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System and method to minimize modulation instability

US7254289B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 11, 2003
Grant dateAug 7, 2007
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Expiry dateMar 7, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B10/2525
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention comprises the use of a fiber in a sensing optical fiber system operated in a region of negative chromatic dispersion to minimize modulation instability thereby enabling the identification and measurement of the information-carrying signals. The present invention may be used in a variety of sensing environments.

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