Patent ID: 7715731

Claim:
A fiber optic communication system comprising: an optical fiber including at least one optical channel; and a pulse-shaping transmitter coupled to a first end of the optical fiber for communications over at least one optical channel, the transmitter including a spread pulse modulator to spread pulses of data in a time-domain prior to transmission over the at least one optical channel as light signals in order to apply a controlled distortion to the pulses of data and counter distortion applied to the pulses of data during transmission of the light signals over the at least one optical channel, the spread pulse modulator of the pulse-shaping transmitter spreads the pulses to apply the controlled distortion by altering the pulses of data to account for a dispersion effect to the light signals after propagation over the optical fiber, and an electrical to optical converter coupled to the spread pulse modulator and the first end of the optical fiber, the electrical to optical converter to convert and transmit electrical data signals as the light signals over the at least one optical channel.