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All optical repeater

US4772854A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 24, 1986
Grant dateSep 20, 1988
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Expiry dateDec 24, 2006

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S5/0625
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An all-optical device containing saturable gain, saturable loss and unsaturable loss regions which functions to transform weak, distorted optical pulses into uniform standard-shape pulses. The device performs thresholding, amplification and pulse shaping as required from an optical repeater, and may be implemented in semiconductor technology.

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