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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2012
Ming Wu, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Peter G. Wigley, Corning, NY (US);
Ming Wu, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Peter G. Wigley, Corning, NY (US);
II-VI Incorporated, Saxonburg, PA (US);
Abstract
A reconfigurable optical device including input and output ports, and add or drop ports, has a high degree of flexibility such that any wavelength channel from any optical signal introduced through the add ports may be added to any of the optical signals transmitted through the output ports. In addition, any wavelength channel from any optical signal received through the inputs ports may be dropped through any of the drop ports. Furthermore, the optical device is configurable to allow the same wavelength channel from two different optical signals supplied respectively through any two inputs ports to be simultaneously directed to two different drop ports.