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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2002
Applicants:
Emil S. Koteles, Ottawa, CA;
Michael Davies, Ottawa, CA;
Jian-jun He, Ottawa, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MetroPhotonics Inc., Ottawa, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A dynamic gain equalizer using amplification instead of attenuation is disclosed. The device relies on integrated semiconductor optical amplifiers in line with a demultiplexer on a single integrated substrate for performing equalization of signals within each of a plurality of channels.