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AU2001253289A1 - Fiber optic cross connect with transparent substrate - Google Patents

Fiber optic cross connect with transparent substrate

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Publication number
AU2001253289A1
AU2001253289A1 AU2001253289A AU5328901A AU2001253289A1 AU 2001253289 A1 AU2001253289 A1 AU 2001253289A1 AU 2001253289 A AU2001253289 A AU 2001253289A AU 5328901 A AU5328901 A AU 5328901A AU 2001253289 A1 AU2001253289 A1 AU 2001253289A1
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Australia
Prior art keywords
fiber optic
transparent substrate
cross connect
optic cross
connect
Prior art date
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.)
Abandoned
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AU2001253289A
Inventor
Amal Ranjan Bhattarai
Paul Merritt Hagelin
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CSPEED Corp
Original Assignee
CSPEED CORP
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Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by CSPEED CORP filed Critical CSPEED CORP
Publication of AU2001253289A1 publication Critical patent/AU2001253289A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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    • 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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
    • H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
    • H04Q11/0005—Switch and router aspects
    • 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
    • G02B6/3554—3D constellations, i.e. with switching elements and switched beams located in a volume
    • G02B6/3556—NxM switch, i.e. regular arrays of switches elements of matrix type constellation
    • 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
    • G02B6/356—Switching arrangements, i.e. number of input/output ports and interconnection types in an optical cross-connect device, e.g. routing and switching aspects of interconnecting different paths propagating different wavelengths to (re)configure the various input and output links
    • 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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
    • H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
    • H04Q11/0005—Switch and router aspects
    • H04Q2011/0007—Construction
    • H04Q2011/0026—Construction using free space propagation (e.g. lenses, mirrors)
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S359/00—Optical: systems and elements
    • Y10S359/904—Micromirror

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
AU2001253289A 2000-04-14 2001-04-09 Fiber optic cross connect with transparent substrate Abandoned AU2001253289A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US09/549,789 US6396973B1 (en) 2000-04-14 2000-04-14 Fiber optic cross connect with transparent substrate
US09549789 2000-04-14
PCT/US2001/011522 WO2001079901A2 (en) 2000-04-14 2001-04-09 Fiber optic cross connect with transparent substrate

Publications (1)

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AU2001253289A1 true AU2001253289A1 (en) 2001-10-30

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AU (1) AU2001253289A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2001079901A2 (en)

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US6931170B2 (en) * 2002-10-18 2005-08-16 Analog Devices, Inc. Fiber-attached optical devices with in-plane micromachined mirrors
US7203398B2 (en) * 2003-03-20 2007-04-10 Texas Instruments Incorporated Compact DMD-based optical module
US6954563B2 (en) * 2003-03-28 2005-10-11 Pts Corporation Optical routing mechanism with integral fiber input/output arrangement on MEMS die
US20050184304A1 (en) * 2004-02-25 2005-08-25 Gupta Pavan O. Large cavity wafer-level package for MEMS
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US5155778A (en) 1991-06-28 1992-10-13 Texas Instruments Incorporated Optical switch using spatial light modulators
US5440654A (en) 1993-12-30 1995-08-08 Raytheon Company Fiber optic switching system
US5524153A (en) 1995-02-10 1996-06-04 Astarte Fiber Networks, Inc. Optical fiber switching system and method using same
US5953469A (en) * 1996-10-29 1999-09-14 Xeotron Corporation Optical device utilizing optical waveguides and mechanical light-switches
US5808780A (en) 1997-06-09 1998-09-15 Texas Instruments Incorporated Non-contacting micromechanical optical switch
US5960132A (en) 1997-09-09 1999-09-28 At&T Corp. Fiber-optic free-space micromachined matrix switches
US5982554A (en) 1997-12-31 1999-11-09 At&T Corp Bridging apparatus and method for an optical crossconnect device
US6236778B1 (en) * 1998-12-16 2001-05-22 Optical Switch Corporation Frustrated total internal reflection bus and method of operation

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US6396973B1 (en) 2002-05-28
WO2001079901A3 (en) 2002-04-04
WO2001079901A2 (en) 2001-10-25

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