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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Chang Hee Lee, Taejon, KR;
Hyun Deok Kim, Daegu, KR;
Jeong Hun Shin, Daegu, KR;
Tae Won Oh, Daegu, KR;
Yun Hee Cho, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Kyungki-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/28 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/28 ;
Abstract
The present invention discloses a bi-directional add/drop multiplexer (BADM) and a bi-directional add/drop amplifier (BADA) module which add/drop wavelength-interleaved counter-propagating signals. The mid-stage device in the BADM and the BADA module is shared by the counter-propagating signals.