Optical modulator having a plurality of modulator segments

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PATENT NO 9874767
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15347202

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An optical modulator apparatus may include a plurality of segment drivers, each segment driver having a unique offset voltage and driving but a portion or a segment of an electro-optical modulator. A modulating electrical signal may be applied to the segment drivers via a plurality of electrical delays. Parameters of the segment drivers may be selected so as to approximate a pre-defined transfer function, which may include a linear or a non-linear transfer function.

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NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OYESPOO FINLAND ESPOO SOUTHERN FINLAND

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Baehr-Jones, Thomas Wetteland Arcadia, US 59 242
Ding, Ran New York, US 65 570
Hochberg, Michael J New York, US 140 1799
Magill, Peter D Freehold, US 36 1490
Rylyakov, Alexander Staten Island, US 57 225

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