Method for enhancing signals transmitted over optical fibers

Patent · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:864700

Ogle, James W.; Lyons, Peter B.

A method for spectral equalization of high frequency spectrally broadband signals transmitted through an optical fiber. The broadband signal input is first dispersed by a grating. Narrow spectral components are collected into an array of equalizing fibers. The fibers serve as optical delay lines compensating for material dispersion of each spectral component during transmission. The relative lengths of the individual equalizing fibers are selected to compensate for such prior dispersion. The output of the equalizing fibers couple the spectrally equalized light onto a suitable detector for subsequent electronic processing of the enhanced broadband signal.

• Research Organization: EG & G Inc., Las Vegas, NV (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC08-76NV01183
• Assignee: Ogle; James W., Goleta, CA (United States)
• Patent Number(s): 4,405,199
• Application Number: 06/233,532
• OSTI ID: 864700
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 1981 Feb 11
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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