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Optical MSK modulator

US6539131B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 21, 2001
Grant dateMar 25, 2003
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Expiry dateAug 24, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L27/2014
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The specification describes an optical modulator implemented with an MSK format. The modulator creates two separate pulse streams (one pulse stream comprising the odd bits and the other comprising the even bits of the data stream) using a 1-by-2 pulse generator. The modulator then uses electrooptic phase modulators to encode the odd and even numbered bits separately, and a 50/50 coupler to remix them.

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