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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2019
Applicant:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (US);
Inventors:
Bassem Fahs, Troy, NY (US);
Robert F. Karlicek, Jr., Mechanicville, NY (US);
Mona Mostafa Hella, Watervliet, NY (US);
Assignee:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/08 (2006.01); H04Q 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 11/0005 (2013.01); H03F 3/085 (2013.01); H04Q 11/0062 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0016 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0024 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0026 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cross-connect switch architecture is described. A cross-connect switch device includes a cross-point switch array, a plurality of photo detectors and a plurality of amplifiers. The cross-point switch array includes a plurality of switches. Each switch is coupled between a respective photo detector and a respective amplifier and is configured to couple the respective photo detector to the respective amplifier when the switch is selected.