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Optical communications systems, devices, and methods

US7340183B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 23, 2002
Grant dateMar 4, 2008
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04J14/0305
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of transmitting an optical communications signal, comprising receiving a first signal, encoding the signal with a differential or duobinary encoding scheme, encoding the signal with an oscillating signal component, and sub-carrier modulating the signal onto a sub-carrier of an optical carrier signal. The invention also relates to corresponding systems and apparatuses.

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