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Connection with amplifying optical fibers
U.S. Patent Number: 5379148
Abstract: Transmission line sections in a connection comprise passive portions transmitting the signal without compensating for its natural attenuation and occupying 15% to 65% of the length of the section. They also include active portions that amplify the signal. The invention is particularly applicable to making intercontinental connections.
Inventors: Blondel; Jean-Pierre (Viroflay, FR), Chesnoy; Jose (Paris, FR)
Assignee: Alcatel N.V. (Amsterdam, NL)
Application Number: 07/961,117
Issued: 1995-01-03
Expired: 2007-01-03
Classes: 359/341.31 ; 372/6
Field of search: 359/341 372/6
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