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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2023
Infinera Corp., San Jose, CA (US);
Jonathan Michael Buset, San Jose, CA (US);
Nisar Ahmed, Bellevue, WA (US);
Francisco Javier Vaquero Caballero, San Jose, CA (US);
Thomas Gerard, Campbell, CA (US);
Stephane St-Laurent, Roxboro, CA;
Abstract
A multiplexer module and method are herein disclosed. The multiplexer module comprises a WSS configured to receive a plurality of first optical signals, selectively multiplex the first optical signals into a second optical signal, and output the second optical signal; an OPM operable to determine a power of one or more slice within a sample optical signal, the sample optical signal being selected from a group consisting of a particular optical signal of the first optical signals and a portion of the second optical signal including the particular optical signal; a processor; and a memory storing instructions that cause the processor to: validate the particular optical signal using the power of one or more slice within the sample optical signal; and if the particular optical signal is valid, cause the WSS to open a particular passband so as to multiplex the particular optical signal into the second optical signal.