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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2012
Eric J. Adles, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Michael L. Dennis, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Raymond M. Sova, Reisterstown, MD (US);
Joseph E. Sluz, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Michael G. Taylor, Laurel, MD (US);
Curtis R. Menyuk, Silver Spring, MD (US);
John W. Zweck, Plano, TX (US);
Eric J. Adles, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Michael L. Dennis, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Raymond M. Sova, Reisterstown, MD (US);
Joseph E. Sluz, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Michael G. Taylor, Laurel, MD (US);
Curtis R. Menyuk, Silver Spring, MD (US);
John W. Zweck, Plano, TX (US);
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
A universal optical receiver may include an optical channel monitor configured to acquire spectral data for an optical signal on at least one selected optical channel, a tunable local oscillator configured to be tuned to a center frequency of the optical signal on the at least one selected optical channel, a storage device configured to store data associated with the optical signal responsive to acquisition of the spectral data and tuning of the tunable local oscillator, and processing circuitry configured to execute an algorithm that employs a plurality of binary distinctions based on physical characteristics of the optical signal and employs at least one calculation of figure of merit associated with a series of parameter values of the optical signal to identify a format of the optical signal.