APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL CHANNEL MANAGEMENT

APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL CHANNEL MANAGEMENT

An apparatus includes a reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (ROADM) having an input port to receive a first optical signal from a second device. The ROADM also includes a first wavelength selective switch (WSS), in optical communication with the input port, to convert the first optical signa...

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Hauptverfasser: MCEACHERN, Patrick, GRAMMEL, Gert, KACHRANI, Ajay
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
TRANSMISSION
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Zusammenfassung:An apparatus includes a reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (ROADM) having an input port to receive a first optical signal from a second device. The ROADM also includes a first wavelength selective switch (WSS), in optical communication with the input port, to convert the first optical signal into a second optical signal, a loopback, in optical communication with the first WSS, to transmit the second optical signal, and a second WSS, in optical communication with the loopback, to convert the second optical signal to a third optical signal and direct the third optical signal back to the second device via the input port.