Patent ID: 8270845

Claim:
A device for processing data being optically transmitted via a LRM connection, comprising: an optical splitter for splitting an input signal into a first output signal and a second output signal, the optical splitter having an operating wavelength with a value that is between 1260 nm and 1355 nm, wherein the optical splitter has an input end for receiving the input signal, a first output end for outputting the first output signal, and a second output end for outputting the second output signal, and wherein the optical splitter is configured to be relatively more sensitive to a light signal at the operating wavelength with the value that is between 1260 nm and 1355 nm than a light signal at another wavelength; a first output port; a second output port; and an additional optical splitter; wherein the first output end of the optical splitter is coupled to the first output port for transmitting the first output signal out of the device; and wherein the additional optical splitter is configured to receive an additional input signal, and split the additional input signal into a third output signal and a fourth output signal, the additional optical splitter being coupled to the second output port for transmitting the third signal out of the device.