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Optical fiber dispersion transformer

CA 1298502 C · Owner: Corning Glass Works · Inventors: Bhagavatula, Venkata A.

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An optical transmission system wherein light is transmitted from a transmitter to a receiver by at least one transmission optical fiber. The system includes a dispersion transformer which receives light from one of the components, compensates for or transforms the delay distortion of the various wavelengths transmitted through the system and, provides the next component in the system with a compensated or transformed light beam. The dispersion transformer comprises means for receiving light from one of the components and dispersing/separating the light into a plurality of spatially separated beams which are directed onto the endface of a multimode optical fiber. The position of each beam on …

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  • Granted April 7, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 7, 2009.
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FiledMay 7, 1987
GrantedApril 7, 1992
Term endedApril 7, 2009
Patent numberCA 1298502 C
Classification (IPC)G02B6/34

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19881991199419972000200320062009Application filedMay 7, 1987Patent grantedApril 7, 1992Term endedApril 7, 2009

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