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Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd.

38Patents
0Active
38Granted
36Portfolio score

Filing activity: Dec 29, 1995 → Apr 2, 1999

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6134033A Method and apparatus for improving spectral efficiency in wavelength division multiplexed transmission systems Electricity 196 Expired
US6137604A Chromatic dispersion compensation in wavelength division multiplexed optical transmission systems Electricity 102 Expired
US6151160A Broadband Raman pre-amplifier for wavelength division multiplexed optical communication systems Electricity 97 Expired
US6081366A Optical fiber communication system with a distributed Raman amplifier and a remotely pumped er-doped fiber amplifier Electricity 94 Expired
US5966206A Interlocked high power fiber system using OTDR Electricity 44 Expired
US6052219A Wide bandwidth Raman amplifier capable of employing pump energy spectrally overlapping the signal Electricity 42 Expired
US5946119A Wavelength division multiplexed system employing optimal channel modulation Electricity 40 Expired
US6134032A Method and apparatus for automatically identifying system faults in an optical communications system from repeater loop gain signatures Electricity 39 Expired
US6122298A Multi-wavelength optical pump Electricity 36 Expired
US6061373A Safety interlocking system for an optical fiber amplifier and pump source Electricity 31 Expired
US5969806A Chromatic dispersion measurement in a fiber optic cable Physics 31 Expired
US6038356A Lightwave transmission system employing raman and rare-earth doped fiber amplification Electricity 30 Expired
US5982971A Floating fiber storage assembly Physics 28 Expired
US5991069A Split-pumped dual stage optical fiber amplifier Electricity 27 Expired
US6310709A Synchronous polarization and phase modulation using a periodic waveform with complex harmonics for improved performance of optical transmission systems Electricity 25 Expired
US5912755A Synchronous polarization and phase modulation for improved performance of optical transmission systems Electricity 24 Expired
US5969833A Monitoring system using an optical side tone as a test signal Electricity 23 Expired
US5912761A Apparatus and method for controlling shared optical pump power sources Electricity 22 Expired
US5764405A Lossless optical transmission system architecture with non-failing optical amplifiers Electricity 22 Expired
US5926263A Side-tone OTDR for in-service optical cable monitoring Electricity 21 Expired
US6057950A Synchronous polarization and phase modulation for improved performance of optical transmission systems Electricity 19 Expired
US6188823A Method and apparatus for providing dispersion and dispersion slope compensation in an optical communication system Electricity 18 Expired
US6152611A Method and apparatus for providing a flexible splint splice Physics 18 Expired
US6028684A Path to provide OTDR measurements of an optical transmission system that includes optical isolators Physics 17 Expired
US6025949A Line monitoring of an optical transmission system using pilot signals Electricity 15 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.