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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2007
Fei Zhu, San Jose, CA (US);
Yu Sheng Bai, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Fei Zhu, San Jose, CA (US);
Yu Sheng Bai, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
FutureWei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
Method and system for band blocking in an optical telecommunication network. According to an embodiment, the present invention provides a system for optical network. The system includes an input that is configured to receive an input signal through a first optical input. The system also includes a band splitting module that is coupled to the input. The band splitting module is configured to separate the input signal into a plurality of bands. The plurality of bands includes a first band and a second band. The first band includes a first plurality of wave channels. The first plurality of wave channels is characterized by a first channel spacing. The second band includes a second plurality of wave channels, which is characterized by a second channel spacing.