FR2673731B1 - Interrupteur optique. - Google Patents

Interrupteur optique.

Info

Publication number: FR2673731B1
Authority: FR; France
Prior art keywords: optical switch; switch; optical
Prior art date: 1991-03-07
Legal status (The legal status 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 status listed.): Expired - Fee Related

Application number

FR929202874A

Other languages

English (en)

Other versions

FR2673731A1 (fr

Inventor

Kazuyasu Hikita

Hiroyuki Iizuka

Yoshiaki Tanaka

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Mitsubishi Materials Corp

Original Assignee

Mitsubishi Materials Corp

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.)

1991-03-07

Filing date

1992-03-05

Publication date

1994-09-02

1992-03-05 Application filed by Mitsubishi Materials Corp filed Critical Mitsubishi Materials Corp

1992-09-11 Publication of FR2673731A1 publication Critical patent/FR2673731A1/fr

1994-09-02 Application granted granted Critical

1994-09-02 Publication of FR2673731B1 publication Critical patent/FR2673731B1/fr

2012-03-05 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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
- G02B6/3568—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details characterised by the actuating force
- G02B6/3578—Piezoelectric force
- 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
- G02B6/3566—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details involving bending a beam, e.g. with cantilever
- 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
- G02B6/353—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements the optical element being a shutter, baffle, beam dump or opaque element
- 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
- G02B6/3552—1x1 switch, e.g. on/off switch
- 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
- G02B6/3598—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)

FR929202874A 1991-03-07 1992-03-05 Interrupteur optique. Expired - Fee Related FR2673731B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP3041895A JP2836269B2 (ja)	1991-03-07	1991-03-07	光学スイッチ

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
FR2673731A1 FR2673731A1 (fr)	1992-09-11
FR2673731B1 true FR2673731B1 (fr)	1994-09-02

Family

ID=12621024

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
FR929202874A Expired - Fee Related FR2673731B1 (fr)	1991-03-07	1992-03-05	Interrupteur optique.

Country Status (5)

Country	Link
US (1)	US5268974A (fr)
JP (1)	JP2836269B2 (fr)
DE (1)	DE4207194A1 (fr)
FR (1)	FR2673731B1 (fr)
GB (1)	GB2253923B (fr)

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1991
- 1991-03-07 JP JP3041895A patent/JP2836269B2/ja not_active Expired - Lifetime
1992
- 1992-03-05 FR FR929202874A patent/FR2673731B1/fr not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1992-03-06 DE DE4207194A patent/DE4207194A1/de not_active Ceased
- 1992-03-06 GB GB9204923A patent/GB2253923B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1992-03-09 US US07/848,111 patent/US5268974A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
FR2673731A1 (fr)	1992-09-11
US5268974A (en)	1993-12-07
GB2253923A (en)	1992-09-23
DE4207194A1 (de)	1992-09-10
GB2253923B (en)	1994-05-04
GB9204923D0 (en)	1992-04-22
JP2836269B2 (ja)	1998-12-14
JPH04278908A (ja)	1992-10-05

Publication	Publication Date	Title
DE69417814D1 (de)	1999-05-20	Optischer Schalter
NO891853D0 (no)	1989-05-05	Optisk bryter.
FR2708344B1 (fr)	1996-07-19	Ondemètre optique.
DE69426103D1 (de)	2000-11-16	Optischer Schalter
DE69215558D1 (de)	1997-01-16	Optischer Wellenleiter-Schalter
DE69223885D1 (de)	1998-02-12	Optischer Schalter
DE69019132D1 (de)	1995-06-08	Optische Schalter.
DE69018151D1 (de)	1995-05-04	Optischer Schalter.
DE59101652D1 (de)	1994-06-23	Operationsleuchte.
FR2673731B1 (fr)	1994-09-02	Interrupteur optique.
DE68910837D1 (de)	1994-01-05	Optisches Schaltersystem.
DE69428111D1 (de)	2001-10-04	Optischer schalter
FR2683962B1 (fr)	1994-03-25	Repartiteur optique.
FR2685669B1 (fr)	1994-07-22	Retroviseur exterieur.
DE69311638D1 (de)	1997-07-24	Optischer Schalter
FR2700896B1 (fr)	1995-07-07	Circuit intégré optique.
FI914579A0 (fi)	1991-09-27	Optisk stroemtransformator.
DE69206839D1 (de)	1996-02-01	Optischer Schalter
FR2676833B1 (fr)	1994-11-18	Scanner optique.
FI912087A0 (fi)	1991-04-30	Optisk foerstaerkare.
DE69231142D1 (de)	2000-07-13	Optisches Vermittlungssystem
DE69112523D1 (de)	1995-10-05	Optischer schalter.
DE69129153D1 (de)	1998-04-30	Optischer schalter
FR2684191B1 (fr)	1994-08-05	Miroir deformable.
DE69205878D1 (de)	1995-12-14	Optischer Crossbarschalter.

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1998-12-31	ST	Notification of lapse