The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1996
Fabrice Devaux, Paris, FR;
Francis Pirio, Paris, FR;
France Telecom, , FR;
Abstract
An inline modulator device for an optical transmission system, the device comprising: detector means suitable for detecting a portion of the signal transmitted on the line; modulator means; and a control circuit adjustable for synchronization, serving to extract the clock from the signal coming from the detector means and, on the basis of said clock, generating a modulation control signal which it applies to the modulator means, wherein the detector means and the modulator means are constituted respectively by the inlet section and the outlet section of an electro-absorbent modulator constituted by a two-section integrated component, such that said detector means and modulator means can be placed in the line in the form of a single insertion. The present invention also provides optical telecommunications systems using such an inline modulator device.