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Optical communication method and apparatus

US8045862B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Alcatel Lucent · FR

Inventors

Xiang Liu · Marlboro, US
Yikai Su · Eatontown, US
Xing Wei · Xi'an, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 27, 2004
Grant date	Oct 25, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 29, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04B2210/258
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical amplification method and apparatus implemented using RZ-DPSK modulation or variants thereof and a deeply saturated semiconductor optical amplifier.

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