Optical interconnection network
US5504607A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 26, 1993 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2011/0024
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical network having a spatially-multiplexed plurality N of optical waveguides is employed in conjunction with another, non-spatial signal multiplexing technique (e.g., frequency multiplexing) defining a plurality M of further optical signal channels thereby providing an enhanced number N.times.M of optical signal channels that can be selectively coupled to by optical signal processors.
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