A method for securing communication over an optical fiber, comprising: supplying an optically modulated version of a desired sequence of information that is intended to be transferred over a multicore optical fiber to a first core of the multicore optical fiber; and supplying an unmodulated optical chaff signal to a second core of the multicore optical fiber that is spatially distinct from the first core; wherein the fiber is adapted to transport the optical chaff signal from a first end thereof to a second end thereof unmodified in the second core; and wherein the fiber is adapted to transport the optically modulated version of a desired sequence of information from the first end of the fiber to the second end of the fiber unmodified in the first core and independent of the chaff signal in the second core unless there is a tap of the fiber.

A system and method for securing communication over an optical fiber are disclosed. The system includes a transmit spatial multiplexer configured to couple a plurality of optical signals into respective ones of a plurality of spatial paths of an optical fiber, each of the spatial paths being able to carry an optical signal; wherein at least one of the plurality of optical signals is an optically modulated version of a desired sequence of information that is intended to be transferred over the optical fiber; and wherein at least one of the plurality of optical signals is an optical chaff signal; whereby a tap along the fiber cannot determine the transmitted desired sequence of information.

An optical connection structure includes a first spatial multiplex transmission line, a second spatial multiplex transmission line, a first lens arrangement, a second lens arrangement and a first beam diameter conversion portion. The first spatial multiplex transmission line has a plurality of first transmission lines. The second spatial multiplex transmission line has a plurality of second transmission lines. The first lens arrangement is optically coupled with the first spatial multiplex transmission line. The second lens arrangement is optically coupled with the second spatial multiplex transmission line. The first beam diameter conversion portion has a first end face and a second end face and arranged between the first spatial multiplex transmission line and the first lens arrangement. The first beam diameter conversion portion is configured such that an optical diameter at the second end face is larger than an optical diameter at the first end face.

A system and method for securing communication over an optical fiber are disclosed. The system includes a transmit spatial multiplexer configured to couple a plurality of optical signals into respective ones of a plurality of spatial paths of an optical fiber, each of the spatial paths being able to carry an optical signal; wherein at least one of the plurality of optical signals is an optically modulated version of a desired sequence of information that is intended to be transferred over the optical fiber; and wherein at least one of the plurality of optical signals is an optical chaff signal; whereby a tap along the fiber cannot determine the transmitted desired sequence of information.

A wavelength monitor includes: a wavelength tunable laser (1) having a plurality of emitting ports (10, 11), from which laser beams of the same wavelength are emitted; collimating lenses (20, 21) , which are configured to collimate the laser beams emitted from the emitting ports (10, 11) to emit the collimated laser beams; an optical filter (4) having a periodic transmittance with respect to a frequency, on which the laser beams emitted from the collimating lenses (20, 21) are incident; and an optical detector (5) configured to receive the laser beams that have passed through the optical filter (4) to detect light intensities of the laser beams. In the wavelength monitor, the collimating lenses (20, 21) and the optical filter (4) are disposed so that the laser beams are incident on the optical filter (4) while a condition expressed as Equation (1) is satisfied.

Examples herein relate to optical interconnect topologies. In particular, implementations herein relate to optical interconnects that include a transmitter. The transmitter includes an optical source configured to emit light, a waveguide coupled to the optical source and configured to receive the emitted light from the optical source, a plurality of ring resonators coupled to the waveguide, each ring modulator corresponding to a different channel of the optical source, and wherein each ring resonator is configured to be tuned to a single wavelength of the emitted light different from the other ring resonators. The transmitter further includes a plurality of optical couplers, each optical coupler coupled to a drop port of a respective ring resonator, and wherein each optical coupler is configured to be coupled to an optical fiber and to couple the single wavelength of the emitted light from each respective ring resonator to the optical fiber.

A wavelength monitor includes: a wavelength tunable laser (1) having a plurality of emitting ports (10, 11), from which laser beams of the same wavelength are emitted; collimating lenses (20, 21), which are configured to collimate the laser beams emitted from the emitting ports (10, 11) to emit the collimated laser beams; an optical filter (4) having a periodic transmittance with respect to a frequency, on which the laser beams emitted from the collimating lenses (20, 21) are incident; and an optical detector (5) configured to receive the laser beams that have passed through the optical filter (4) to detect light intensities of the laser beams. In the wavelength monitor, the collimating lenses (20, 21) and the optical filter (4) are disposed so that the laser beams are incident on the optical filter (4) while a condition expressed as Equation (1) is satisfied.

A fiber optic system is provided including a first and second fiber optic assembly, each comprising a body defining a fiber routing volume and a plurality of fiber optic components disposed on the body. The first fiber optic assembly includes a first plurality of optical filters disposed within the first fiber routing volume. The first plurality of optical filters define a first plurality of dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) channels, test channels, an express port, and an upgrade port. A second plurality of optical filters disposed within the second fiber routing volume. The second plurality of optical filters define a second group comprising a second plurality of DWDM channels. The test channels and the express port of the first fiber optic assembly are utilized for both the first fiber optic assembly and the second fiber optic assembly.

A device including an optical tap and waveguide in the core and cladding of an optical fiber together with a glass ferrule that is angle polished to provide a reflection surface (with or without total internal reflection) that produces a reflection of the light tapped from the optical fiber to reach the bottom of the glass ferrule and propagate in a direction that is perpendicular to (or at least different than the direction of propagation close to) the axis of the optical fiber. The fiber waveguide may be created using an ultrafast fabrication method and the glass ferrule can itself be modified by the same ultrafast laser technique to further manipulate the light traveling inside.

Optical networks, nodes and methods are disclosed. To solve the aggressor issue and to reduce the cross-talk caused by the aggressors in colorless, directionless and contentionless reconfigurable optical add drop multiplexer nodes, the present disclosure configures a reconfigurable filter at each port of a wavelength selective switch to permanently block one or more spectral regions that are adjacent to each wavelength (or to each group of wavelengths as in superchannels).