Mixed analog and digital chip-scale reconfigurable WDM network
US7894418B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 13, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S370/907
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a mixed analog and digital chip-scale reconfigurable WDM network. The network suitably includes a router that enables rapidly configurable wavelength selective routers of fiber optic data. The router suitably incorporates photonic wavelength selective optical add/drop filters and multiplexers.
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