Johnny L Leung

US Patent:

20130028556, Jan 31, 2013

Filed:

Feb 11, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/578587

Inventors:

Gil Cohen - Livingston NJ, US
Yossi Corem - Beit Shemesh, IL
Roey Harel - New Providence NJ, US
Johnny Leung - Oxford CT, US

Assignee:

OCLARO TECHNOLOGY LIMITED - Towcester, Northamptonshire

International Classification:

G02B 6/26

US Classification:

385 17

Abstract:

A multi-port wavelength selective switch includes a one dimensional array of input and output ports. The multi-port wavelength selective switch further includes a wavelength dispersive element configured to receive input optical signals from the input ports, and to disperse wavelength components thereof. Additionally, the multi-port wavelength selective switch includes an array of beam steering devices. Each beam steering device is controllable to a position at which the beam steering device directs a wavelength component of an input optical signal received through a first input port to an output port and directs the same wavelength component of an input optical signal received through a second input port away from all of the output ports.