A modular routing node includes a single input port and a plurality of output ports. The modular routing node is arranged to produce a plurality of different deflections and uses small adjustments to compensate for wavelength differences and alignment tolerances in an optical system. An optical devi
A modular routing node includes a single input port and a plurality of output ports. The modular routing node is arranged to produce a plurality of different deflections and uses small adjustments to compensate for wavelength differences and alignment tolerances in an optical system. An optical device is arranged to receive a multiplex of many optical signals at different wavelengths, to separate the optical signals into at least two groups, and to process at least one of the groups adaptively.
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1. An optical processor for selectively routing optical signals on respective wavelength channels to one or more output ports, the optical processor comprising: a spatial light modulator (“SLM”) having a two-dimensional array of controllable elements, wherein the SLM is configured for selection of t
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An optical processor for selectively routing optical signals on respective wavelength channels to one or more output ports, the optical processor comprising: a spatial light modulator (“SLM”) having a two-dimensional array of controllable elements, wherein the SLM is configured for selection of the controllable elements whereby a plurality of different two-dimensional groups of controllable elements are formed at chosen locations of the SLM to independently and controllably deflect light incident on the different two-dimensional groups;a dispersion device positioned to receive and disperse light comprising the optical signals;an optical device disposed between the SLM and the dispersion device to receive the dispersed light from the dispersion device and spatially distribute this dispersed light by wavelength across the SLM and among the plurality of different two-dimensional groups; anda controller coupled to the SLM for assigning which controllable elements correspond to which of the plurality of different two-dimensional groups and configurable to select the plurality of different two-dimensional groups so that each wavelength channel corresponds to one of the plurality of different two-dimensional groups and further configurable to select a first subset of one or more of the optical signals for routing to a first of the one or more output ports,wherein the controller is configurable to adjust a transmission spectrum between optical signals on adjacent wavelength channels. 2. The optical processor of claim 1, wherein the optical device comprises a focusing device. 3. The optical processor of claim 1, wherein the one or more output ports comprise multiple output ports, and wherein the controller is further configurable to select a second subset of one or more of the optical signals for routing to a second of the multiple output ports, wherein the deflections provided by the controllable elements of the plurality of different two-dimensional groups are selected by the controller so that the optical device then directs the first and second subsets of optical signals to different respective locations on the dispersion device upon returning to the dispersion device, and wherein the dispersion device combines the wavelength channels from the first subset of optical signals into a first output beam and combines the wavelength channels from the second subset of optical signals into a second output beam. 4. The optical processor of claim 3, wherein the first and second output beams exiting the dispersion device are spatially separated from one another. 5. The optical processor of claim 1, wherein the dispersion device, optical device, and SLM are arranged so that the controller can cause the SLM to independently deflect light incident on the plurality of different two-dimensional groups so that different wavelength channels from different input beams comprising the light comprising the optical signals are combined into a common output beam by the dispersion device upon returning to the dispersion device from the optical device. 6. The optical processor of claim 1, wherein the two-dimensional array of controllable elements is a two-dimensional array of controllable phase-modulating elements and wherein the controller is configurable to cause the SLM to display multiple holograms on the plurality of different two-dimensional groups of controllable elements, respectively, to independently and controllably deflect light incident on each of the plurality of different two-dimensional groups of controllable elements. 7. The optical processor of claim 6, wherein the controller is configurable to adjust the transmission spectrum between adjacent channels directed to a common output port from among the one or more output ports to reduce a notch in the transmission spectrum. 8. The optical processor of claim 7, wherein the controller is configurable to adjust the transmission spectrum between adjacent channels directed to the common output port to reduce the notch by minimizing stitching errors between adjacent holograms providing the same deflection. 9. The optical processor of claim 6, wherein the controller is configurable to adjust the transmission spectrum between the optical signals on the adjacent wavelength channels by controlling stitching errors between adjacent holograms providing the same deflection. 10. The optical processor of claim 9, wherein the controller is configured to minimize stitching errors between adjacent holograms providing the same deflection. 11. The optical processor of claim 10, wherein the stitching error is minimized to achieve uniform transmission across at least one of the adjacent wavelength channels. 12. The optical processor of claim 11, wherein the stitching errors are controlled by translating one of the adjacent holograms relative to the other adjacent hologram. 13. The optical processor of claim 12, wherein the adjacent holograms are translated relative to one another in a direction orthogonal to the wavelength dispersion. 14. The optical processor of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to select the plurality of different two-dimensional groups of controllable elements so that groups from among the plurality of different two-dimensional groups that correspond to the adjacent wavelength channels are spaced from one another on the SLM. 15. The optical processor of claim 14, wherein the controller is configured to cause the controllable elements in the space between the groups corresponding to the adjacent wavelength channels to form a guard band. 16. The optical processor of claim 15, wherein the controller causes the controllable elements forming the guard band to deflect incident light away from the one or more output ports. 17. The optical processor of claim 1, wherein the controller is configurable to select the plurality of different two-dimensional groups so that at least one group has a size different from that of another group or at least one group has a shape different from that of another group. 18. The optical processor of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to change one or more of sizes, shapes, and positions of one or more of the plurality of different two-dimensional groups in response to a change in central wavelength or a change in a bandwidth or both of one or more of the wavelength channels. 19. The optical processor of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to change two or more of the sizes, shapes, and positions of one or more of the plurality of different two-dimensional groups in response to a change in central wavelength or a change in a bandwidth or both of one or more of the wavelength channels. 20. The optical processor of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to change one or more of sizes, shapes, and positions of one or more of the plurality of different two-dimensional groups in response to a request from a network management system. 21. The optical processor of claim 20, wherein the controller is configured to change two or more of the sizes, shapes, and positions of one or more of the plurality of different two-dimensional groups in response to a request from the network management system. 22. The optical processor of claim 1, wherein the one or more output ports comprise multiple output ports, and wherein, during operation, the controller is configured to select a second subset of the optical signals and causes the controllable elements to block the second subset of the optical signals from reaching at least one output port from among the multiple output ports. 23. The optical processor of claim 22, wherein the optical processor comprises an optical absorber and wherein the controller causes the controllable elements to block the second subset of the optical signals by directing the second subset of the optical signals to the optical absorber. 24. The optical processor of claim 22, wherein the controller causes the controllable elements to block the second subset of the optical signals by directing the second subset of the optical signals to be offset from the at least one output port in a direction orthogonal to a one-dimensional array formed by multiple input ports providing the light comprising the optical signals. 25. The optical processor of claim 1, wherein the dispersion device, optical device, and SLM are arranged so that different wavelength channels of the optical signals from a common input beam that have a common deflection caused by the SLM are combined into a common output beam by the dispersion device upon returning to the dispersion device from the optical device. 26. The optical processor of claim 1, wherein the light comprising the optical signals is provided by multiple input ports and wherein respective input beams incident on the dispersion device from the multiple input ports are spatially separated from one another. 27. The optical processor of claim 1, wherein the optical device directs the dispersed light for each wavelength channel onto the corresponding group of controllable elements. 28. The optical processor of claim 27, wherein each group of controllable elements defines a width on the SLM in at least one dimension of between 10 and 50 pixels. 29. The optical processor of claim 1, wherein the SLM is an LCOS SLM. 30. The optical processor of claim 1, wherein the optical device comprises a lens. 31. The optical processor of claim 1, wherein the optical device comprises a curved mirror.
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