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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2012
Applicant:
University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Inventors:
Guifang Li, Orlando, FL (US);
Ibrahim T. Ozdur, Orlando, FL (US);
Hong Shu, Hollywood, FL (US);
Michael Bass, Vero Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/09 (2006.01); H01S 3/23 (2006.01); H01S 3/16 (2006.01); H04J 14/02 (2006.01); H04J 14/04 (2006.01); G02B 6/02 (2006.01); G02B 6/26 (2006.01); H01S 3/067 (2006.01); H01S 3/06 (2006.01); H04J 14/00 (2006.01); H01S 3/0941 (2006.01); H01S 3/17 (2006.01); H01S 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/067 (2013.01); H01S 3/061 (2013.01); H01S 3/09 (2013.01); H01S 3/2308 (2013.01); H04J 14/00 (2013.01); H04J 14/04 (2013.01); G02B 6/02042 (2013.01); G02B 6/262 (2013.01); H01S 3/005 (2013.01); H01S 3/0064 (2013.01); H01S 3/0617 (2013.01); H01S 3/0941 (2013.01); H01S 3/1608 (2013.01); H01S 3/1618 (2013.01); H01S 3/175 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, an optical system for amplifying space-multiplexed optical signals includes an input fiber that propagates multiple spatially-separated optical signals and a bulk amplifier formed of a doped material that receives the multiple spatially-separated optical signals and simultaneously amplifies those signals to generate multiple amplified signals.