Claims
- 1. A telemetry add/drop module module comprising: an optical circuit including (i) at least two optical ports, and (ii) at least two bidirectional light combiner/separators.
- 2. The telemetry add/drop module according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said at least two bidirectional light combiner/separators of is a wavelength division multiplexer.
- 3. The telemetry add/drop module according to claim 1, wherein said module includes two wavelength division multiplexers.
- 4. A telemetry add/drop module comprising: an optical circuit including (i) at least two optical ports, (ii) at least one bidirectional light combiner/separator; and (iii) a position for another bidirectional light combiner/separator.
- 5. The telemetry add/drop module according to claim 4, wherein said at least one bidirectional light combiner/separators is a wavelength division multiplexer.
- 6. The telemetry add/drop module according to claim 4, wherein said module includes at least three optical ports.
- 7. The telemetry add/drop module according to claim 4, wherein said module includes at least six optical ports.
- 8. The telemetry add/drop module according to claim 1, wherein said module includes at least six optical ports.
- 9. The telemetry add/drop module according to claim 1, wherein said module is marked by an identifying color, identifying said module as the telemetry add/drop module module.
- 10. The telemetry add/drop module according to claim 1, wherein said module includes a label containing information characterizing said module.
- 11. The telemetry add/drop module according to claim 10, wherein said label contains manufacturing processing instructions.
- 12. The telemetry add/drop module according to claim 10, wherein said label contains module test instructions.
- 13. The telemetry add/drop module according to claim 10, wherein said label contains manufacturing processing data.
- 14. The telemetry add/drop module according to claim 10, wherein said label is an interactive electronic device, configured such that said information can be added or modified electronically.
- 15. The telemetry add/drop module according to claim 10, wherein said information is accessible by an electronic interrogator device.
- 16. The telemetry add/drop module according to claim 15, wherein said electronic interrogator device is a computer.
- 17. The telemetry add/drop module according to claim 15, wherein said electronic interrogator device is a radio wave receiver/transmitter.
- 18. The telemetry add/drop module according to claim 14, wherein said label contains field history data.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/368,420, filed Mar. 27, 2002, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60368420 |
Mar 2002 |
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