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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2001
Applicants:
Toru Katagiri, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroaki Tomofuji, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroshi Onaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 14/02 (2006.01); H04B 10/12 (2006.01); H04B 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical communication apparatus performs wavelength division multiplexing with respect to signals of a plurality of signal transmission bands. The apparatus includes a first optical unit which effects distributed Raman amplification and has a characteristic that compensates for dispersion of a transmission path to which the optical communication apparatus is connected, with respect to at least one of the signal transmission bands.