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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 1989
Filed:
Aug. 17, 1988
Jeffrey A Krinsky, Renton, WA (US);
Robert A Falk, Renton, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
An optical receiver particularly suited for use in a noisy environment, the receiver includes an optical gain device for amplifying an input signal to produce an amplified input signal, a photodetector, and a mode selector. The optical gain device includes an optical gain medium, an optical input port through which the input signal may be received into the optical gain medium, and an optical output port through which an optical output signal may leave the optical gain medium. The output signal includes the amplified input signal, plus any noise generated within the optical gain device. The input and output ports include antireflection means. In a preferred embodiment, the mode selector comprises a single mode fiber-optic cable that transmits a single spatial mode of the output signal to the photodetector.