Device for applying time-delays to optical signals
US6744988B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04J14/0223
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
To delay optical signals precisely and continuously in a very small dynamic range, a device for applying a time-delay to optical signals includes a first phase modulator to receive an input optical signal carried by an original center wavelength and to apply a first stage of phase modulation to the carrier wave of the input signal to supply a first intermediate signal carried by a modified center wavelength, a delaying dispersive member having chromatic dispersion to receive the first intermediate signal and to supply a second intermediate signal, and a second phase modulator to receive the second intermediate signal and to apply a second stage of phase modulation to the carrier wave of the second intermediate signal to supply an output signal carried by the original center wavelength. Applications include optical telecommunication systems, in particular converting wavelength division multiplexed signals into time division multiplexed signals and regenerating wavelength division multiplexed signals.
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