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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Xueyan Zheng, Dublin, CA (US);
Jianying Zhou, Acton, MA (US);
Xiao Shen, San Bruno, CA (US);
Chunlei Liao, San Jose, CA (US);
Hongbing Lei, San Jose, CA (US);
Hongmin Chen, Davis, CA (US);
Yu Sheng Bai, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/564 (2013.01); H04B 10/516 (2013.01); H04B 10/079 (2013.01); H04L 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/564 (2013.01); H04B 10/07955 (2013.01); H04B 10/5161 (2013.01); H04L 7/0075 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus comprises: a first input tap; a first optical modulator coupled to the first input tap; a first output tap coupled to the first optical modulator so that the first optical modulator is positioned between the first input tap and the first output tap; and a controller indirectly coupled to the first input tap and the first output tap.