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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021

Filed:

Sep. 24, 2018
Applicant:

Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;

Inventors:

Youichi Akasaka, Plano, TX (US);

Daniel Bihon, Allen, TX (US);

Tadashi Ikeuchi, Plano, TX (US);

Assignee:

Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/30 (2006.01); H01S 3/08 (2006.01); H01S 3/094 (2006.01); H01S 3/067 (2006.01); H01S 3/23 (2006.01); H01S 3/131 (2006.01); H04B 10/2513 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/302 (2013.01); H01S 3/06762 (2013.01); H01S 3/06775 (2013.01); H01S 3/08027 (2013.01); H01S 3/094003 (2013.01); H01S 3/1317 (2013.01); H01S 3/2316 (2013.01); H04B 10/2513 (2013.01);
Abstract

A low-noise amplifier includes a gain medium and two or more amplifier stages. Each amplifier stage includes an optical filter to pass all wavelengths of a respective input optical signal in a given propagation direction over the gain medium and reflect wavelengths above a respective threshold wavelength received in the opposite direction, and a respective Raman pump to inject a pump light centered at a wavelength lower than the threshold wavelength onto the gain medium for transmission in the given direction. A first amplifier stage outputs a first combined optical signal including all wavelengths of the respective input optical signal and a pump light injected by the respective Raman pump. The second amplifier stage receives the first combined optical signal as its input and outputs a second combined optical signal including all wavelengths of the first combined optical signal and a pump light injected by the respective Raman pump.


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