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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2011
Venk Mutalik, Middletown, CT (US);
Marcel F. Schemmann, Maria Hoop, NL;
Venk Mutalik, Middletown, CT (US);
Marcel F. Schemmann, Maria Hoop, NL;
ARRIS Enterprises, Inc., Suwanee, GA (US);
Abstract
A bi-directional optical transceiver includes multiple single mode optical ports and a multi-mode optical port. A multi-mode optical combiner combines single mode optical signals received at the single mode optical ports into a multi-mode optical signal at the multi-mode optical port. Each single mode optical signal having a distinct optical mode that does not interfere with the optical mode of the other single mode optical signals. A photo detector coupled to the multi-mode optical combiner detects a total optical power of the single mode optical signals in the multi-mode optical signal.