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EP1610478 - Optical modulator having reduced bandwidth requirements and method of operation thereof [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.09.2007
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.10.2008Change - representativepublished on 12.11.2008  [2008/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill, NJ 07974-0636 / US
[N/P]
Former [2005/52]For all designated states
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974-0636 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Gill, Douglas M.
203 Underhill Road
South Orange, NJ 07079 / US
02 / Liu, Xiang
61 Kingfisher Court
Marlboro, NJ 07746 / US
 [2005/52]
Representative(s)Sarup, David Alexander, et al
Alcatel-Lucent Telecom Ltd
Patent Business
c/o Nokia
125 Finsbury Pavement
London EC2A 1NQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/46]Sarup, David Alexander, et al
Alcatel-Lucent Telecom Limited Unit 18, Core 3, Workzone Innova Business Park Electric Avenue Enfield
EN3 7XU / GB
Former [2005/52]Sarup, David Alexander, et al
Lucent Technologies NS UK Limted, 5 Mornington Road Woodford Green
Essex IG8 OTU / GB
Application number, filing date05253821.221.06.2005
[2005/52]
Priority number, dateUS2004087501523.06.2004         Original published format: US 875015
[2005/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1610478
Date:28.12.2005
Language:EN
[2005/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1610478
Date:22.11.2006
Language:EN
[2006/47]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.08.2005
ClassificationIPC:H04B10/155, G02F1/225
[2005/52]
CPC:
H04B10/505 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2006/36]
Former [2005/52]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Optischer Modulator mit niedrigen Bandbreiteanforderungen und Steuerungsverfahren dafür[2005/52]
English:Optical modulator having reduced bandwidth requirements and method of operation thereof[2005/52]
French:Modulateur optique présentant des besoins réduits en largeur de bande et procédé associé[2005/52]
Examination procedure25.06.2005Examination requested  [2005/52]
13.10.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.02.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.06.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.09.2006Fee for grant paid
18.09.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)23.08.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/44]
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2003002765  (SHARP RICHARD [US]) [A] 1-10* the whole document *;
 [PX]EP1528697  (CIT ALCATEL [FR]) [PX] 1-10 * the whole document *;
 [X]  - TOKLE T ET AL, "6500 km transmission of RZ-DQPSK WDM signals", ELECTRONICS LETTERS, IEE STEVENAGE, GB, (20040401), vol. 40, no. 7, ISSN 0013-5194, pages 444 - 445, XP006021732 [X] 1-10 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/el:20040274
 [X]  - GNAUCK A ED - SAWCHUCK A A (ED) OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA / INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, "40-Gb/s rz-differential phase shift keyed transmission", OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION CONFERENCE. (OFC). POSTCONFERENCE DIGEST. ATLANTA, GA, MARCH 23 - 28, 2003, TRENDS IN OPTICS AND PHOTONICS SERIES. (TOPS), WASHINGTON, DC : OSA, US, (20030323), vol. TOPS. VOL. 86, ISBN 1-55752-746-6, pages 450 - 451, XP010680285 [X] 1-10 * the whole document *
 [A]  - BOGNER W ET AL, "40 GBIT/S UNREPEATERED OPTICAL TRANSMISSION OVER 148KM BY ELECTRICAL TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING AND DEMULTIPLEXING", ELECTRONICS LETTERS, IEE STEVENAGE, GB, (19971204), vol. 33, no. 25, ISSN 0013-5194, pages 2136 - 2137, XP000773580 [A] 1-10 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/el:19971468
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