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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2002
Edward J. Bortolini, Nederland, CO (US);
Dirk Barthel, Westminster, CO (US);
Robert T. Weverka, Boulder, CO (US);
Rainer Iraschko, Calgary, CA;
George David Morley, Calgary, CA;
Edward J. Bortolini, Nederland, CO (US);
Dirk Barthel, Westminster, CO (US);
Robert T. Weverka, Boulder, CO (US);
Rainer Iraschko, Calgary, CA;
George David Morley, Calgary, CA;
PTS Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An optical wavelength cross connect is provided to receive multiple input optical signals that each have multiple spectral bands and to transmit multiple output optical signals that each have one or more of those spectral bands. The optical wavelength cross connect includes multiple wavelength routing elements, which are optical components that selectively route wavelength components between one optical signal and multiple optical signals in either direction according to a configurable state. As used within the optical wavelength cross connect, each of the wavelength routing elements receives at least one optical signal corresponding to one of the input optical signals. A mapping of the spectral bands to the output optical signals is determined by the states of the wavelength routing elements.