Optical fiber communication system employing wide band crystal alloy light generation devices
US6104529A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 8, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/1655
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In accordance with the invention, an improved optical communication system employs light-generating devices comprising a phonon-tuned crystal alloy host doped with an optically active atom. In one embodiment, the crystal alloy host and optically active atom respectively comprise spinel and nickel. The spinel material is typically a solid solution between magnesium aluminate and magnesium gallate.
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