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Integrated adaptive chromatic dispersion/polarization mode dispersion compensation system

US6889011B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 2, 2001
Grant dateMay 3, 2005
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Expiry dateOct 4, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B10/2572
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is directed to an integrated system for performing dispersion compensation on wavelength channels in WDM or DWDM transmissions. The system includes a tunable integrated dispersion compensation module that performs chromatic dispersion compensation and polarization mode dispersion compensation on each of the wavelength channels in the transmission. Feedback is used to adjust the tunable integrated dispersion compensation module until receiver performance is optimized.

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