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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2006
Filed:
May. 31, 2002
Applicants:
Kumar V. Peddanarappagari, Plano, TX (US);
Paparao Palacharla, Richardson, TX (US);
Inventors:
Kumar V. Peddanarappagari, Plano, TX (US);
Paparao Palacharla, Richardson, TX (US);
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A node for an optical network includes a demultiplexer operable to separate an ingress wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) signal into a plurality of ingress channels. An ingress amplifier array is coupled to the demultiplexer and includes a plurality of channel amplifiers. The channel amplifiers are each operable to independently amplify one of the ingress channels while maintaining a channel power variation between the channels within an operational limit of the network.