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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2006
Raymond Zanoni, Columbia, MD (US);
David J. Copeland, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Alistair J. Price, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Raymond Zanoni, Columbia, MD (US);
David J. Copeland, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Alistair J. Price, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Level 3 Communications, LLC, Broomfield, CO (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed that provide for an agile coherent optical modem that can generate agile RF waveforms and data rates on a generic opto-electronic hardware platform. An 'agile coherent optical modem' [ACOM] approach to optical communications by employing a software configurable and adaptive technologies to the transport system. The ACOM generate agile RF waveforms and data rates on a generic opto-electronic hardware platform. By employing advanced communication techniques to the optical domain such as wavelength agility, waveform agility, and symbol rate agility, it is possible to enable robust optical communications. The ACOM allows for the transport capacity of a communications link to be varied, thereby accommodating variations in transport conditions, range, opacity, etc.