Luis N Kil

US Patent:

20100021184, Jan 28, 2010

Filed:

Jul 22, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/177304

Inventors:

James D. Franklin - Manhattan Beach CA, US
Luis Kil - Torrance CA, US

Assignee:

BOEING COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE - Chicago IL

International Classification:

H04B 10/04

US Classification:

398201

Abstract:

An apparatus for handling an optical signal includes: an optical transmitting unit transmitting the optical signal from an input locus to an output locus. The optical transmitting unit includes a plurality of optical transmitting sections. Each respective optical transmitting section of the plurality of optical transmitting sections has a respective length and a respective attenuation gradient to establish a respective length-and-attenuation gradient configuration. Each respective optical transmitting section effects attenuation of the optical signal according to its respective length-and-attenuation gradient configuration.