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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2008
Todd Edward Olson, San Marino, CA (US);
Nghia Kha, Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Hy Thai, San Gabriel, CA (US);
Todd Kellison, Pearisburg, VA (US);
Frank Berardi, Arcadia, CA (US);
Todd Edward Olson, San Marino, CA (US);
Nghia Kha, Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Hy Thai, San Gabriel, CA (US);
Todd Kellison, Pearisburg, VA (US);
Frank Berardi, Arcadia, CA (US);
Emcore Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
A circuit controlling the gain of an amplifier in an optical transmitter used for optical communication, including a detection circuit for measuring the power of the RF input to a laser; a gain controller or controlling a gain of an amplifier, and a switch connected to the gain controller, wherein the gain controller is adapted, in response to an activation of a switch, to: (i) automatically vary gain of the amplifier, and (ii) set the gain of the amplifier at a level corresponding to a reduction in the noise and/or distortion associated with the transmitter.