M×N wavelength selective switch for high degree count

    公开(公告)号:US10135559B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-20

    申请号:US15685526

    申请日:2017-08-24

    Abstract: A wavelength selective switch (WSS) may include a first set of ports, each to launch a respective beam of a first set of beams, wherein the first set of beams is provided to a first position on a focal plane, and wherein a first set of wavelength channel sub-beams, included in a beam of the first set of beams, is to be incident on a particular section of a switching array. The WSS may include a second set of ports, each to launch a respective beam of a second set of beams, wherein the second set of beams is provided to a second position on the focal plane, wherein the second position is different from the first position, and wherein a second set of wavelength channel sub-beams, included in a beam of the second set of beams, is to be incident on the particular section of the switching array.

    Multicast wavelength selective switch

    公开(公告)号:US09913008B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-06

    申请号:US15615415

    申请日:2017-06-06

    Abstract: A wavelength selective switch (WSS) may include a first port array including input ports, each to launch a respective beam of light, and a dispersive element to separate, in a lateral direction, a beam of light, launched by one of the input ports, into dispersed wavelength channel sub-beams. The WSS may include a switching array to direct the dispersed wavelength channel sub-beams, at respective angles in a vertical direction. The dispersive element may converge groups of dispersed wavelength channel sub-beams in the lateral direction to form wavelength channel sub-beams. The WSS may include a splitting element to split, in the lateral direction, a wavelength channel sub-beam, of the wavelength channel sub-beams, into split wavelength channel sub-beams. The WSS may include switching elements to direct the split wavelength channel sub-beams at respective angles in the vertical direction, and output ports associated with the switching elements.

    Colorless, directionless, contentionless optical network using MXN wavelength selective switches

    公开(公告)号:US10476624B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-12

    申请号:US16376977

    申请日:2019-04-05

    Abstract: A first configuration of an optical node may include a set of degrees, each including an inbound wavelength selective switch (WSS) and an outbound WSS. The first configuration may include a first degree expansion including a first inbound expansion WSS and a first outbound expansion WSS. An expansion input of the first inbound expansion WSS may connect to an expansion output of a second outbound expansion WSS included in a second degree expansion of a second configuration of the optical node. An expansion output of the first outbound expansion WSS may connect to an expansion input of a second inbound expansion WSS included in the second degree expansion of the second configuration. A signal input to an inbound WSS of a given one of the set of degrees may be routed, via the first degree expansion and the second degree expansion, to any drop port included in the second configuration.

    Colorless, directionless, contentionless optical network using MxN wavelength selective switches

    公开(公告)号:US10028040B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-17

    申请号:US15493684

    申请日:2017-04-21

    Inventor: Paul Colbourne

    Abstract: An optical node may include D (D≥2) input ports, D output ports, and D degrees. Each degree may include an inbound M×N (M≥D, N≥2D) WSS and an outbound M×N WSS. Each inbound M×N WSS may include an input connected to one of the D input ports; inputs connected to outputs of inbound M×N WSSs of the other degrees; outputs connected to inputs of outbound M×N WSSs of the other degrees; outputs connected to inputs of inbound M×N WSSs of the other degrees; and a local drop port. Each outbound M×N WSS may include an output connected to one of the D input ports; outputs connected to inputs of outbound M×N WSSs of the other degrees; inputs connected to outputs of inbound M×N WSSs of the other degrees; inputs connected to outputs of outbound M×N WSSs of the other degrees; and a local add port.

    Cross-connect switch using 1D arrays of beam steering elements

    公开(公告)号:US09964707B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-08

    申请号:US15345456

    申请日:2016-11-07

    Inventor: Paul Colbourne

    CPC classification number: G02B6/356 G02B6/32 G02B6/34 G02B6/3518

    Abstract: An optical cross-connect including two deflector arrays optically separated by an angle-to-offset (ATO) element, wherein each deflector array includes a plurality of deflectors aligned in an array direction, each deflector array having a switching direction substantially perpendicular to the corresponding array direction, the array direction of the two deflector arrays being substantially perpendicular. Beam shaping optics convert light transmitted towards the first deflector array to have an elliptical cross-section at the first deflector array, thus providing a relatively simple and compact optical cross-connect.

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