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Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021

Filed:

Apr. 29, 2020
Applicant:

Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Tao Ling, Breinigsville, PA (US);

Ravi S. Tummidi, Breinigsville, PA (US);

Yi Ho Lee, Breinigsville, PA (US);

Mark A. Webster, Bethlehem, PA (US);

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 14/00 (2006.01); H04Q 11/00 (2006.01); H04J 14/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 11/0005 (2013.01); H04J 14/0204 (2013.01); H04J 14/0205 (2013.01); H04J 14/0216 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0007 (2013.01);
Abstract

Process margin relaxation is provided in relation to a compensated-for process via a first optical device, fabricated to satisfy an operational specification when a compensated-for process is within a first tolerance range; a second optical device, fabricated to satisfy the operational specification when the compensated-for process is within second tolerance range, different than the first tolerance range; a first optical switch connected to an input and configured to output an optical signal received from the input to one of the first optical device and the second optical device; and a second optical switch configured to combine outputs from the first optical device and the second optical device.


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