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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2015
Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (US);
Daniel Kilper, Tucson, AZ (US);
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, Tucson, AZ (US);
Abstract
A method for transmitting data over an optical communication system is performed by sequentially tuning a laser beam among a plurality of optical wavelengths. At least one data signal is modulated onto the plurality of optical wavelengths by sequentially switching the modulation of the data signal among the plurality of optical wavelengths such that at any given time the data signal is only modulated onto a single one of the optical wavelengths. The sequential switching is performed at a rate equal to or greater than a response time of one or more optical amplifiers used for amplifying the optical wavelengths.