Patent ID: 7822348
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: G02F,H04B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: an act of an optical laser transmitting continuous wave light to a modulator that is used to gate the continuous wave light received from the optical laser, the modulator configured to gate the continuous wave light in response to a bias voltage and a signal drive level applied to the modulator; an act of a control circuit adaptively adjusting the bias voltage and the signal drive level applied to the optical modulator, wherein the bias voltage and the signal drive level are adjusted concurrently and wherein the optical modulator is structured such that the bias voltage and signal drive level at least partially control a pulse shape of an optical output signal of the optical modulator; and an act of the control circuit continuing to adaptively adjust the bias voltage and signal drive level to at least partially optimize the pulse shape of the optical output signal for both linear and non-linear optical effects and dispersion in a transmission line configured to transport the optical output signal, wherein the at least partially optimized pulse shape of the optical output signal is a non-sinusoidal pulse.