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Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2004

Filed:

Aug. 03, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:

Ralf Stolte, Hamburg, DE;

Peter Thoma, Rottenburg, DE;

Emmerich Mueller, Aidlingen, DE;

Assignee:

Agilent Technologies, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 9/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 9/02 ;
Abstract

A wavelength-determining unit for determining the wavelengths of a plurality of successive optical signals &lgr;(t) includes a wavemeter unit for determining first wavelength values &lgr;1(t) for the optical signals &lgr;(t). An absolute-measuring unit having unambiguous wavelength properties at known absolute wavelength values determines second wavelength values &lgr;2(t) as such of the known absolute wavelength values covered by the optical signals &lgr;(t). An evaluation unit receives the determined first &lgr;1(t) and second &lgr;2(t) wavelength values and provides forcorrected wavelength values &lgr;1′(t) based on a comparison of the determined first &lgr;1(t) and second &lgr;2(t) wavelength values.


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