Reconfigurable directional optical system
US7254328B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 25, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2011/0086
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A reconfigurable directional optical system comprises N ports that can be configured individually as inputs or outputs. A system of this kind comprises at least one optical device having unidirectional inputs and outputs the total number of which is equal to or less than N, and an N×N optical switch such that each of the ports can be coupled interchangeably either to one of the inputs or to one of the outputs of the optical device.
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