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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2024
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Long Chen, Maynard, MA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a device that includes an optical input; an optical output; and an optical assembly having a length, a width, and a height The optical assembly includes an optical path, the optical path in optical communication with the optical input and the optical output; a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) array coupled to and powered by at least one electrical interconnect; a substrate layer in electrical communication with the at least one electrical interconnect; an optical lens array in optical communication with the optical path and the SOA; an optical isolator array; and a housing having at least one surface configured to redirect light between the optical input and the optical isolator array. The device is configured to receive and amplify an optical signal.