Optical communication by injection-locking to a signal which modulates an optical carrier

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Abstract, An optical communication system is disclosed including an alloptical device whose output modulated optical beam is locked to an input modulated optical beam. In a specific embodiment of the system the device, may be a self-electro-optic effect device (SEED) which is operated as an, oscillator by means of an associated tank circuit. Such an embodiment permits recovery of a clock frequency from a bit stream which is input into the device. When the output of the device is directed into an optical decision element, an all-optical regenerator may be realized.