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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 20, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kai-Ming Feng, Alhambra, CA (US);
Jin-Xing Cai, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Alan Eli Willner, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Victor Grubsky, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Dmtry Starodubov, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Jack Feinberg, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385 37 ; 385 10 ; 385-7 ; 385 12 ; 385 39 ; 372 64 ; 372102 ; 359188 ; 359290 ;
Abstract
A nonlinearly chirped fiber grating for achieving tunable dispersion compensation, chirp reduction in directly modulated diode lasers, and optical pulse manipulation. A dynamical dispersion compensation mechanism can be implemented in a fiber communication system based on such a nonlinearly chirped fiber grating.