HIGH SENSITIVITY OPTICAL RECEIVER EMPLOYING A HIGH GAIN AMPLIFIER AND AN EQUALIZING CIRCUIT

An optical receiver includes a light receiving element for converting an optical signal to an electrical signal having a first bandwidth and an amplifier for amplifying the electrical signal. The amplifier has a first gain response that yields a second bandwidth that is less than the first bandwidth...

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Hauptverfasser:	BOWLER, DAVID, B, LUK, JASON, G, CALABRESI, FRANCIS, J
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	AMPLIFIERS BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH ISMODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THEDEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY,COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g.SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRICITY FREQUENCY-CHANGING NON-LINEAR OPTICS OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS OPTICS PHYSICS TECHNIQUES OR PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF TRANSMISSION
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Zusammenfassung:	An optical receiver includes a light receiving element for converting an optical signal to an electrical signal having a first bandwidth and an amplifier for amplifying the electrical signal. The amplifier has a first gain response that yields a second bandwidth that is less than the first bandwidth. The optical receiver also includes an equalizing circuit operationally coupled to the amplifier. The equalizing circuit has a second gain response that compensates for the first gain response of the amplifier so that a substantially constant net gain is imparted by the amplifier and the equalizing circuit to the electrical signal over the first bandwidth.