Scalable optical switches and switching modules

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9581765
APP PUB NO 20150036971A1
SERIAL NO

14518290

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Telecommunications switches are presented, including expandable optical switches that allow for a switch of N inputs×M outputs to be expanded arbitrarily to a new number of N inputs and/or a new number of M outputs. Switches having internal switch blocks controlling signal bypass lines are also provided, with these switches being useful for the expandable switches.

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NEOPHOTONICS CORPORATIONSAN JOSE CA 95134

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ticknor, Anthony J Cupertino, US 40 751
Vorobeichik, Ilya Los Gatos, US 13 99
Way, Winston Irvine, US 11 331

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