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Interleaved band demultiplexing/multiplexing system

US6782156B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 27, 2001
Grant dateAug 24, 2004
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Expiry dateJun 1, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/2935
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical demultiplexing system demultiplexes a multiplex which has at least three levels of granularity and includes m interleaved bands of wavelengths each of which includes p wavelengths. The system includes a 1-to-m deinterleaving demultiplexer for demultiplexing the multiplex into m bands of wavelengths and a 1-to-p deinterleaving demultiplexer for demultiplexing each of the m bands into p wavelengths. The numbers m and p are mutually prime.

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