18496414. OPTICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS, OPTICAL SWITCHING METHOD, OPTICAL SWITCHING NODE, AND SYSTEM simplified abstract (Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.)
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OPTICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS, OPTICAL SWITCHING METHOD, OPTICAL SWITCHING NODE, AND SYSTEM
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Liangjia Zong of Dongguan (CN)
OPTICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS, OPTICAL SWITCHING METHOD, OPTICAL SWITCHING NODE, AND SYSTEM - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18496414 titled 'OPTICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS, OPTICAL SWITCHING METHOD, OPTICAL SWITCHING NODE, AND SYSTEM
Simplified Explanation
- Optical switching apparatus for switching optical signals in more transmission directions - Includes input ports, dispersion members, switching engines, beam combining members, lens groups, and output ports - Switching engines change transmission directions of sub-wavelength light beams along wavelength and port planes - Wavelength and port planes are perpendicular to each other and parallel to transmission directions of light beams
Potential Applications
- Telecommunications networks - Data centers - Fiber optic communication systems
Problems Solved
- Increasing demand for higher bandwidth and faster data transmission - Need for efficient and flexible optical signal switching
Benefits
- Increased transmission capacity - Improved network performance - Flexibility in routing optical signals
Original Abstract Submitted
Embodiments of the present invention provide an optical switching apparatus, an optical switching method, an optical switching node, and a system, to implement switching of optical signals in more transmission directions. The optical switching apparatus includes input ports, a first dispersion member, a first switching engine, a first beam combining member, a first lens group, a second dispersion member, a second beam combining member, a second switching engine, and output ports. The first switching engine and the second switching engine jointly change transmission directions of sub-wavelength light beams along a wavelength plane and a port plane, the wavelength plane and the port plane are perpendicular to each other, and both the wavelength plane and the port plane are parallel to transmission directions of first light beams.
