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EP1037416 - Optical fibre communication system comprising means for optical pulse reshaping [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.09.2003
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.07.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 29.08.2007  [2007/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill, NJ 07974-0636 / US
[N/P]
Former [2000/38]For all designated states
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974-0636 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Eggleton, Benjamin John
17 Aubrey Street
Summit, New Jersey 07901 / US
02 / Lenz, Gadi
69 Shady Lane
Fanwood, New Jersey 07023 / US
03 / Slusher, Richard Elliott
79 Guinea Hollow Road
Lebanon, New Jersey 08833 / US
04 / Spalter, Stefan Heinz
1308 Sunny Slope Road
Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807 / US
[2000/38]
Representative(s)Johnston, Kenneth Graham, et al
Lucent Technologies EUR-IP UK Ltd Unit 18, Core 3 Workzone Innova Business Park Electric Avenue
Enfield, EN3 7XB / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/38]Johnston, Kenneth Graham, et al
Lucent Technologies (UK) Ltd, 5 Mornington Road
Woodford Green Essex, IG8 OTU / GB
Application number, filing date00301863.707.03.2000
[2000/38]
Priority number, dateUS1999026828515.03.1999         Original published format: US 268285
[2000/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1037416
Date:20.09.2000
Language:EN
[2000/38]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1037416
Date:29.11.2000
[2000/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1037416
Date:20.11.2002
Language:EN
[2002/47]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.10.2000
ClassificationIPC:H04B10/18
[2000/38]
CPC:
H04B10/25077 (EP,US); H04B2210/258 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2001/33]
Former [2000/38]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Faseroptisches Übertragungssystem mit Mitteln zur Regenerierung von Pulsen[2000/38]
English:Optical fibre communication system comprising means for optical pulse reshaping[2000/38]
French:Système de communication à fibres optiques comprenant des moyens pour la remise en forme des impulsions optiques[2000/38]
Examination procedure07.03.2000Request for accelerated examination filed
23.03.2000Examination requested  [2000/38]
25.06.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.06.2001Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes
18.10.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.04.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
17.06.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
31.08.2002Fee for grant paid
31.08.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)21.08.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/46]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.01.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT20.11.2002
[2007/35]
Documents cited:Search[X]  - EGGLETON B J ET AL, "DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK PULSE GENERATOR BASED ON NONLINEAR FIBRE GRATING", ELECTRONICS LETTERS,GB,IEE STEVENAGE, (19961205), vol. 32, no. 25, ISSN 0013-5194, pages 2341 - 2342, XP000685330 [X] 1 * figures 1,2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/el:19961581
 [A]  - EGGLETON B J ET AL, "COMPRESSION OF OPTICAL PULSES SPECTRALLY BROADENED BY SELF-PHASE MODULATION WITH A FIBER BRAGG GRATING IN TRANSMISSION", APPLIED OPTICS,US,OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA,WASHINGTON, (19981020), vol. 37, no. 30, ISSN 0003-6935, pages 7055 - 7061, XP000787129 [A] 1-12 * figures 2-7 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.37.007055
 [A]  - LAZARIDIS P ET AL, "TIME-BANDWIDTH PRODUCT OF CHIRPED SECH2 PULSES: APPLICATION TO PHASE-AMPLITUDE-COUPLING FACTOR MEASUREMENT", OPTICS LETTERS,US,OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, WASHINGTON, (19950515), vol. 20, no. 10, ISSN 0146-9592, pages 1160 - 1162, XP000861747 [A] 1-12 * figures 1-4 *
 [A]  - P. LAZARIDIS, P. GALLION, G. DEBARGE, "Low effective phase-amplitude coupling factor for DFB and DBR lasers using complex coupling", CLEO CONFERENCE, Baltimore, USA, (19950522), page 192, XP002148736 [A] 1-12 * figures 2,3 *
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