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WDM optical fiber system using crystal optical amplifier

US5535051A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 24, 1995
Grant dateJul 9, 1996
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Expiry dateJan 24, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S3/163
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Rare-earth doped single-crystal amplifiers serve to simultaneously amplify member channels of an optical fiber WDM system. A tailored amplification bandwidth sufficient for this purpose is the result of a variety of "defects" which after the local crystal field as "seen" by dopant ions.

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