All-optical wavelength conversion system comprising an optical discriminator
US6046841A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 24, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S5/509
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The optical signal produced by a semiconductor-optical-amplifier based wavelength converter is passed through an optical discriminator. The resulting signal has improved extinction ratio for return-to-zero data and improved high-frequency response for both non-return-to-zero and return-to-zero data.
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