Long range bidirectional optical fiber communication link
CA 2040756 C · Owner: Hughes Aircraft Company · Inventors: Hsu, Hui-Pin
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A long-range optical fiber communication link overcoming certain constraints on signal transmission range imposed by fiber-induced loss is disclosed herein. A first embodiment of the communication link (10) of the present invention includes an optical fiber (16) having a first and a second end wherein the attenuation of optical energy passing therethrough at wavelengths included within a transmission window is substantially minimized. The inventive link (10) further includes a first arrangement (22) and (36) for launching a first optical carrier of a first wavelength onto the first end of the fiber (16). Provision is made within the launching arrangement (22) and (36) for impressing a first …
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- Filed April 18, 1991 and granted May 3, 1994. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 18, 2011.
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