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Optical sampler based on stable, non-absorbing optical hard limiters

US6693732B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Nortel Networks Limited · CA

Inventors

Erik Johnson · Toronto, CA
Edward Hartley Sargent · Toronto, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 20, 2001
Grant date	Feb 17, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 21, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02F3/02
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical sampler based on stable, non-absorbing optical hard limiters includes an optical feedback loop for storing an optical signal in optical form. The optical feedback loop includes appropriate components for amplifying/reproducing the stored optical signal. The optical sampler outputs the stored optical signal.

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