Optical transmitter or transceiver including optical multiplexer with input and output ports on a single side

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PATENT NO 9891395
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15210193

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A multi-channel optical transmitter or transceiver includes an optical multiplexer with input and output ports on a single side. The optical multiplexer receives optical signals at different channel wavelengths on a plurality of mux input ports on one side and combines the optical signals into a multiplexed optical signal, which is output on an optical output port on the same side. The optical multiplexer may be located at a distal end of a transceiver or transmitter housing. In one embodiment, the optical multiplexer is a reversed planar lightwave circuit (PLC) splitter including splitter output ports that are used as the mux input ports and a splitter input port that is used as the mux output port. The mux input ports may be optically coupled to respective transmitter optical subassembly (TOSA) modules with optical fibers.

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APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD SUGAR LAND TX 77478

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Liang, Yong-Xuan Stafford, US 2 11
Lin, Kai-Sheng Sugar Land, US 50 169
Wang, Hsiu-Che Rosenberg, US 14 64

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