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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 1978
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hyatt McDonald Gibbs, Warren, NJ (US);
Samuel Leverte McCall, Jr, Gillette, NJ (US);
Thirumalai Nallan Venkatesan, New Providence, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S / ; G02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
330-43 ; 330-45 ; 332-751 ; 3501 / ;
Abstract
A device is disclosed which is capable of amplifying optical signals. The absorptive and dispersive properties of a cavity-enclosed nonlinear medium are combined with the transmission properties of the cavity to yield an input-output characteristic curve that displays gain or bistability.