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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Fibercore Limited, Chilworth, Southampton, GB;
Inventors:
Mark David Hill, Southampton, GB;
Judith Hankey, Southampton, GB;
Assignee:
Fibercore Limited, Chilworth, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/00 (2006.01); H04B 10/118 (2013.01); H01S 3/067 (2006.01); H01S 3/094 (2006.01); H01S 3/16 (2006.01); H01S 3/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/118 (2013.01); H01S 3/06716 (2013.01); H01S 3/06766 (2013.01); H01S 3/0014 (2013.01); H01S 3/094003 (2013.01); H01S 3/1608 (2013.01); H01S 3/1693 (2013.01); H01S 3/1695 (2013.01); H01S 3/1696 (2013.01); H01S 3/176 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spacecraft or satellite optical transmission apparatus () including an optical fiber () and at least one optical pump source () operatively coupled to provide pump energy to the optical fiber (), the optical fiber () comprising an active trivalent dopant such as erbium and at least one passive trivalent dopant such as lanthanum. A method for transmitting electromagnetic radiation in a high radiation environment is also disclosed.