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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2010
Shan Zhong, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Jean-luc Archambault, Severna Park, MD (US);
Jun Bao, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Shan Zhong, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Jean-Luc Archambault, Severna Park, MD (US);
Jun Bao, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides optimized configurations for a directionless reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer application. The present invention includes an add module with improved optical signal-to-noise through placing amplifiers prior to a multi-cast optical switch. The present invention includes various drop module configurations utilizing distributed gain, channel selective filters, and bi-directional configurations to reduce power consumption and complexity. Additionally, the present invention includes an integrated broadcast and select architecture.