| 摘要 |
A modular optical router/switch construction system and method are described. In one aspect of the present invention, the modules provided are basic 1xN optical components and/or pass-through 1xN optical components, both of which have input/output (I/O) ports which are capable of detachably interconnecting. Pass-through 1xN optical components are like the basic 1xN optical components but include extra ports so that input light may "pass through" the component. In another aspect of the present invention, a bi-directional optical component capable of modular construction is provided. The bi-directional optical component has the same I/O ports as the basic 1xN optical component, but the bi-directional I/O ports are built to engage a duplex optical link (i.e., a link comprised of two optical fibers with signals going in two opposite directions).
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