AU4900701A - Reconfigurable add/drop multiplexer for fiber optic networks - Google Patents

Reconfigurable add/drop multiplexer for fiber optic networks

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Publication number
AU4900701A
AU4900701A AU49007/01A AU4900701A AU4900701A AU 4900701 A AU4900701 A AU 4900701A AU 49007/01 A AU49007/01 A AU 49007/01A AU 4900701 A AU4900701 A AU 4900701A AU 4900701 A AU4900701 A AU 4900701A
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Prior art keywords
fiber optic
drop multiplexer
optic networks
reconfigurable add
reconfigurable
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Abandoned
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AU49007/01A
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Andrew D. Sappey
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Zolo Technologies Inc
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Zolo Technologies Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/293—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means
    • G02B6/29379—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means characterised by the function or use of the complete device
    • G02B6/29395—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means characterised by the function or use of the complete device configurable, e.g. tunable or reconfigurable
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/293—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means
    • G02B6/29346—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means operating by wave or beam interference
    • G02B6/29358—Multiple beam interferometer external to a light guide, e.g. Fabry-Pérot, etalon, VIPA plate, OTDL plate, continuous interferometer, parallel plate resonator
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/293—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means
    • G02B6/29379—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means characterised by the function or use of the complete device
    • G02B6/2938—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means characterised by the function or use of the complete device for multiplexing or demultiplexing, i.e. combining or separating wavelengths, e.g. 1xN, NxM
    • G02B6/29382—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means characterised by the function or use of the complete device for multiplexing or demultiplexing, i.e. combining or separating wavelengths, e.g. 1xN, NxM including at least adding or dropping a signal, i.e. passing the majority of signals
    • G02B6/29383—Adding and dropping
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04J—MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION
    • H04J14/00—Optical multiplex systems
    • H04J14/02—Wavelength-division multiplex systems
    • H04J14/0201—Add-and-drop multiplexing
    • H04J14/0202—Arrangements therefor
    • H04J14/021—Reconfigurable arrangements, e.g. reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers [ROADM] or tunable optical add/drop multiplexers [TOADM]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04J—MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION
    • H04J14/00—Optical multiplex systems
    • H04J14/02—Wavelength-division multiplex systems
    • H04J14/0201—Add-and-drop multiplexing
    • H04J14/0202—Arrangements therefor
    • H04J14/021—Reconfigurable arrangements, e.g. reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers [ROADM] or tunable optical add/drop multiplexers [TOADM]
    • H04J14/0212—Reconfigurable arrangements, e.g. reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers [ROADM] or tunable optical add/drop multiplexers [TOADM] using optical switches or wavelength selective switches [WSS]

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Optical Communication System (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
AU49007/01A 1999-10-20 2000-10-17 Reconfigurable add/drop multiplexer for fiber optic networks Abandoned AU4900701A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (9)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US16069899P 1999-10-20 1999-10-20
US60160698 1999-10-20
US22174200P 2000-07-31 2000-07-31
US60221742 2000-07-31
US65093900A 2000-08-30 2000-08-30
US65055500A 2000-08-30 2000-08-30
US09650555 2000-08-30
US09650939 2000-08-30
PCT/US2000/041191 WO2001046731A2 (en) 1999-10-20 2000-10-17 Reconfigurable add/drop multiplexer for fiber optic networks

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AU4900701A true AU4900701A (en) 2001-07-03

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WO (1) WO2001046731A2 (en)

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WO2002071671A2 (en) 2001-01-22 2002-09-12 Essex Corporation Wavelength division multiplexing add-drop multiplexer using an optical tapped delay line
US6636654B2 (en) 2001-03-30 2003-10-21 Optical Research Associates Programmable optical switching add/drop multiplexer
CN100459477C (en) * 2001-05-25 2009-02-04 北京邮电大学 Optical add and drop multiplexer supporting port-wavelength designation
US7203421B2 (en) 2001-09-28 2007-04-10 Optical Research Associates Littrow grating based OADM
WO2003107045A2 (en) 2002-06-12 2003-12-24 Optical Research Associates Wavelength selective optical switch
US6941073B2 (en) 2002-07-23 2005-09-06 Optical Research Associates East-west separable ROADM

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MK6 Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase