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EP0886350 - High speed non-biased semiconductor laser diode driver for high speed digital communication [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.07.2004
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.07.2004No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 15.09.2004  [2004/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Agere Systems Optoelectronics Guardian Corporation
9333 South John Young Parkway Orlando
Florida 32819-8698 / US
[N/P]
Former [2001/30]For all designated states
Agere Systems Optoelectronics Guardian Corporation
9333 South John Young Parkway
Orlando, Florida 32819-8698 / US
Former [1998/52]For all designated states
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974-0636 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Ota, Yusuke
215 Laurel Hill Road
Mountain Lakes, New Jersey 07046 / US
[1998/52]
Representative(s)Perkins, Sarah, et al
Stevens Hewlett & Perkins
1 St Augustine's Place
Bristol BS1 4UD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2001/17]Perkins, Sarah, et al
Stevens, Hewlett & Perkins Halton House 20/23 Holborn
London EC1N 2JD / GB
Former [1998/52]Buckley, Christopher Simon Thirsk, et al
Lucent Technologies (UK) Ltd, 5 Mornington Road
Woodford Green, Essex IG8 0TU / GB
Application number, filing date98304537.809.06.1998
[1998/52]
Priority number, dateUS1997087791018.06.1997         Original published format: US 877910
[1998/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0886350
Date:23.12.1998
Language:EN
[1998/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0886350
Date:24.09.2003
Language:EN
[2003/39]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.10.1998
ClassificationIPC:H01S5/042, H03K17/041
[2003/39]
CPC:
H03K17/04106 (EP,US); H01S5/042 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1998/52]H01S3/096, H03K17/041
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1999/35]
Former [1998/52]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Hochgeschwindigkeitstreiber für nicht polarisierte Halbleiter-Diodenlaser bei Hochgeschwindigkeits-Digitalübertragung[1998/52]
English:High speed non-biased semiconductor laser diode driver for high speed digital communication[1998/52]
French:Circuit de pilotage de diode laser à semi-conducteur non polarisée à vitesse élevée pour la communication numérique à vitesse élevée[1998/52]
Examination procedure09.06.1998Request for accelerated examination filed
18.06.1998Examination requested  [1998/52]
09.07.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M05)
09.07.2001Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes
23.11.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.02.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.06.2003Fee for grant paid
14.06.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)25.06.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.06.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
26.03.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
23.05.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
23.06.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]DE3711051  (COPAL ELECTRONICS [JP], et al) [A] 1,4,7,15 * column 10, line 49 - column 11, line 58; figure 8 *;
 [A]EP0312143  (PHILIPS NV [NL]) [A] 2,3* page 4, line 37 - page 5, line 2; figure 4 *;
 [Y]US4924473  (BURGYAN LAJOS [US], et al) [Y] 10,11 * column 4, line 32 - column 6, line 19; figures 1,2 *;
 [XY]  - WEDDING B, "REDUCTION OF BIT ERROR RATE IN HIGH SPEED OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS DUE TO OPTIMIZED ELECTRICAL DRIVE PULSE SHAPING", EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON OPTICAL COMMUNICATION, BRIGHTON, SEPT. 11 - 15, 1988, INSTITUTION OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS, (19880911), vol. PART 1, no. CONF. 14, pages 187 - 190, XP000145107 [X] 1,5,8,13 * page 187, line 5 - line 34; figure 1B * [Y] 10,11
 [A]  - HIROYUKI UENOHARA ET AL, "LONG-WAVELENGTH MULTIPLE-QUANTUM-WELL VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED BISTABLE LASER DIODES", IEEE JOURNAL OF QUANTUM ELECTRONICS, (19951201), vol. 31, no. 12, pages 2142 - 2147, XP000541556 [A] 1,5,6,8,13 * page 2144, column L, line 2 - line 18 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/3.477739
 [A]  - HOWARD L ET AL, "NANOSECOND-PULSE GENERATOR FOR LASER DIODES", REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, (19891001), vol. 60, no. 10, pages 3343 - 3345, XP000071733 [A] 1-3 * page 3344, column L, line 5 - page 3345, column L, line 2; figure 3 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1140528
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