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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bryan Gregory, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Randy Wickman, Cadott, WI (US);
Assignee:
Corona Optical Systems, Inc., , DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/00 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for amplifying a first optical signal having a first wavelength and a second optical signal having a second wavelength. The method includes the steps of routing the first and second optical signal into a first and second optical amplifier coupled in parallel and amplifying the first optical signal at the first wavelength in the first optical amplifier and the second optical signal at the second wavelength in the second optical amplifier.