Patent ID: 6885824

Claim:
An optical component array comprising: an input transmission line capable of carrying an optical input signal including a plurality of channels; a first wavelength selective input filter optically coupled to the input transmission line, the first wavelength selective input filter configured to optically couple a first segment of the optical input signal to a first optical component, and to optically couple a first remaining portion of the optical input signal to a second wavelength selective input filter, the second wavelength selective input filter configured to optically couple a second segment within the first remaining portion of the optical input signal to a second optical component and to optically couple a second remaining portion of the optical input signal to a bypass output port; a bypass input port optically coupled to a first wavelength selective output filter, the first wavelength selective output filter being configured to optically couple at least an optical signal from the bypass input port to a second wavelength selective output filter, the second wavelength selective output filter being configured to optically couple at least a modified first segment from the first optical component and the optical signal from the bypass input port to an output transmission line.