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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2014
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development Lp, Houston, TX (US);
Jason Pelc, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Charles M Santori, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Marco Fiorentino, Sr., Mountain View, CA (US);
Raymond G Beausoleil, Seattle, WA (US);
Terrel L Morris, Garland, TX (US);
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
One example includes an optical port-shuffling module. The module includes a plurality of inputs to receive a respective plurality of optical signals. The module also includes a plurality of outputs to provide the respective plurality of optical signals from the optical port-shuffling module. The module further includes a plurality of total-internal-reflection (TIR) mirrors arranged in optical paths of at least a portion of the plurality of optical signals to reflect the at least a portion of the plurality of optical signals to at least a portion of the plurality of outputs to shuffle the plurality of optical signals between the plurality of inputs and the plurality of outputs.