Narrow band wavelength division multiplexer and method of multiplexing optical signals

A wavelength division multiplexer including a channel combining component receiving optical signals transmitted through a plurality of optical channels. The channels are defined by successively different light wavelength bands at intervals ranging between a first channel having the lowest wavelength...

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1. Verfasser: WELLER BROPHY, LAURA ANN
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Zusammenfassung:A wavelength division multiplexer including a channel combining component receiving optical signals transmitted through a plurality of optical channels. The channels are defined by successively different light wavelength bands at intervals ranging between a first channel having the lowest wavelength band to a last channel having the highest wavelength band. The channel combining component combines at least one channel having a wavelength band intermediate the lowest wavelength band and the highest wavelength band with channels having the lowest and the highest wavelength bands. The channel combining component includes an edge filter. This edge filter combines optical signals in the highest and lowest wavelength bands, but not in the intermediate wavelength band. (The highest and said lowest wavelength bands are situated respectively above and below the intermediate wavelength band.) The edge filter provides the combined optical signals to the channel combining component.