Dynamically reconfigurable optical interface device using an optically switched backplane
US5726788A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2011/0079
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical interface device dynamically reconfigures a telecommunications network. The device includes an optically switched backplane connected between two stages of an optical tapped amplifier. Various modules may be plugged into the backplane for performing selective processing of the optical signal without any signal conversion to electrical domain. The modules are electrically controlled by a controller, which is also a module, overseeing the operations upon the optical signal by other modules.
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