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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2020
Cox Communications, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Harjinder S. Ghuman, Atlanta, GA (US);
Cox Communications, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure describes C and L band optical communications module link extender, and related systems and methods. An example method may include receiving, by a dense wave division multiplexer (DWDM) at a headend, one or more optical data signals over a C band and an L band. The example method may also include combining the one or more optical data signals. The example method may also include outputting the combined one or more optical data signals to a first WDM at the headend. The example method may also include separating, by the first WDM, the combined one or more optical data signals into a C band signal and an L band signal. The example method may also include outputting the C band signal to a first amplifier at the headend and the L band signal to a second amplifier at the headend. The example method may also include amplifying, by the first amplifier, the C band signal. The example method may also include outputting the amplified C band signal to a coexistence filter. The example method may also include amplifying, by the second amplifier, the L band signal. The example method may also include outputting the amplified L band signal to the coexistence filter. The example method may also include outputting, by the coexistence filter, the amplified C band signal and the amplified L band signal to an optical switch. The example method may also include outputting, by the optical switch, an egress optical data signal to a first fiber.