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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2002
Applicants:
Masateru Tadakuma, Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Aso, Tokyo, JP;
Misao Sakano, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
The Furukawa Electric Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B006/00 ; H04B010/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A waveform converter for altering the waveform and optical spectrum of an optical signal may comprise a nonlinear element having a nonlinear effect on optical pulses, a dispersion element having a dispersion effect on optical pulses, and a wavelength selecting element configured to select spectral components in a desired wavelength region.