Patent ID: 8036537
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A method of producing a series of amplified optical pulses from a series of input optical pulses, the method comprising: (a) creating a set of local optical pulses from a subset of said series of input optical pulses, said set of local optical pulses having different amplitudes arranged in a descending order and being applied to the input of an optical amplifier; (b) amplifying said set of local optical pulses by said optical amplifier to have a significantly amplified first local optical pulse; (c) removing the significantly amplified first local optical pulse from said set of local optical pulses and outputting the removed significantly amplified first local optical pulse as a part of said series of amplified optical pulses; (d) recreating said set of local optical pulses by adding a new optical pulse from said series of input optical pulses to the end of said set of local optical pulses; and (e) routing said recreated set of local optical pulses back to be applied to the input of said optical amplifier to continue producing said series of amplified optical pulses, wherein routing said recreated set of local optical pulses comprises passing said recreated set of local optical pulses from the output of said optical amplifier, through an optical loop comprising at least an optical fiber, to the input of said optical amplifier.