ATE86762T1 - Faseroptischer wechselschalter. - Google Patents

Faseroptischer wechselschalter.

Info

Publication number: ATE86762T1
Authority: AT; Austria
Prior art keywords: locations; midway; symmetry point; fiber; symmetry
Prior art date: 1987-05-21

Application number

AT88304666T

Other languages

English (en)

Inventor

Simon M Kokoshvili

Original Assignee

Kaptron Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1987-05-21

Filing date

1988-05-23

Publication date

1993-03-15

1988-05-23 Application filed by Kaptron Inc filed Critical Kaptron Inc

1993-03-15 Application granted granted Critical

1993-03-15 Publication of ATE86762T1 publication Critical patent/ATE86762T1/de

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
- G02B6/3564—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details
- G02B6/358—Latching of the moving element, i.e. maintaining or holding the moving element in place once operation has been performed; includes a mechanically bistable system
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
- G02B6/351—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements
- G02B6/3512—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements the optical element being reflective, e.g. mirror
- G02B6/352—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements the optical element being reflective, e.g. mirror the reflective optical element having a shaped reflective surface, e.g. a reflective element comprising several reflective surfaces or facets that function together
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
- G02B6/351—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements
- G02B6/3512—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements the optical element being reflective, e.g. mirror
- G02B6/3516—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements the optical element being reflective, e.g. mirror the reflective optical element moving along the beam path, e.g. controllable diffractive effects using multiple micromirrors within the beam
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
- G02B6/354—Switching arrangements, i.e. number of input/output ports and interconnection types
- G02B6/3544—2D constellations, i.e. with switching elements and switched beams located in a plane
- G02B6/3548—1xN switch, i.e. one input and a selectable single output of N possible outputs
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
- G02B6/354—Switching arrangements, i.e. number of input/output ports and interconnection types
- G02B6/3562—Switch of the bypass type, i.e. enabling a change of path in a network, e.g. to bypass a failed element in the network
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
- G02B6/3564—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details
- G02B6/3582—Housing means or package or arranging details of the switching elements, e.g. for thermal isolation
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
- G02B6/3598—Switching means directly located between an optoelectronic element and waveguides, including direct displacement of either the element or the waveguide, e.g. optical pulse generation

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Optics & Photonics (AREA)
Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
Optical Communication System (AREA)
Use Of Switch Circuits For Exchanges And Methods Of Control Of Multiplex Exchanges (AREA)
Push-Button Switches (AREA)

AT88304666T 1987-05-21 1988-05-23 Faseroptischer wechselschalter. ATE86762T1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US5322087A	1987-05-21	1987-05-21
EP88304666A EP0299604B1 (de)	1987-05-21	1988-05-23	Faseroptischer Wechselschalter

Publications (1)

Publication Number	Publication Date
ATE86762T1 true ATE86762T1 (de)	1993-03-15

Family

ID=21982724

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
AT88304666T ATE86762T1 (de)	1987-05-21	1988-05-23	Faseroptischer wechselschalter.

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0299604B1 (de)
AT (1)	ATE86762T1 (de)
DE (1)	DE3879012T2 (de)

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US4961620A (en) *	1989-12-20	1990-10-09	Raychem Corporation	Optical bypass switch
US5002355A (en) *	1990-05-08	1991-03-26	Amp Incorporated	Optical matrix switch with coupler elements
US5048910A (en) *	1990-05-08	1991-09-17	Amp Incorporated	Optical matrix switch for multiple input/output port configurations
US5050951A (en) *	1990-05-08	1991-09-24	Amp Incorporated	Optical matrix switch with longitudinally configured switch elements
US5018816A (en) *	1990-06-11	1991-05-28	Amp Incorporated	Optical delay switch and variable delay system
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US6453084B1 (en) *	2000-01-17	2002-09-17	Optical Switch Corporation	System and method for beam-steering using a reference signal feedback

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GB2014751A (en) *	1978-02-17	1979-08-30	Trw Inc	Optical switching
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FR2554601B1 (fr) *	1983-11-08	1986-08-29	Thomson Csf	Coupleur multiple a fibres optiques et application a un interferometre
US4626066A (en) *	1983-12-30	1986-12-02	At&T Bell Laboratories	Optical coupling device utilizing a mirror and cantilevered arm

1988
- 1988-05-23 EP EP88304666A patent/EP0299604B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1988-05-23 AT AT88304666T patent/ATE86762T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1988-05-23 DE DE88304666T patent/DE3879012T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0299604B1 (de)	1993-03-10
DE3879012D1 (de)	1993-04-15
EP0299604A1 (de)	1989-01-18
DE3879012T2 (de)	1994-01-20

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CA2098903A1 (en)	1993-12-25	Optical Fiber Functional Device
DE68908402D1 (de)	1993-09-16	Optische faserfuge mit hoher festigkeit.
DE69330200D1 (de)	2001-06-13	Optische Monomode-Wellenleiterfaser mit niedrigen Krümmungsverlusten
DE3585795D1 (de)	1992-05-07	Optische faserlinse-kupplung.
SE8901590L (sv)	1989-11-07	Optisk omkopplare
DE69022129D1 (de)	1995-10-12	Lichtverstärker mit optischer Faser.
ES2078220T3 (es)	1995-12-16	Lente oftalmica multifocal.
FR2577212B1 (fr)	1989-07-21	Verre optique a haut pouvoir de refraction
ATE86762T1 (de)	1993-03-15	Faseroptischer wechselschalter.
ATE67588T1 (de)	1991-10-15	Faserkreisel.
JPS5487540A (en)	1979-07-12	Information processing terminal device
FR2513985B1 (fr)	1986-04-04	Verre optique et ophtalmique ayant un indice de refraction nd au moins egal a 1,58, un indice d'abbe au moins egal a 45 et une masse volumique au plus egale a 2,75 g/cm3
DE3764768D1 (de)	1990-10-11	Dreiachsiges optisches fiberringinterferometer.
DE58908174D1 (de)	1994-09-15	Optisches Wellenleitermodul mit Faserankopplung.
DE68912206D1 (de)	1994-02-24	Optisches Modul mit angeschlossener Glasfaser.
FR2582658B1 (fr)	1990-02-23	Copolymere de derives acryliques a haut indice de refraction, notamment pour la fabrication de lentilles optiques, et sa preparation
ATE100641T1 (de)	1994-02-15	Breitbandiger optischer verstaerker mit aktiver faser.
DE69015430D1 (de)	1995-02-09	Optisches system.
JPS5525023A (en)	1980-02-22	Photo switch
JPS54126555A (en)	1979-10-01	Automatic coupler of optical fibers
JPS545753A (en)	1979-01-17	Photo switch
FR2671793B1 (fr)	1995-03-17	Verre d'optique et d'ophtalmologie, ayant un indice de refraction nd >= 1,68 et un nombre d'abbe gammad >= 41,6".
JPS5650309A (en)	1981-05-07	Soft focus lens
JPS54156551A (en)	1979-12-10	Photo switch
JPS52126240A (en)	1977-10-22	Optical fibre connection

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title
1993-09-15	RER	Ceased as to paragraph 5 lit. 3 law introducing patent treaties
1994-04-15	EEWE	Authorization for restitution
1994-07-15	UEP	Publication of translation of european patent specification
2000-02-15	REN	Ceased due to non-payment of the annual fee