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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 02, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey S. Evans, Grass Valley, CA (US);
Charles S. Meyer, Neveda City, CA (US);
Assignee:
NVision, Inc., Grass Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/006 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/006 ;
Abstract
An optoelectric converter for generating a binary electrical data signal from a binary optical data signal includes a semiconductor photodetector for receiving the optical data signal and generating an electrical current signal. An amplifier receives the current signal generated by the semiconductor photodetector and providing a voltage output signal. An equalizer receives the voltage signal generated by the amplifier and generates an equalizer output voltage signal. A DC restorer receives the equalizer output voltage signal and generates a DC restored voltage signal.