Abstract: A transmission of optical signals generated by multi-line optical sources is provided via multichannel WDM optical network. Each multi-line optical source generates optical spectral lines within designated spectral range associated with the spectral window allocated for corresponding WDM channel, and comprises a plurality of spectral lines. Spectral lines are substantially narrower than the spectral separation between the lines.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 16, 2000
Date of Patent:
August 19, 2003
Assignee:
Optimight Communications, Inc.
Inventors:
Ilya M. Fishman, Yu Sheng Bai, Anat Z. Sneh
Abstract: A method and system of Coherence Division Multiplexing (CDM) for transmitting of a plurality of optical signals over the same optical fiber utilizing path-matched interferometry and phase modulation of partially coherent light, based on optical selecting and filtering of each CDM optical signal and reducing noise affiliated with other non-selected CDM optical signals.