发明名称 |
OPTICALLY POWERED AND CONTROLLED OPTICAL SWITCH |
摘要 |
Systems and methods are described for optically powered and controlled optic al switches. A method includes powering an optical switch with a communications data signal; and controlling the optical switch with the communications data signal. An apparatus includes a primary optical input port; a secondary optical input port; an optical tap coupled to the primary optical input port ; an optical switch coupled to the optical tap and to the secondary optical input port; an optical-to-electrical signal converter coupled to the optical tap; a control circuit coupled to the optical-to-electrical signal converter and to the optical switch; an electrical energy storage circuit coupled to t he control circuit; an optical-to-electrical power converter coupled to the electrical energy storage circuit and to the optical switch; and an optical output port coupled to the optical switch, wherein the optical-to-electrical signal converter can transform, to electrical energy, optical energy from a communications data signal that arrives at the optical tap.
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申请公布号 |
CA2479299(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2003.10.02 |
申请号 |
CA20032479299 |
申请日期 |
2003.03.17 |
申请人 |
AURORA NETWORKS, INC. |
发明人 |
LEONCZUK, TOMASZ;BARKER, CHARLES;PRADZYNSKI, KRZYSZTOF;CHANG, SAMUEL |
分类号 |
H04B10/00;H04Q11/00;(IPC1-7):H04B10/00 |
主分类号 |
H04B10/00 |
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