| US 7,480,464 B2 | ||
| Widely tunable, dispersion tolerant transmitter | ||
| Kevin McCallion, Charlestown, Mass. (US); Yasuhiro Matsui, Lawrence, Mass. (US); Jianying Zhou, Acton, Mass. (US); Michael Deutsch, Derry, N.H. (US); Parviz Tayebati, Boston, Mass. (US); and Daniel Mahgerefteh, Somerville, Mass. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Finisar Corporation, Sunnyvale, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 08, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/635,861. | ||
| Application 11/635861 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/272100, filed on Nov. 08, 2005. | ||
| Application 11/272100 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/308522, filed on Dec. 03, 2002. | ||
| Application 10/308522 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/441944, filed on May 26, 2006. | ||
| Application 11/441944 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/933081, filed on Sep. 02, 2004, granted, now 7,406,267. | ||
| Application 10/933081 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/068032, filed on Feb. 28, 2005. | ||
| Application 11/068032 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/084633, filed on Mar. 18, 2005. | ||
| Application 11/084633 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/084630, filed on Mar. 18, 2005, granted, now 7,406,266. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/748466, filed on Dec. 08, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0183792 A1, Aug. 09, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04J 14/02 (2006.01); H04B 10/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 398—201 [398/91] | 6 Claims |
| 1. An optical transmitter comprising:
(i) an electrical switch;
(ii) a laser array comprising a plurality of tunable laser elements; and
(iii) an Optical Spectrum Reshaper (OSR) used to reshape the output pulses from the laser elements in the laser array;
wherein the electrical switch takes an input electrical digital signal and selectively directs it to a specific laser element
in the laser array.
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