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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2007
Applicants:
Barrie Keyworth, Sittsville, CA;
Pierre D. Wall, Ottawa, CA;
Paul Colbourne, Ottawa, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
JDS Uniphase Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 14/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The multi-unit wavelength switch enables multiple independent wavelength switching of a plurality of incoming multiplexed optical beams simultaneously on the same optical platform. The different units can have similar functionality or provide disparate functionality, e.g. any one or more of switching, dynamic gain equalization, wavelength blocking, and power monitoring.