Optoelectronic equalizer circuit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9496964
APP PUB NO 20160277119A1
SERIAL NO

14658415

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We disclose an optoelectronic circuit that is configurable to operate as an FIR filter, in which the tapping and the weighting of the signal that is being equalized are performed in the optical domain, whereas the summation of the weighted signals is performed in the electrical domain after the corresponding optical signals are converted into electrical form using an array of photodetectors. Photodetectors in the array are arranged such that some of them contribute to the equalized electrical signal with a positive polarity and the others contribute to the equalized electrical signal with a negative polarity. As a result, at least some of the tap weights used in the FIR filter can be made variable between a positive value and a negative value.

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  • ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC.

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Chang, Chia-Ming Matawan, US 204 873
Sinsky, Jeffrey H Marlboro, US 11 78

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