NETWORK TRANSCEIVER FOR EXTENDING THE BANDWIDTH OF OPTICAL FIBER-BASED NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE

摘要

A multimode wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) network transceiver and method includes a plurality of optical transmitters and a multiplexer operatively connected to each optical transmitter for receiving optical communications signals and multiplexing the signals into a multimode wavelength division multiplexed optical communications signal. A demultiplex er receives a multimode wavelength division multiplexed optical communications signal and demultiplexes the signal into a plurality of demultiplexed optica l communications signals that are then received and detected within a pluralit y of optical receivers.