Reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer network element for c-band and l-band optical signals
AssigneeTellabs Operations, Inc.
InventorsDAVID WILLIAM JENKINS, Julia Y. Larikova, Richard C. Younce
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Abstract
A method for routing C-band and L-band optical signals, and a system, apparatus, and computer program that operate in accordance with the method. The method comprises selecting one or more C-band optical signals using one or more C-band components, resulting in one or more selected C-band optical signals. One or more L-band optical signals are selected using one or more L-band components, resulting in one or more selected L-band optical signals. The selected C-band and L-band optical signals are combined.
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A system for routing C-band and L-band optical signals, comprising:
- a C-band subsystem arranged to select one or more optical signals provided thereto, the optical signals provided to the C-band subsystem being C-band optical signals;
- an L-band subsystem arranged to select one or more optical signals provided thereto, the optical signals provided to the L-band subsystem being L-band optical signals;
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- at least one communication path for forwarding signals selected by the C-band and L-band subsystems.
A method for routing C-band and L-band optical signals, comprising:
- selecting one or more C-band optical signals using one or more C-band components, resulting in one or more selected C-band optical signals;
- selecting one or more L-band optical signals using one or more L-band components, resulting in one or more selected L-band optical signals;
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- combining the selected C-band and L-band optical signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.