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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2006
Isaac Shpantzer, Bethesda, MD (US);
Israel Smilanski, Rockville, MD (US);
Jacob B. Khurgin, Baltimore, MD (US);
Vladimir Grigoryan, Elkridge, MD (US);
Pak Shing Cho, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Nadejda Reingand, Baltimore, MD (US);
Guy Levy-yurista, Tel Aviv, IL;
Guoliang LI, North Potomac, MD (US);
Isaac Shpantzer, Bethesda, MD (US);
Israel Smilanski, Rockville, MD (US);
Jacob B. Khurgin, Baltimore, MD (US);
Vladimir Grigoryan, Elkridge, MD (US);
Pak Shing Cho, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Nadejda Reingand, Baltimore, MD (US);
Guy Levy-Yurista, Tel Aviv, IL;
Guoliang Li, North Potomac, MD (US);
CeLight, Inc., Silver Spring, MD (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of the invention relates to producing optical pulses for use on a transmission link. A light source is configured to produce an optical signal. A pulse generator is coupled to the light source. The pulse generator is configured to receive, for a first channel, the optical signal and a clock signal. The pulse generator is also configured to modify the optical signal based on the clock signal to produce an optical pulse having a predetermined pulse shape. The clock signal is associated with the predetermined pulse shape. The predetermined pulse shape being based on a transmission characteristic of the transmission link.