DE19680764T1 - Kompakter optischer Schalter - Google Patents

Kompakter optischer Schalter

Info

Publication number: DE19680764T1
Authority: DE; Germany
Prior art keywords: optical switch; compact optical; compact; switch; optical
Prior art date: 1995-08-14
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.): Granted

Application number

DE19680764T

Other languages

English (en)

Other versions

DE19680764C2 (de

Inventor

John Omar Smiley

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.)

JDS Fitel Inc

Original Assignee

JDS Fitel 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.)

1995-08-14

Filing date

1996-07-19

Publication date

1997-09-18

1996-07-19 Application filed by JDS Fitel Inc filed Critical JDS Fitel Inc

1997-09-18 Publication of DE19680764T1 publication Critical patent/DE19680764T1/de

1999-11-18 Application granted granted Critical

1999-11-18 Publication of DE19680764C2 publication Critical patent/DE19680764C2/de

2016-07-20 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
- G02B6/3502—Optical coupling means having switching means involving direct waveguide displacement, e.g. cantilever type waveguide displacement involving waveguide bending, or displacing an interposed waveguide between stationary waveguides
- G02B6/3504—Rotating, tilting or pivoting the waveguides, or with the waveguides describing a curved path
- 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
- G02B6/3536—Optical coupling means having switching means involving evanescent coupling variation, e.g. by a moving element such as a membrane which changes the effective refractive index
- 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
- G02B6/32—Optical coupling means having lens focusing means positioned between opposed fibre ends
- 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
- G02B6/3558—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
- G02B6/3564—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

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

DE19680764T 1995-08-14 1996-07-19 Kompakter optischer Schalter Expired - Fee Related DE19680764C2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
CA002156029A CA2156029C (en)	1995-08-14	1995-08-14	Optical switching device
PCT/CA1996/000489 WO1997007419A1 (en)	1995-08-14	1996-07-19	Compact optical switch

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
DE19680764T1 true DE19680764T1 (de)	1997-09-18
DE19680764C2 DE19680764C2 (de)	1999-11-18

Family

ID=4156425

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
DE19680764T Expired - Fee Related DE19680764C2 (de)	1995-08-14	1996-07-19	Kompakter optischer Schalter

Country Status (5)

Country	Link
US (1)	US5629993A (de)
AU (1)	AU6352096A (de)
CA (1)	CA2156029C (de)
DE (1)	DE19680764C2 (de)
WO (1)	WO1997007419A1 (de)

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US6229640B1 (en)	1999-08-11	2001-05-08	Adc Telecommunications, Inc.	Microelectromechanical optical switch and method of manufacture thereof
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CN103364880B (zh) *	2013-07-04	2016-02-03	武汉光迅科技股份有限公司	一种集成合波功能的马达光开关
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1995
- 1995-08-14 CA CA002156029A patent/CA2156029C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1995-08-29 US US08/520,702 patent/US5629993A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
1996
- 1996-07-19 DE DE19680764T patent/DE19680764C2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1996-07-19 WO PCT/CA1996/000489 patent/WO1997007419A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1996-07-19 AU AU63520/96A patent/AU6352096A/en not_active Abandoned

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
DE19680764C2 (de)	1999-11-18
CA2156029A1 (en)	1997-02-15
WO1997007419A1 (en)	1997-02-27
CA2156029C (en)	2000-02-29
AU6352096A (en)	1997-03-12
US5629993A (en)	1997-05-13

Publication	Publication Date	Title
DE69603573D1 (de)	1999-09-09	Optischer schalter
DE69417814D1 (de)	1999-05-20	Optischer Schalter
DE19680764T1 (de)	1997-09-18	Kompakter optischer Schalter
DE69426103D1 (de)	2000-11-16	Optischer Schalter
DE69610807D1 (de)	2000-12-07	Schalterkombination
DE69515889D1 (de)	2000-04-27	Optischer schalter
DE69531440D1 (de)	2003-09-11	Kompakter digitaler optischer Schalter
DE69428111D1 (de)	2001-10-04	Optischer schalter
DE69626651D1 (de)	2003-04-17	Rein optischer schalter
DE69622419D1 (de)	2002-08-22	Fernmeldeschalter
DE69311638D1 (de)	1997-07-24	Optischer Schalter
DE59804514D1 (de)	2002-07-25	Optischer mehrfachschalter
DE59603165D1 (de)	1999-10-28	Digitaler optischer schalter
DE69626256D1 (de)	2003-03-27	Optisches Gerät
DE69610087D1 (de)	2000-10-05	Optischer schalter
DE69601224D1 (de)	1999-02-04	Schalteranordnungen
FR2754352B1 (fr)	1998-11-13	Commutateur optique
NL1004504A1 (nl)	1997-05-21	Optisch schakelelement.
DE69633499D1 (de)	2004-11-04	Optischer Schalter
DE69622194D1 (de)	2002-08-08	Schiebeschalter
IT1284022B1 (it)	1998-05-08	Interruttore
KR960032344U (ko)	1996-10-24	콘택트렌즈
DE69616014D1 (de)	2001-11-22	Spielfreier fokussierungsmechanismus
DE59307557D1 (de)	1997-11-27	Optischer Schalter
DK0811279T3 (da)	2003-10-20	Dæmpningsfri optisk forbindelse

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title
1997-09-18	OP8	Request for examination as to paragraph 44 patent law
1999-11-18	D2	Grant after examination
2000-05-18	8364	No opposition during term of opposition
2003-05-15	8339	Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee