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US 2015/0086203 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for optical node construction using field programmable photonics
OwnerMark E. Boduch, Kimon Papakosinventors
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Abstract
Example embodiments of the present invention relate to an optical signal processor comprising of at least one wavelength processing device, a plurality of optical amplifying devices, and a least one field programmable photonic device.
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An optical signal processor comprising:
- at least one wavelength equalizing array;
- a plurality of optical amplifying devices;
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- at least one field programmable photonic device.
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An optical node comprising:
- at least one wavelength equalizing array;
- a plurality of optical amplifying devices;
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- at least one field programmable photonic device.
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A ROADM circuit pack comprising:
- at least one wavelength equalizing array;
- a plurality of optical amplifying devices;
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- at least one field programmable photonic device.
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An optical signal processor comprising:
- at least one wavelength equalizing array;
- a plurality of optical amplifying devices;
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- at least one application specific photonic device.
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A method of performing optical signal processing comprising:
- filtering individual wavelengths utilizing at least one wavelength equalizing array;
- amplifying groups of wavelengths using a plurality of optical amplifying devices;
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- performing multiple networking applications using a field programmable photonic device.
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A method of performing functions of a multi-degree optical node comprising:
- filtering individual wavelengths utilizing at least one wavelength equalizing array;
- amplifying groups of wavelengths using a plurality of optical amplifying devices;
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- programming a field programmable photonic device to create optical nodes of differing capabilities.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.