DE69723841D1 - Optische verstärkermodule - Google Patents

Optische verstärkermodule

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DE69723841D1
DE69723841D1 DE69723841T DE69723841T DE69723841D1 DE 69723841 D1 DE69723841 D1 DE 69723841D1 DE 69723841 T DE69723841 T DE 69723841T DE 69723841 T DE69723841 T DE 69723841T DE 69723841 D1 DE69723841 D1 DE 69723841D1
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optical amplifier
amplifier modules
modules
optical
amplifier
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Nigel Edward Jolley
Fiona Davis
Richard Edward Epworth
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Nortel Networks Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B10/00—Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
    • H04B10/29—Repeaters
    • H04B10/291—Repeaters in which processing or amplification is carried out without conversion of the main signal from optical form
    • H04B10/2912—Repeaters in which processing or amplification is carried out without conversion of the main signal from optical form characterised by the medium used for amplification or processing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/10—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
    • H01S3/10007—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating in optical amplifiers
    • H01S3/10023—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating in optical amplifiers by functional association of additional optical elements, e.g. filters, gratings, reflectors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B10/00—Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
    • H04B10/29—Repeaters
    • H04B10/291—Repeaters in which processing or amplification is carried out without conversion of the main signal from optical form
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B10/00—Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
    • H04B10/29—Repeaters
    • H04B10/291—Repeaters in which processing or amplification is carried out without conversion of the main signal from optical form
    • H04B10/293—Signal power control
    • H04B10/294—Signal power control in a multiwavelength system, e.g. gain equalisation
    • H04B10/2941—Signal power control in a multiwavelength system, e.g. gain equalisation using an equalising unit, e.g. a filter
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B2210/00—Indexing scheme relating to optical transmission systems
    • H04B2210/003—Devices including multiple stages, e.g., multi-stage optical amplifiers or dispersion compensators
DE69723841T 1996-06-26 1997-06-25 Optische verstärkermodule Expired - Lifetime DE69723841T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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GB9613413A GB2314714B (en) 1996-06-26 1996-06-26 Optical amplifier modules
GB9613413 1996-06-26
PCT/GB1997/001701 WO1997050157A1 (en) 1996-06-26 1997-06-25 Optical amplifier modules

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DE69723841D1 true DE69723841D1 (de) 2003-09-04
DE69723841T2 DE69723841T2 (de) 2004-03-04

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DE69723841T Expired - Lifetime DE69723841T2 (de) 1996-06-26 1997-06-25 Optische verstärkermodule

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US (2) US6483632B1 (de)
EP (1) EP0907993B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2000513144A (de)
DE (1) DE69723841T2 (de)
GB (1) GB2314714B (de)
WO (1) WO1997050157A1 (de)

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JP2000513144A (ja) 2000-10-03
EP0907993B1 (de) 2003-07-30
DE69723841T2 (de) 2004-03-04
GB2314714A (en) 1998-01-07
WO1997050157A1 (en) 1997-12-31
GB9613413D0 (en) 1996-08-28
US20020196528A1 (en) 2002-12-26
US6483632B1 (en) 2002-11-19
GB2314714B (en) 2000-04-05
US6894829B2 (en) 2005-05-17

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