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Optical transmission systems and optical receivers and receiving methods for use therein

US6954590B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 29, 2004
Grant dateOct 11, 2005
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Expiry dateMay 22, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B10/675
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical transmission system including at least one optical transmitter configured to transmit at least one signal wavelength and a tuning wavelength, an optical receiver including an optical filter having a filter bandwidth including the at least one signal wavelength and a percentage of the tuning wavelength and an optical to electrical signal converter configured to receive the at least one signal wavelength from said filter, a first tuning optical to electrical converter configured to receive a first portion of the tuning wavelength stopped by said filter, a second tuning optical to electrical converter configured to receive a second portion of the tuning wavelength passed by said filter, and a filter controller configured to tune the filter bandwidth based on the relative proportion of first and second portions of the tuning wavelength provided to the first and second tuning optical to electrical converters.

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