Photonic lambda switching for satellites
US10819430B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04J14/022
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A satellite payload system is presented. The system includes plurality of optical processing modules, including a plurality of ring-connected optical processing modules and at least one inter-satellite optical processing module, and at least one optical fiber ring communicatively coupled to each of the ring-connected optical processing modules. At least one of the ring-connected optical processing modules is configured to provide on-board signal processing of signals conveyed on the at least one optical fiber ring. At least one of the ring-connected optical processing modules is communicatively coupled to a respective inter-satellite optical processing module. Each inter-satellite optical processing module is configured to optically communicatively couple to a respective remote satellite.
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