Optical filtering by using an add-drop node
First Claim
1. An add-drop node for wavelength division multiplexing optical signal transmission on an optical fiber network between multiple add-drop nodes, said node comprising a drop filter (78, 84, 85, 88), an add filter (65, 84, 86, 89), a signal channel receiver (72, 93), and a signal channel transmitter (71, 92) each being connected to a switch (68) for signal channel relaying between said network, and signal channel dropping and adding from and to said network, characterized in providing low loss for relayed signals by allowing said drop filter having a low crosstalk isolation, and providing high crosstalk isolation for dropped signal channels by connecting said receiver to the switch through an additional filter (79, 90) with high filtering characteristics for at least one predetermined signal channel of said signal.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method using a node, a system comprising a node and a node for filtering signals in a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) optical communications system, especially for re-configurably adding and dropping signals to and from an optical fibre path. The node comprising a drop filter, an add filter, a signal channel receiver, and a signal channel transmitter each being connected to a switch for signal channel relaying between said network, and signal channel dropping and adding from and to said network. The node provides low loss for relayed signals by allowing the drop filter to have a low crosstalk isolation, and provides high crosstalk isolation for dropped signal channels by connecting said receiver to the switch through an additional filter with high filtering characteristics for at least one predetermined signal.
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- 1. An add-drop node for wavelength division multiplexing optical signal transmission on an optical fiber network between multiple add-drop nodes, said node comprising a drop filter (78, 84, 85, 88), an add filter (65, 84, 86, 89), a signal channel receiver (72, 93), and a signal channel transmitter (71, 92) each being connected to a switch (68) for signal channel relaying between said network, and signal channel dropping and adding from and to said network, characterized in providing low loss for relayed signals by allowing said drop filter having a low crosstalk isolation, and providing high crosstalk isolation for dropped signal channels by connecting said receiver to the switch through an additional filter (79, 90) with high filtering characteristics for at least one predetermined signal channel of said signal.
- 4. A system comprising at least one add-drop node for wavelength division multiplexing optical signal transmission on an optical fiber network between other add-drop nodes, said at least one node comprising a drop filter (78, 84, 85, 88), an add filter (65, 84, 86, 89), a signal channel receiver (72, 93), and a signal channel transmitter (71, 92) each being connected to a switch (68) for signal channel relaying between said network, and signal channel dropping and adding from and to said network, characterized in providing low loss for relayed signals by allowing said drop filter having a low crosstalk isolation, and providing high crosstalk isolation for dropped signal by connecting said receiver to the switch through an additional filter (79, 90) with high filtering characteristics for at least one predetermined signal channel of said signal.
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7. A method using an add-drop node for wavelength division multiplexing optical signal transmission on an optical fiber network between multiple add-drop nodes, said node comprising a low loss drop filter (78, 84, 85, 88), an add filter (65, 84, 86, 89), a signal channel receiver (72, 93), and a signal channel transmitter (71, 92) each being connected to a switch (68) for signal channel relaying between said network, and signal channel dropping and adding from and to said network, characterized in that it comprises the steps of:
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providing low loss for relayed signals by allowing said drop filter having a low crosstalk isolation; and
providing high crosstalk isolation for dropped signal by connecting said receiver to the switch through an additional filter (79, 90) with high filtering characteristics for at least one predetermined signal channel of said signal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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