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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.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2004

Filed:

Nov. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:

Seemant Choudhary, Dallas, TX (US);

Takeshi Hoshida, Richardson, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/01 ; H04J 1/402 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/01 ; H04J 1/402 ;
Abstract

An optical modulator for generating an optical information signal includes a first modulator that modulates an optical carrier with a clock signal. The optical modulator further includes a filter that suppresses a residual carrier component of modulated optical signals. In addition, the optical modulator includes a second modulator for modulating an optical signal with a non-return to zero data signal. When combined, the first and second modulator and the filter operate to transform an optical carrier signal into an optical information signal that is highly tolerant to dispersion and non-linear effects in optical fibers.


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