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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2020
Applicant:
Acacia Communications, Inc., Maynard, MA (US);
Inventor:
Long Chen, Marlboro, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/125 (2006.01); G02B 6/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/125 (2013.01); G02B 2006/121 (2013.01); G02B 2006/12121 (2013.01); G02B 2006/1215 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one aspect, the disclosure relates to an apparatus including a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) including an optical network including V optical output channels and U optical input ports, wherein a selectable subset of the U optical input ports can be connected to L lasers, wherein L is less than or equal to U, and wherein the PIC is operable to output light on some or all of the V optical output channels in response to different number of active lasers connected to the U optical input ports.