Patent ID: 9584778
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: G03B,H04N

Claim:
1. An apparatus producing an output, comprising: a signal generation stage including a plurality N of signal generators, each said signal generator spaced apart from each other signal generator and configured to generate a constituent signal; and a signal processing system, coupled to said signal generation stage, including an input stage having a plurality M input channels extending from a first end to a second end with each input channel optically isolated from each other input channel and having an input at said first end and an output at said second end, wherein said plurality M equals said plurality N and wherein said plurality M inputs are coupled one-to-one respectively to said plurality N signal generators with each respective input receiving said constituent signal only from said coupled respective signal generator; and wherein said signal processing system further includes a distribution stage having a plurality P distribution channels extending from a third end to a fourth end with each distribution channel having an input at said third end and an output at said fourth end, wherein P is less than M, wherein each particular input of said plurality P distribution channels is optically coupled to two or more particular outputs of said input stage configured to superimpose each constituent signal from said particular outputs into said particular distribution channel, and wherein each said output of said input stage is optically coupled to only one input of said distribution stage with the output available at said plurality P outputs of said distribution stage; wherein said plurality P of distribution channels include a plurality of textile-method woven fiber optic elements.