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Tunable nonlinearly chirped grating

US5982963A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 20, 1998
Grant dateNov 9, 1999
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Expiry dateFeb 20, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F2201/307
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A nonlinearly chirped fiber grating for achieving tunable dispersion compensation, chirp reduction in directly modulated diode lasers, and optical pulse manipulation. A dynamical dispersion compensation mechanism can be implemented in a fiber communication system based on such a nonlinearly chirped fiber grating.

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