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RECONFIGURABLE OPTICAL ADD DROP MULTIPLEXER CORE DEVICE, PROCEDURE AND SYSTEM USING SUCH DEVICE, OPTICAL LIGHT DISTRIBUTOR, AND COUPLING-RATIO ASSIGNING PROCEDURE

  • US 20080260386A1
  • Filed: 04/08/2008
  • Published: 10/23/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A reconfigurable optical add drop multiplexer core device comprising:

  • a light distributor configured to receive an optical signal along a primary input of the reconfigurable optical add drop multiplexer core device and to distribute the received optical signal along a plurality of subtending outputs;

    a light combiner configured to receive optical signals along a plurality of subtending inputs, to combine the received optical signals into a combined signal, and to output the combined signal; and

    first and second sets of add and drop ports, the add and drop ports in the first set functioning as add and drop ports, respectively, and the add and drop ports in the second set functioning as both add and drop ports, respectively, and as express ports connectable to another reconfigurable optical add drop multiplexer core device.

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