Coherent optical receiver
US4596052A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 20, 1983 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2003 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B10/60
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A coherent optical receiver for an input optical signal including a local oscillator source of coherent optical signal a single beam splitter/combiner to which both the input and local oscillator signals are applied to produce two substantially identical combined optical signals, a pair of substantially identical photodetectors electrically connected in series, each photodetector receiving one of the combined optical signals, and an output amplifier the input of which is connected to the series connection between the photodetectors.
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