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Method and apparatus for management of a spectral capacity of a wavelength division multiplexing system

US11582539B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ADVA Optical Networking SE · DE

Inventors

Henning Hinderthür · Finning, DE
Cornelius Fuerst · Munich, DE
Paul R. Morkel · London, GB
Christophe Meyer · Meiningen, DE
Christian Scheerer · Ottawa, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 22, 2021
Grant date	Feb 14, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 22, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04Q2011/002
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for management of a spectral capacity of a wavelength division multiplexing, WDM, system includes at least one pair of transmission fibers provided for transporting optical signals. Each transmission fiber of a transmission fiber pair is connected to a first port of an optical circulator having at least two additional ports and adapted to transmit an incoming optical signal entering one of its ports via its next port. WDM subsystems configured with counter-propagating assignable wavelengths are connected to associated ports of the optical circulator of the apparatus.

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