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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2020
Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kevan Peter Jones, Kanata, CA;
Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a first input port, a first switch, and a second switch. The first switch and the second input port are in optical communication with the first input port. The apparatus also includes a second input port, a third switch, and a fourth switch. The third switch and the fourth switch are in optical communication with the second input port. Each switch is switchable between a first state to pass optical signals and a second state to block optical signals. The apparatus also includes a first combiner in optical communication with the first input port via the first switch and the second input port via the third switch. The apparatus also includes a second combiner in optical communication with the first input port via the second switch and the second input port via the fourth switch.