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Fiber optic word generator

US4495656A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 13, 1982
Grant dateJan 22, 1985
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Expiry dateSep 13, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/2861
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A digital word generator uses a tap fiber optic delay line to generate a sequence of pulses. The pulses are weighted and combined to produce a digital word.

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