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SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION MODULE FOR A DIRECTIONLESS RECONFIGURABLE OPTICAL ADD/DROP MULTIPLEXER

  • US 20090067845A1
  • Filed: 11/11/2008
  • Published: 03/12/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A signal distribution module for use in a directionless reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer application, comprising:

  • a multi-cast switch having a plurality of input ports and a plurality of output ports;

    a plurality of optical amplifiers coupled to the plurality of input ports of the multi-cast switch, wherein the plurality of optical amplifiers form an optical amplifier array;

    a tunable optical splitter coupled to the plurality of optical amplifiers; and

    a pump laser coupled to the tunable optical splitter.

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