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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2007
Applicant:
Melanie Holmes, Consett, GB;
Inventor:
Melanie Holmes, Consett, GB;
Assignee:
Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd., Durham, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/01 (2006.01); G02B 27/10 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01); H04J 14/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A modular routing node includes a single input port and a plurality of output ports. The modular routing node is arranged to produce a plurality of different deflections and uses small adjustments to compensate for wavelength differences and alignment tolerances in an optical system. An optical device is arranged to receive a multiplex of many optical signals at different wavelengths, to separate the optical signals into at least two groups, and to process at least one of the groups adaptively.