(19)
(11) EP 1 576 746 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
03.09.2008 Bulletin 2008/36

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
30.04.2008 Bulletin 2008/18

(21) Application number: 03767990.9

(22) Date of filing: 12.12.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04B 10/13(2006.01)
 H04B 7/26(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/GB2003/005428
(87) International publication number:
WO 2004/056019 (01.07.2004 Gazette 2004/27)

(54)

AN OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS RADIO SIGNALS

OPTISCHES ÜBERTRAGUNGSSYSTEM FÜR MOBILFUNKSIGNALE

SYSTEME DE COMMUNICATION OPTIQUE POUR SIGNAUX DE RADIO COMMUNICATION SANS FIL

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 13.12.2002 GB 0229238

(43) Date of publication of application:
21.09.2005 Bulletin 2005/38

(60) Divisional application:
08103760.8 / 1947787

(73) Proprietors:
  • UCL Business PLC
    97 Tottenham Court Road London W1T 4TP (GB)
  • Cambridge Enterprise Limited
    Trinity Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TN (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • SEEDS, Alwyn, John
    London SW3 6BU (GB)
  • WAKE, David
    Levington, Suffolk IP10 0LQ (GB)
  • PENTY, Richard, Vincent
    Royston, Hertfordshire SG8 OQF (GB)
  • WEBSTER, Matthew
    Royston, Hertfordshire SG8 5TQ (GB)
  • HARTMANN, Peter
    Storey's Way, Cambridge CD3 0DS (GB)
  • WHITE, Ian, Hugh
    Madingley, Cambridge CB3 8AH (GB)

(74) Representative: Neobard, William John et al
Kilburn & Strode 20 Red Lion Street
London WC1R 4PJ
London WC1R 4PJ (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
US-A- 5 077 815
US-B1- 6 304 352
 US-A- 6 064 786
   
  • WAKE D ET AL: "Radiofrequency transmission of 32-QAM signals over multimode fibre for distributed antenna system applications" ELECTRONICS LETTERS, IEE STEVENAGE, GB, vol. 37, no. 17, 16 August 2001 (2001-08-16), pages 1087-1089, XP006017082 ISSN: 0013-5194 cited in the application
 
Remarks:
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