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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1995
David R Huber, Annapolis, MD (US);
Ciena Corporation, Savage, MD (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to optical amplifier systems which include optical add/drop multiplexing capabilities. The optical amplifier system includes a first optical circulator with at least three circulator ports. An optical transmission fiber optically communicates with the first circulator port for transporting a wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) optical transmission signal. A section of optically amplifying rare-earth doped fiber amplifies the WDM optical transmission signal input to the first circulator port. A wavelength-selecting optical fiber including at least one in-fiber Bragg grating for selectively reflecting an optical signal of a particular wavelength from the WDM optical signal optically communicates with the second circulator port. The optical amplifier system further includes a second optical circulator with at least three optical circulator ports, one of which communicates with the wavelength-selecting optical fiber. Another of the optical ports optically communicates with an optical fiber transmitting optical signals to be added to the WDM optical transmission signal.