WO1991020113A3 - Fiber optics system - Google Patents

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WO1991020113A3
WO1991020113A3 PCT/US1991/003916 US9103916W WO9120113A3 WO 1991020113 A3 WO1991020113 A3 WO 1991020113A3 US 9103916 W US9103916 W US 9103916W WO 9120113 A3 WO9120113 A3 WO 9120113A3
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fiber optics
optics system
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Herman Leonard Lowenhar
Burton Louis Hulland
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Burton Louis Hulland
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Priority to DE69128786T priority patent/DE69128786T2/en
Priority to EP91913238A priority patent/EP0533843B1/en
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Abstract

Means (30) for continuous waveband tuning of a laser (2) are disclosed, along with means (34) for relating such tuning to a reference wavelength, by maintaining any desired offset (35) from that reference wavelength. Multichannel fiber optics communications networks employing the above means (30) are disclosed, said networks being self organizing in terms of the wavelengths of their channels.
PCT/US1991/003916 1990-06-06 1991-06-03 Fiber optics system WO1991020113A2 (en)

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CA002084077A CA2084077C (en) 1990-06-06 1991-06-03 Fiber optics system
JP51260091A JP3198292B2 (en) 1990-06-06 1991-06-03 Optical fiber system
DE69128786T DE69128786T2 (en) 1990-06-06 1991-06-03 Tunable light source and fiber optic systems with tunable light source
EP91913238A EP0533843B1 (en) 1990-06-06 1991-06-03 Tunable light source and fibre optical systems with tunable light source

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