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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:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yongan Wu, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Onetta, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/00 ;
Abstract
Gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifier devices are provided that have adjustable gain levels. Optical amplifiers and other network equipment based on the semiconductor optical amplifier devices are also provided. The devices may include feedback structures that form a lasing cavity. The optical feedback associated with the feedback structures may be adjusted to control the clamped gain of the devices.