CA1006956A - Optical intermediate amplifier for a communications system - Google Patents

Optical intermediate amplifier for a communications system

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Publication number
CA1006956A
CA1006956A CA182,399A CA182399A CA1006956A CA 1006956 A CA1006956 A CA 1006956A CA 182399 A CA182399 A CA 182399A CA 1006956 A CA1006956 A CA 1006956A
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communications system
intermediate amplifier
optical intermediate
optical
amplifier
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CA182399S (en
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Gunter Zeidler
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Siemens AG
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Siemens AG
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B10/00—Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
    • H04B10/29—Repeaters
    • H04B10/291—Repeaters in which processing or amplification is carried out without conversion of the main signal from optical form
    • H04B10/2912—Repeaters in which processing or amplification is carried out without conversion of the main signal from optical form characterised by the medium used for amplification or processing
    • H04B10/2914—Repeaters in which processing or amplification is carried out without conversion of the main signal from optical form characterised by the medium used for amplification or processing using lumped semiconductor optical amplifiers [SOA]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/02—Structural details or components not essential to laser action
    • H01S5/026—Monolithically integrated components, e.g. waveguides, monitoring photo-detectors, drivers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/02—Structural details or components not essential to laser action
    • H01S5/028—Coatings ; Treatment of the laser facets, e.g. etching, passivation layers or reflecting layers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/50—Amplifier structures not provided for in groups H01S5/02 - H01S5/30
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B10/00—Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
    • H04B10/29—Repeaters
    • H04B10/291—Repeaters in which processing or amplification is carried out without conversion of the main signal from optical form
    • H04B10/293—Signal power control
    • H04B10/2933—Signal power control considering the whole optical path
    • H04B10/2937—Systems with a repeater placed only at the beginning or the end of the system, i.e. repeaterless systems, e.g. systems with only post and pre-amplification

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Semiconductor Lasers (AREA)
  • Optical Communication System (AREA)
  • Optical Integrated Circuits (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
CA182,399A 1972-10-03 1973-10-02 Optical intermediate amplifier for a communications system Expired CA1006956A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE2248371A DE2248371C2 (de) 1972-10-03 1972-10-03 In einen optischen Wellenleiter für ein optisches Nachrichtenübertragungssystem integrierter Zwischenverstärker

Publications (1)

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CA1006956A true CA1006956A (en) 1977-03-15

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CA182,399A Expired CA1006956A (en) 1972-10-03 1973-10-02 Optical intermediate amplifier for a communications system

Country Status (10)

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US (1) US3949315A (sv)
JP (1) JPS4973993A (sv)
BE (1) BE805625R (sv)
CA (1) CA1006956A (sv)
CH (1) CH557605A (sv)
DE (1) DE2248371C2 (sv)
GB (1) GB1447117A (sv)
IT (1) IT1045701B (sv)
LU (1) LU68543A1 (sv)
SE (2) SE413063B (sv)

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SE413063B (sv) 1980-03-13
GB1447117A (en) 1976-08-25
DE2248371C2 (de) 1985-12-05
AU6010373A (en) 1975-03-13
CH557605A (de) 1974-12-31
DE2248371A1 (de) 1974-04-11
IT1045701B (it) 1980-06-10
SE7808231L (sv) 1978-07-28
LU68543A1 (sv) 1973-12-10
US3949315A (en) 1976-04-06
BE805625R (fr) 1974-02-01
JPS4973993A (sv) 1974-07-17

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