Patent ID: 7116862

Claim:
An optical processing system, comprising: a light pipe operable to communicate an optical signal for processing, the optical signal comprising a plurality of wavelengths; an optical signal separator operable to receive the optical signal communicated by the light pipe; a first beam splitter coupled to the optical signal separator and operable to divide at least a portion of the optical signal communicated by the light pipe into at least a first part and a second part wherein the first part of the optical signal and the second part of the optical input signal comprise unequal amplitudes; a micro-electro-optic system (MEMS) device operable to receive at least the first part of the optical signal, the MEMS device comprising a moveable mirror operable to receive the portion of first part of the optical signal and to reflect the portion of the first part to form a MEMS output signal having an amplitude, the amplitude of the MEMS output signal capable of being varied depending on the movement of the moveable mirror; and an optical reflector operable to receive at least some of the MEMS output signal and to communicate the MEMS output signal to an output interface.