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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:
Aug. 23, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2001
Applicants:
David J. Kunst, Cupertino, CA (US);
Steven A. Martinez, Redwood City, CA (US);
Farhood Moraveji, Saratoga, CA (US);
Inventors:
David J. Kunst, Cupertino, CA (US);
Steven A. Martinez, Redwood City, CA (US);
Farhood Moraveji, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Micrel, Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B010/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods for the measurement of optical power in optical fiber are disclosed. The optical signal is converted to an electrical signal, which is then converted to a digital output code that indicates the relative strength of the optical signal in terms of logarithmic units.