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Distortion compensation circuit including tunable phase path

US8891974B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 30, 2012
Grant dateNov 18, 2014
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Expiry dateJan 25, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B10/25133
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A distortion compensation circuit compensates for distortion generated by one or more non-linear elements such as a laser device and/or an optical fiber and may include a primary signal path for carrying an input signal and a secondary signal paths for generating distortion. The distortion compensation circuit may also include a controllable phase inverters and a tunable filter. For example, the secondary signal path may include a distortion generator to produce distortion products from the input signal and a signal controlled phase inverter that inverts the phase of the distortion products and a tunable filter that adjusts the phase of the frequency dependent distortion. The phase inversion and tunable filter may be controlled in response to control signals generated based on one or more parameters such as, for example, laser power, input RF channel loading, temperature, and fiber length.

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