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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2007
Rick C. Stevens, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Brian L. Uhlhorn, St. Paul, MN (US);
Roger J. Karnopp, Eagan, MN (US);
Rick C. Stevens, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Brian L. Uhlhorn, St. Paul, MN (US);
Roger J. Karnopp, Eagan, MN (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A number of fiber optic interconnection systems and apparatuses, optical network nodes, and methods are disclosed. One fiber optic interconnection system embodiment includes a first interconnectivity component for receiving and sending one or more signals between at least a first optical network node and a second optical network node, a second interconnectivity component for receiving and sending one or more signals between at least the first optical network node and the second optical network node, a distribution component that encodes an information signal onto a number of optical signals having different wavelength ranges, and a directional component for directing the number of optical signals having different wavelength ranges through one of the first or second interconnectivity components.