Article comprising means for optical pulse reshaping
US6201916A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B2210/258
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an optical fiber communication system a pulse reshaper can transform a distorted input light pulse into a reshaped output light pulse. The disclosed pulse reshaper is an all-optical pulse reshaper that comprises an optical waveguide having an effective length, the waveguide connecting the input and the output and comprising optical non-linear material, with a periodic variation of an effective refractive index of the optical waveguide. The optically non-linear material and the periodic variation are selected such that the reshaped output light pulse is a substantially transform-limited output light pulse.
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