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Switchable-bandwidth optical receiver

US6862322B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 19, 2000
Grant dateMar 1, 2005
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Expiry dateMay 19, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03G2201/502
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A switchable bandwidth optical receiver is implemented in a front-end of the receiver in at least one of three ways. A switchable impedance may be provided at the input to a preamplifier of the front end, the preamplifier of the front-end may have a switchable impedance therein, and/or a switchable filter may be provided at an output of the preamplifier.

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