Flexible waveband aggregator and deaggregator and hierarchical hybrid optical cross-connect system
US7239772B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2011/0075
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A flexible waveband deaggregator/aggregator design is disclosed, including an embodiment that utilizes flexible band tunable filters and an embodiment that utilizes tunable interleavers. An optical cross-connect design is also disclosed which utilizes the flexible waveband deaggregators and which can replace a core all-optical switch with a fiber interconnect matrix.
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