to an end of an optical fiber for detecting optical signals exiting the optical fiber and for converting the optical signals to an electrical output, the multisegment photodetector including a plurality of photodetector regions configured such that one of the plurality of photodetectors regions intercepts a mode in a manner distinct from another of the plurality of photodetectors. The system also includes logic configured to receive a resultant signal output from the photodetector regions and provide forward error correction decoding of the resultant signal.
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Argon Cenk
McLaughlin Steven William
Patel Ketan
Ralph Stephen E.
Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Healy Brian M.
Thomas Kayden Horstemeyer & Risley, L.L.P.
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