Patent · US Expired

Optical signal varying devices, systems and methods

US6839522B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Corvis Corporation · US

Inventors

Stephen G. Grubb · Atherton, US
Raymond Zanoni · Fremont, US
Thomas D. Stephens · Brighton, AU

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 26, 2001
Grant date	Jan 4, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 24, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04B2210/003
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Optical systems, device, and methods including signal varying devices, such as optical amplifiers, attenuators, and filters that have controllable gain, loss and transparent intensity profiles, and which can include and be responsive to one or more local and remote controllers.

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