Interconnecting processing units of a stored program controlled system using space division multiplexed free space optics
US7162158B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 17, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B10/801
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Internal communication signals in a stored program controlled system comprising a plurality of units configured to process signals are provided by an optical beam line which is proximal to all of the plurality of units. The system of this invention uses Space Division Multiplexing techniques to provide a plurality of logically independent subchannels over a single, shared free space optical beamline.
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