Data encoded optical pulse generator
US5521738A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 28, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S5/06256
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The apparatus and method according to the present invention includes a semiconductor laser-modulator which is used to simultaneously generate optical pulses and encode data. The optical data output from the laser-modulator are soliton pulses in RZ format suitable for transmission in long distance optical communications.
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