GB0108812D0 - Optical switching - Google Patents

Optical switching

Info

Publication number: GB0108812D0
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: optical switching; switching; optical
Prior art date: 2001-04-07
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 Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

GB0108812A

Other versions

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.)

THEOBALD ROBERT C

Original Assignee

THEOBALD ROBERT C

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.)

2001-04-07

Filing date

2001-04-07

Publication date

2001-05-30

2001-04-07 Application filed by THEOBALD ROBERT C filed Critical THEOBALD ROBERT C

2001-04-07 Priority to GB0108812A priority Critical patent/GB2374158A/en

2001-05-30 Publication of GB0108812D0 publication Critical patent/GB0108812D0/en

2002-10-09 Publication of GB2374158A publication Critical patent/GB2374158A/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current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
- G02B6/3586—Control or adjustment details, e.g. calibrating
- G02B6/3588—Control or adjustment details, e.g. calibrating of the processed beams, i.e. controlling during switching of orientation, alignment, or beam propagation properties such as intensity, size or shape
- 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
- G02B6/3564—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
- G02B6/3572—Magnetic 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
- G02B6/3594—Characterised by additional functional means, e.g. means for variably attenuating or branching or means for switching differently polarized beams

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Optics & Photonics (AREA)
Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)

GB0108812A 2001-04-07 2001-04-07 Optical switching with feedback and controllably adjustable mirror Withdrawn GB2374158A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB0108812A GB2374158A (en)	2001-04-07	2001-04-07	Optical switching with feedback and controllably adjustable mirror

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB0108812A GB2374158A (en)	2001-04-07	2001-04-07	Optical switching with feedback and controllably adjustable mirror

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB0108812D0 true GB0108812D0 (en)	2001-05-30
GB2374158A GB2374158A (en)	2002-10-09

Family

ID=9912486

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB0108812A Withdrawn GB2374158A (en)	2001-04-07	2001-04-07	Optical switching with feedback and controllably adjustable mirror

Country Status (1)

Country	Link
GB (1)	GB2374158A (en)

Family Cites Families (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US6798992B1 (en) *	1999-11-10	2004-09-28	Agere Systems Inc.	Method and device for optically crossconnecting optical signals using tilting mirror MEMS with drift monitoring feature
US6453084B1 (en) *	2000-01-17	2002-09-17	Optical Switch Corporation	System and method for beam-steering using a reference signal feedback

2001
- 2001-04-07 GB GB0108812A patent/GB2374158A/en not_active Withdrawn

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
GB2374158A (en)	2002-10-09

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GB0108812D0 (en)	2001-05-30	Optical switching
TW456523U (en)	2001-09-21	Optical switch
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GB0107056D0 (en)	2001-05-09	Optical switch
TW507878U (en)	2002-10-21	Optical switch
TW465761U (en)	2001-11-21	Kaleidoscope
GB0106075D0 (en)	2001-05-02	Optical devices
EP1253458A4 (en)	2005-11-09	Optical switch
GB0126640D0 (en)	2002-01-02	Optical space switch
GB0123258D0 (en)	2001-11-21	Stabilized optical switch
GB0115067D0 (en)	2001-08-15	Optical switching assembly
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Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2006-04-12	WAP	Application withdrawn, taken to be withdrawn or refused ** after publication under section 16(1)