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公开(公告)号:US20180234749A1
公开(公告)日:2018-08-16
申请号:US15434145
申请日:2017-02-16
申请人: Ciena Corporation
CPC分类号: H04Q11/0005 , H04J14/0212 , H04J14/0213 , H04Q2213/13199 , H04Q2213/13341
摘要: An optical node supporting a modular deployment and upgrade of optical spectrum includes one or more C+L-Band amplifier modules; and a modular base module configured to interface one or more C-Band optical modems; wherein, in an initial deployment configuration, the modular base module provides channelized Amplified Spontaneous Emission (ASE) loading for select channels in the C-Band via a first ASE noise source coupled to a multiplexer for the C-Band, bulk ASE loading over the L-Band via a second ASE noise source coupled to an L-Band output, and an upgrade port for connection to an L-Band upgrade module. The L-Band upgrade module can selectively connect to the upgrade port to provide an L-Band upgrade configuration where the L-Band upgrade module and the modular base module coordinate transition of the bulk ASE loading to L-Band channelized ASE loading via a third ASE noise source.
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公开(公告)号:US20180198550A1
公开(公告)日:2018-07-12
申请号:US15914716
申请日:2018-03-07
IPC分类号: H04J14/02 , H04Q11/00 , H04B10/2581 , H04B10/275
CPC分类号: H04J14/0205 , H04B10/2581 , H04B10/275 , H04J14/0212 , H04J14/0213 , H04Q11/0005 , H04Q11/0062 , H04Q2011/0009
摘要: A node in a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) system is provided, which includes: a colorless optical transmitter, a first arrayed waveguide grating, a first waveband filter configured to divide an input optical signal into M sub-signals of different wavebands and output to a first optical switch, and a first optical coupler/a first optical combiner. A transmit end of the colorless optical transmitter is coupled to an input end of the first waveband filter via the first arrayed waveguide grating. The first optical switch is configured to connect an output end of the first waveband filter to an input end of the first optical coupler/the first optical combiner according to a control signal. An output end of the first optical coupler/the first optical combiner is coupled to an optical transmission path.
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公开(公告)号:US10003425B2
公开(公告)日:2018-06-19
申请号:US12779409
申请日:2010-05-13
申请人: Stuart M. Abbott
发明人: Stuart M. Abbott
IPC分类号: H04J14/02
CPC分类号: H04J14/0204 , H04J14/0205 , H04J14/0206 , H04J14/021 , H04J14/0213 , H04J14/0217 , H04J14/0221
摘要: In general, a branching configuration used in a wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) optical communication system includes a branching unit (BU) and a separate predetermined wavelength filter (PWF) unit. The PWF unit may include wavelength selective elements (e.g., filters) for providing a desired wavelength allocation and may also include optical connections (e.g. optical couplers) for coupling the allocated wavelengths between trunk and branch paths in the WDM system. The PWF unit is physically separate from an associated BU but coupled adjacent the BU.
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公开(公告)号:US09954636B2
公开(公告)日:2018-04-24
申请号:US14953106
申请日:2015-11-27
申请人: NISTICA, INC.
发明人: Jefferson L. Wagener
CPC分类号: H04J14/0212 , H04J14/0213 , H04J14/0217 , H04Q11/0005 , H04Q2011/0016 , H04Q2011/0026
摘要: A node that is colorless, directionless and contentionless includes an add/drop terminal having an add wavelength selective switch (WSS) and a drop WSS. The add and drop WSSs are each configured to selectively direct any subset of the wavelength components received at any of its inputs to a different one of its optical outputs, provided that the wavelength components of optical beams received by any two of the inputs cannot be simultaneously directed to a common one of the outputs. A plurality of transponder ports are each optically coupled to a different output of the drop WSS and a different input of the add WSS.
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公开(公告)号:US09900124B2
公开(公告)日:2018-02-20
申请号:US13078895
申请日:2011-04-01
CPC分类号: H04J14/06 , H04J14/02 , H04J14/0209 , H04J14/0212 , H04J14/0213 , H04J14/0256
摘要: Consistent with the present disclosure, data, in digital form, is received by a transmit node of an optical communication system, is processed and then output to drive a modulator. The modulator, in turn, modulates light at one of a plurality of wavelengths in accordance with the received data, forming a plurality of corresponding carriers. The plurality of wavelengths used for the plurality of carriers are spectrally spaced apart by a common, periodic fixed spacing. The plurality of carriers are optically combined with a fixed spacing combiner to form a superchannel. A plurality of superchannels are generated and then multiplexed together onto an optical communication path and transmitted to a receive node. Each superchannel includes a plurality of carriers, each spectrally separated by the same fixed spacing. The plurality of superchannels are spectrally separated by an amount corresponding to the fixed spacing of the plurality of carriers. At the receive node, the superchannels are optically demultiplexed, and the plurality of carriers of a respective superchannel are then supplied to a photodetector circuit, which receives additional light at one of the optical signal carrier wavelengths from a local oscillator laser. The resultant signals are then processed electronically to separate the individual carriers and output data corresponding to the input data.
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公开(公告)号:US09893834B2
公开(公告)日:2018-02-13
申请号:US15378478
申请日:2016-12-14
申请人: Google Inc.
发明人: Valey Kamalov , Joseph Freeland , Andrew Metcalf
IPC分类号: H04B10/00 , H04J14/02 , H04B10/291 , H04B10/80
CPC分类号: H04J14/0213 , H04B10/2575 , H04B10/291 , H04B10/2916 , H04B10/503 , H04B10/807 , H04B10/808
摘要: A branching unit for an optical system includes an optical add-drop multiplexer, which includes first and second filters. The first filter is configured to filter a first band of wavelengths of a communication spectrum for a first communication segment. The second filter is configured to filter a second band of wavelengths of the communication spectrum for a second communication segment. The second band of wavelengths overlaps the first band of wavelengths in an overlap band of wavelengths with no guard band between the first band of wavelengths and the second band of wavelengths. Moreover, the overlap band of wavelengths has a variable size. The first band of wavelengths includes a first fraction of the overlap band of wavelengths for the first communication segment and the second band of wavelengths includes a remaining fraction of the overlap band of wavelengths for the second communication segment.
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公开(公告)号:US09699530B2
公开(公告)日:2017-07-04
申请号:US14705088
申请日:2015-05-06
申请人: PLEXXI INC.
IPC分类号: H04J14/02 , H04Q11/00 , H04L12/931 , H04L12/18 , H04L12/741 , H04L5/14 , H04B10/275
CPC分类号: H04Q11/0005 , H04B10/275 , H04J14/00 , H04J14/0206 , H04J14/021 , H04J14/0213 , H04J14/0217 , H04J14/022 , H04J14/0228 , H04J14/0238 , H04J14/0267 , H04J14/0269 , H04J14/0275 , H04J14/0283 , H04L5/14 , H04L12/18 , H04L45/745 , H04L49/351 , H04Q2011/0037
摘要: Data center network architectures, systems, and methods that can reduce the cost and complexity of data center networks. Such data center network architectures, systems, and methods employ physical optical ring network and multi-dimensional network topologies and optical nodes to efficiently allocate bandwidth within the data center networks, while reducing the physical interconnectivity requirements of the data center networks. The respective optical nodes can be configured to provide various switching topologies, including, but not limited to, chordal ring switching topologies and multi-dimensional chordal ring switching topologies.
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公开(公告)号:US09641275B2
公开(公告)日:2017-05-02
申请号:US13163290
申请日:2011-06-17
申请人: Massimo Manna
发明人: Massimo Manna
IPC分类号: H04J14/02
CPC分类号: H04J14/0215 , H04J14/0204 , H04J14/0205 , H04J14/0206 , H04J14/0213 , H04J14/0217
摘要: Techniques for communications using optical fiber are disclosed. An optical add/drop multiplexer (OADM) node includes an interface to a first fiber pair connecting a first trunk station and a second trunk station. The OADM node further includes an interface to a second fiber pair connecting the first trunk station and the second trunk station with a branch station. The OADM node includes a plurality of filters configured to provide connectivity between the first trunk station, the second trunk station and the branch station. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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公开(公告)号:US20170102603A1
公开(公告)日:2017-04-13
申请号:US15358724
申请日:2016-11-22
发明人: Melanie Holmes
IPC分类号: G02F1/313 , G02B5/32 , G03H1/00 , H04J14/02 , G03H1/26 , G02B6/26 , G02F1/13 , H04Q11/00 , G02B6/293 , G03H1/22
CPC分类号: G02F1/3132 , G02B5/32 , G02B6/266 , G02B6/29311 , G02B6/29314 , G02B6/2938 , G02B6/29391 , G02B6/3512 , G02B6/3534 , G02B6/3548 , G02B6/3556 , G02B26/06 , G02B26/0808 , G02B26/0833 , G02F1/01 , G02F1/1326 , G02F1/13342 , G02F1/1335 , G02F1/29 , G02F1/31 , G02F2001/291 , G02F2201/30 , G02F2201/34 , G02F2203/12 , G02F2203/28 , G02F2203/50 , G03H1/0005 , G03H1/02 , G03H1/04 , G03H1/08 , G03H1/0866 , G03H1/0891 , G03H1/2286 , G03H1/2294 , G03H1/26 , G03H2001/0224 , G03H2001/0491 , G03H2001/261 , G03H2001/264 , G03H2222/13 , G03H2222/32 , G03H2223/23 , G03H2225/32 , G03H2225/52 , G03H2225/60 , G03H2226/02 , H04J14/021 , H04J14/0212 , H04J14/0213 , H04J14/0217 , H04J14/0219 , H04J14/022 , H04J14/08 , H04Q11/0005 , H04Q2011/0016 , H04Q2011/0028 , H04Q2011/0039
摘要: A modular routing node includes a single input port and a plurality of output ports. The modular routing node is arranged to produce a plurality of different deflections and uses small adjustments to compensate for wavelength differences and alignment tolerances in an optical system. An optical device is arranged to receive a multiplex of many optical signals at different wavelengths, to separate the optical signals into at least two groups, and to process at least one of the groups adaptively.
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公开(公告)号:US20170085335A1
公开(公告)日:2017-03-23
申请号:US15371552
申请日:2016-12-07
申请人: Ciena Corporation
发明人: David W. BOERTJES , Michel BELANGER
CPC分类号: H04J14/0257 , H04J14/0204 , H04J14/0206 , H04J14/0212 , H04J14/0213 , H04J14/0221 , H04Q11/0066 , H04Q2011/0016 , H04Q2011/0086
摘要: A flexible grid optical transceiver communicatively coupled to an optical network includes a coherent optical transmitter configured to generate a transmit signal at a first frequency/wavelength center and spanning a first one or more bins of optical spectrum; and a coherent optical receiver configured to receive a receive signal at a second frequency/wavelength center and spanning a second one or more bins of optical spectrum, wherein a size of each of the first one or more of bins and the second one or more of bins is based on a required roll off of a wavelength selective component in the optical network.
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