Patent ID: 8660435

Claim:
An optical power network, comprising: at least one optical power source; at least one optical power sink including at least one optical power input port; and at least one optical power distribution node including at least one optical power input port and at least one optical power output port, the optical power distribution node coupled to the optical power source and receiving optical power from the optical power source, the optical power distribution node configured to receive power demand information from one or more of the optical power sinks, wherein the power demand information includes a specific mode structure and amount of optical power desired, and to selectively provide optical power to one or more of the optical power sinks according to the power demand information, the optical power input port of the distribution node coupled to the optical power source by an optical power conduit and the optical power output ports of the distribution node coupled to the optical power input ports of the optical power sinks by an optical conduit.