ZTE Corporation Receives Patent for Long Reach Optical Amplification Device

ZTE Corporation, a Chinese technology company, has been granted a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its invention of a long reach optical amplification device. The patent, titled "Long reach optical amplification device, passive optical network, and method for transmitting optical signals," was awarded on December 30, 2014. The invention, designed for use in the communication field, is said to provide a solution for the long reach coexistence of multiple Passive Optical Network (PON) systems.

Key Takeaways:

• The patent, number 8,923,697, was granted to ZTE Corporation on December 30, 2014, for its invention of a long reach optical amplification device.
• The device is designed for use in the communication field and is intended to resolve the long reach coexistence of several PON systems.
• The invention includes a long reach optical amplification device, a passive optical network, and a method for transmitting optical signals.
• The device comprises a first optical diplexer, a downlink optical amplifier, a second optical diplexer, and an uplink optical amplifier.
• The invention was filed on December 30, 2010, and is classified under application no. 13/695,325.

Statistics:

• The patent was granted on December 30, 2014.
• The invention is classified under application no. 13/695,325.
• The device is intended for use in the communication field.
• The patent resolves the long reach coexistence of multiple PON systems.

Sources:

• United States Patent and Trademark Office, patent no. 8,923,697, "Long reach optical amplification device, passive optical network, and method for transmitting optical signals."
• ZTE Corporation, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, CN.

*ijing Daily, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, CN.