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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2007
Applicants:
Young-kai Chen, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Andreas Bertold Leven, Gillette, NJ (US);
Mahmoud Rasras, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Kun-yii Tu, Califon, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Young-Kai Chen, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Andreas Bertold Leven, Gillette, NJ (US);
Mahmoud Rasras, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Kun-Yii Tu, Califon, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/06 (2006.01); H04B 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for reducing electrical signal intermodulation by processing a balanced electrical signal in the optical domain in a manner adapted to reduce noise and second order intermodulation, and converting the processed optical signal back to an electrical domain signal with either a single or balanced (differential) outputs.