Optoelectronic switch
First Claim
1. An optoelectronic switch comprising:
- N switch modules, where N is an integer; and
an optical full-mesh interconnect;
each switch module comprising;
M client facing input ports, and M output facing ports, M being an integer which is either equal to or not equal to N;
a pre-mesh AWG, the pre-mesh AWG having M inputs and N outputs, each of the N outputs connected to a respective input on the optical full-mesh interconnect;
a post-mesh AWG, the post-mesh AWG having N inputs and M outputs, each of the N inputs connected to a respective output of the optical full-mesh interconnect and each of the M outputs for communicating a signal to one or more of the M outputs of the switch module; and
a first array of Detector Remodulators (DRMs) located before the pre-mesh AWG, each DRM of the first array configured to receive a signal from an input of the switch module and to regenerate and/or change the wavelength of the received signal to produce a DRM output, the DRM output forming an input at a respective port of the pre-mesh AWG.
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Abstract
An optoelectronic switch comprising: N switch modules, where N is an integer; and an optical full-mesh interconnect; each switch module comprising: M client facing input ports, and M output facing ports, M being an integer which is either equal to or not equal to N; a pre-mesh AWG, the pre-mesh AWG having M inputs and N outputs, each of the N outputs connected to a respective input on the optical full-mesh interconnect; a post-mesh AWG, the post-mesh AWG having N inputs and M outputs, each of the N inputs connected to a respective output of the optical full-mesh interconnect and each of the M outputs for communicating a signal to one or more of the M outputs of the switch module; and a first array of Detector Remodulators (DRMs) located before the pre-mesh AWG, each DRM of the first array configured to receive a signal from an input of the switch module and to regenerate and/or change the wavelength of the received signal to produce a DRM output, the DRM output forming an input at a respective port of the pre-mesh AWG.
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20 Claims
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1. An optoelectronic switch comprising:
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N switch modules, where N is an integer; and an optical full-mesh interconnect; each switch module comprising; M client facing input ports, and M output facing ports, M being an integer which is either equal to or not equal to N; a pre-mesh AWG, the pre-mesh AWG having M inputs and N outputs, each of the N outputs connected to a respective input on the optical full-mesh interconnect; a post-mesh AWG, the post-mesh AWG having N inputs and M outputs, each of the N inputs connected to a respective output of the optical full-mesh interconnect and each of the M outputs for communicating a signal to one or more of the M outputs of the switch module; and a first array of Detector Remodulators (DRMs) located before the pre-mesh AWG, each DRM of the first array configured to receive a signal from an input of the switch module and to regenerate and/or change the wavelength of the received signal to produce a DRM output, the DRM output forming an input at a respective port of the pre-mesh AWG. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An optoelectronic switch module for use with an optical full-mesh interconnect, the optoelectronic switch module comprising:
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M client facing input ports, and M output facing ports, where M is an integer; a pre-mesh AWG, the pre-mesh AWG having M inputs and N outputs where N is an integer which is either equal to or not equal to M, each of the N outputs connected to a respective input on the optical full-mesh interconnect; a post-mesh AWG, the post-mesh AWG having N inputs and M outputs, each of the N inputs connected to a respective output of the optical full-mesh interconnect and each of the M outputs for communicating a signal to one or more of the M outputs of the switch module; and a first array of Detector Remodulators (DRMs) located before the pre-mesh AWG, each DRM of the first array configured to receive a signal from an input of the switch module and to regenerate and/or change the wavelength of the received signal to produce a DRM output, the DRM output forming an input at a respective port of the pre-mesh AWG.
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19. An optoelectronic switch comprising:
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N switch modules, where N is an integer; and an optical full-mesh interconnect; each switch module comprising; M client facing input ports, and M output facing ports, M being an integer which is either equal to or not equal to N; a pre-mesh AWG, the pre-mesh AWG having M inputs and N outputs, each of the N outputs connected to a respective input on the optical full-mesh interconnect; a post-mesh AWG, the post-mesh AWG having N inputs and M outputs, each of the N inputs connected to a respective output of the optical full-mesh interconnect and each of the M outputs for communicating a signal to one or more of the M outputs of the switch module; and a first array of Detector Remodulators (DRMs) located before the pre-mesh AWG, each DRM of the first array configured to receive a signal from an input of the switch module and to regenerate and/or change the wavelength of the received signal to produce a DRM output, the DRM output forming an input at a respective port of the pre-mesh AWG; a second array of Detector Remodulators (DRMs) located after the post-mesh AWG, each DRM of the second array configured to regenerate and/or convert the wavelength of a signal from a respective output port of the post-mesh AWG for communication to an output port of the switch module; a first rearrangement AWG located before the first array of DRMs, the first rearrangement AWG having M input ports and M output ports, each of the M output ports connected to an input of a respective DRM of the first array of DRMs; and
each input port of the first rearrangement AWG connected to an input of the switch module; anda second rearrangement AWG located after the second array of DRMs, the second rearrangement AWG having M input ports and M output ports, each of the M input ports connected to an output of a respective DRM of the second array of DRMs; and
each output port of the second rearrangement AWG connected to an output of the switch module.
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20. An optoelectronic switch comprising:
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N switch modules, where N is an integer; and an optical full-mesh interconnect; each switch module comprising; M client facing input ports, and M output facing ports, M being an integer which is either equal to or not equal to N; a pre-mesh AWG, the pre-mesh AWG having M inputs and N outputs, each of the N outputs connected to a respective input on the optical full-mesh interconnect; a post-mesh AWG, the post-mesh AWG having N inputs and M outputs, each of the N inputs connected to a respective output of the optical full-mesh interconnect and each of the M outputs for communicating a signal to one or more of the M outputs of the switch module; and a first array of Detector Remodulators (DRMs) located before the pre-mesh AWG, each DRM of the first array configured to receive a signal from an input of the switch module and to regenerate and/or change the wavelength of the received signal to produce a DRM output, the DRM output forming an input at a respective port of the pre-mesh AWG; a second array of Detector Remodulators (DRMs) located after the post-mesh AWG, each DRM of the second array configured to regenerate and/or convert the wavelength of a signal from a respective output port of the post-mesh AWG for communication to an output port of the switch module; a first rearrangement AWG located before the first array of DRMs, the first rearrangement AWG having M input ports and M output ports, each of the M output ports connected to an input of a respective DRM of the first array of DRMs; and
each input port of the first rearrangement AWG connected to an input of the switch module;a second rearrangement AWG located after the second array of DRMs, the second rearrangement AWG having M input ports and M output ports, each of the M input ports connected to an output of a respective DRM of the second array of DRMs; and
each output port of the second rearrangement AWG connected to an output of the switch module;an additional array of DRMs located before the first rearrangement AWG, each DRM of the additional array configured to receive a signal from an input of the switch module and to regenerate and/or change the wavelength of the received signal to produce a DRM output, the DRM output forming an input at a respective port of the first rearrangement AWG; and a final array of DRMs located after the second rearrangement AWG such that the connection between each of the output ports of the second rearrangement AWG and an output port of the switch module is via one of the DRMs of the final array.
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