The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
May. 28, 2008
Applicants:
Kim R. Roberts, Nepean, CA;
Michel Belanger, Montreal, CA;
Inventors:
Kim R. Roberts, Nepean, CA;
Michel Belanger, Montreal, CA;
Assignee:
Nortel Networks Limited, St. Laurent, Quebec, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/035 (2006.01); G02B 6/12 (2006.01); H04B 10/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of modulating an optical carrier. A target carrier modulation is computed based on an input data signal. An effective length of an optical modulator is then controlled based on the target carrier modulation.