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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2011
Applicants:
Avi Levy, Ramat-Gan, IL;
Eyal Lichtman, Ramat-Gan, IL;
Inventors:
Avi Levy, Ramat-Gan, IL;
Eyal Lichtman, Ramat-Gan, IL;
Assignee:
ECI Telecom Ltd., Petach-Tikva, IL;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 14/02 (2006.01); H04J 14/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A reconfigurable optical switching device comprising a Tunable Filters Array (TFA) unit incorporating tunable optical filters, wherein the arrangement is such that one and the same TFA unit is utilized both for performing a drop function of the device in a colorless and reconfigurable manner, and a through function of the device in a reconfigurable manner.