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:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2005
Applicants:
Paul Francis Wysocki, Flemington, NJ (US);
Mitchell Steven Wlodawski, West Caldwell, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Paul Francis Wysocki, Flemington, NJ (US);
Mitchell Steven Wlodawski, West Caldwell, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Unopsys, LLC, Flemington, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/17 (2006.01); H04B 10/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A universal inline functional module for operation with nonzero average gain G≠0dB over a bandwidth is provided. The module includes at least one optical functional element producing loss over the bandwidth and at least one rare-earth doped fiber segment. The module produces a flat gain spectrum to within a specified tolerance when made to operate at an average gain of 0 dB over the bandwidth.