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EP0830721 - OPTICAL AMPLIFIER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.07.1999
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip16.10.2009Change - representativepublished on 18.11.2009  [2009/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company
81 Newgate Street London
EC1A 7AJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [1998/13]For all designated states
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company
81 Newgate Street
London EC1A 7AJ / GB
Inventor(s)01 / MARCENAC, Dominique
25E York Road, Martlesham Heath
Ipswich, Suffolk IP5 7TL / GB
[1998/13]
Representative(s)Roberts, Simon Christopher, et al
BT Group Legal
Intellectual Property Department
PP C5A. BT Centre
81 Newgate Street, London
EC1A 7AJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2009/47]Roberts, Simon Christopher, et al
BT Group Legal Intellectual Property Department PP C5A. BT Centre 81 Newgate Street London
EC1A 7AJ / GB
Former [1998/13]Roberts, Simon Christopher, et al
BT Group Legal Services, Intellectual Property Department, 8th Floor, Holborn Centre 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2TE / GB
Application number, filing date96917573.607.06.1996
[1998/13]
WO1996GB01376
Priority number, dateGB1995001151507.06.1995         Original published format: GB 9511515
EP1995030506020.07.1995         Original published format: EP 95305060
GB1996000842124.04.1996         Original published format: GB 9608421
[1998/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9641405
Date:19.12.1996
Language:EN
[1996/55]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0830721
Date:25.03.1998
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.12.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1998/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0830721
Date:26.08.1998
Language:EN
[1998/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP19.12.1996
ClassificationIPC:H01S3/25, G02F2/00
[1998/19]
CPC:
G02F2/004 (EP,US); H01S5/50 (EP,US); H01S5/5018 (EP,US);
H01S5/5054 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1998/13]H01S3/25
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   NL [1998/13]
TitleGerman:OPTISCHER VERSTÄRKER[1998/13]
English:OPTICAL AMPLIFIER[1998/13]
French:AMPLIFICATEUR OPTIQUE[1998/13]
Entry into regional phase14.11.1997National basic fee paid 
14.11.1997Designation fee(s) paid 
14.11.1997Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.12.1996Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
14.11.1997Examination requested  [1998/13]
02.04.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
11.05.1998Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.06.1998Fee for grant paid
26.06.1998Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)27.05.1999No opposition filed within time limit [1999/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.06.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipES26.08.1998
[2002/27]
Cited inInternational search[PX]  - MARCENAC D D ET AL, "BANDWIDTH ENHANCEMENT OF WAVELENGTH CONVERSION VIA CROSS-GAIN MODULATION BY SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER CASCADE", ELECTRONICS LETTERS, (19950817), vol. 31, no. 17, page 1442/1443, XP000528968 [PX] 1-33 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/el:19951014
 [DX]  - D.A.O.DAVIES, "Small-signal analysis of wavelength conversion in semiconductor laser amplifiers via gain saturation", IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS, NEW YORK US, (199506), vol. 7, no. 6, pages 617 - 619, XP002013675 [DX] 1-33 * the whole document *
 [DA]  - K.E.STUBKJAER ET AL., "Optical wavelength converters", PROCEEDINGS OF THE EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON OPTICAL COMMUNICATION, FIRENZE,SEPTEMBER 25-29, 1993,, pages 635 - 641, XP002013676 [DA] 1-33 * page 637, line 12 - line 34; figure 6 *
 [DA]  - J.M.WIESENFELD ET AL., "Bit error rate performance for wavelength conversion at 20 Gbit/s", ELECTRONICS LETTERS, STEVENAGE GB, (19940428), vol. 30, no. 9, pages 720 - 721, XP002013677 [DA] 1-33 * the whole document *
 [A]  - MIKKELSEN B ET AL, "20 GBIT/S POLARISATION INSENTIVE WAVELENGTH CONVERSION IN SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS", PROCEEDINGS OF THE EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON OPTICAL COMMUNICATION (EC, MONTREUX, SEPT. 12 - 16, 1993, SWISS ELECTROTECHNICAL ASSOCIATION, (19930912), vol. 3, pages 73 - 76, XP000492291 [A] 1-33 * figures 1,2,4 *
 [DA]  - S.EL YUMIN ET AL., "Taper-shape dependence of tapered-waveguide traveling wave semiconductor laser amolifier (TTW-SLA)", IEICE TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTRONICS, TOKYO JP, (199404), vol. e77, no. 4, pages 624 - 632, XP000460067 [DA] 1 * paragraph [0005]; figure 1 *
 [DA]  - MEHUYS D ET AL, "11.6 W PEAK POWER, DIFFRACTION-LIMITED DIODE-TO-DIODE OPTICAL AMPLIFIER", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, (19930208), vol. 62, no. 6, pages 544 - 546, XP000336659 [DA] 1 * abstract *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.108905
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