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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2005
Donald A. Kenagy, Atlanta, GA (US);
Roy Guynn, Blacksburg, VA (US);
John Carberry, Talbott, TN (US);
Reddy Urimindi, Plano, TX (US);
Donald A. Kenagy, Atlanta, GA (US);
Roy Guynn, Blacksburg, VA (US);
John Carberry, Talbott, TN (US);
Reddy Urimindi, Plano, TX (US);
Neptec Optical Solutions, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for routing a plurality of optical input signals to a plurality of optical output connections. In one embodiment, a plurality of optical switches are combined to route a number of optical signals that exceed the number of optical inputs for a single switch. The switch array includes a plurality of input switches optically connected to a plurality of intermediate switches, which are optically connected to a plurality of output switches. In the embodiments in which the number of input switches exceed the number of optical outputs of a single input switch, the input switches, intermediate switches, and output switches are arranged in groups or sets.