Optical switch controller
US8229300B2 · kind B2 · utility
5Cited by
7References
11Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 7, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2011/0058
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical switch controller controls an optical interconnection network that variably connects at least one input data channel to a plurality of outputs channels via at least one switching element. An address reader module has at least one semiconductor optical amplifier optically processes an optical signal. The address reader module obtains information by reading a data tag from the input data channel, and outputs an address control signal based on the information. The address control signal can be used to control switching elements in the optical interconnection network.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.