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December 2, 2008
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103540640
Date Filed
January 30, 2003
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An apparatus is provided comprising a dual optical amplifier. The two optical amplifiers are integrated, in that they share at a set of optical, electrical, or opto-electrical components. The two optical amplifiers may share a pump laser. Alternatively, the optical amplifiers may share photo-detectors. Methods of controlling the signal strength of output signals are also provided. A chip-based integrated optical dual amplifier, using Erbium-Doped Waveguides, is also provided.
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