US Patent 11343011 Flexible grid optical spectrum transmitter, receiver, and transceiver

A coherent optical transmitter configured to generate a modulated optical signal within a portion of optical spectrum defined by a spectral position and spectral width, wherein the spectral width is ‘n’ bins where n is an integer greater than 1 and each bin is a same size, and wherein the spectral position and spectral width are specified by to the coherent optical transmitter via a management system.