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  • Method for wavelength assignment in a WDM network
    Patent number: 8238748
    Abstract: In accordance with the present disclosure, a method of configuring a wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) network is presented. The WDM network includes circuits that carry optical signals, with each signal corresponding to a wavelength. The WDM network includes nodes, with links connecting the nodes to one another. Each circuit includes at least one link and at least one node. The method comprises assigning each of the circuits to an optical signal, based on first and second criteria, and configuring the nodes based on the assignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Infinera Corporation
    Inventors: Josué Kuri, Steven Joseph Hand, Rajasekar Venkatesan, Jayaram Hanumanthappa, Maneesh Jain, Shyamtanu Majumder
  • Thermo-optic devices providing thermal recirculation
    Patent number: 8103136
    Abstract: Thermo-optical devices providing heater recirculation in an integrated optical device are described. The thermo-optical devices include at least one waveguide having a non-linear path length in thermal communication with a thermal device. Methods of fabrication and use are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Infinera Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Chen, Wenlu Chen