Patent ID: 6344911
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An optical communication device comprising:a base module, said base module including an optical circuit configured to receive, transmit and manipulate a plurality of wavebands; and a detachable opto-electronic module, engageable in optical communication with said optical circuit wherein said optical circuit further comprises: a system input port, configured to receive said plurality of wavebands; an optical device, wherein said optical device separates a waveband from said plurality of wavebands; a system output port, configured to transmit said plurality of wavebands from said optical circuit to an optical device; a docking input port, configured to receive an optical signal from said detachable opto-electronic module; and a docking output port, configured to transmit said separated waveband from said optical circuit to said detachable opto-electronic module.