ATE107039T1 - Optisches schaltungsmittel. - Google Patents

Optisches schaltungsmittel.

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Publication number
ATE107039T1
ATE107039T1 AT85904658T AT85904658T ATE107039T1 AT E107039 T1 ATE107039 T1 AT E107039T1 AT 85904658 T AT85904658 T AT 85904658T AT 85904658 T AT85904658 T AT 85904658T AT E107039 T1 ATE107039 T1 AT E107039T1
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Prior art keywords
optical
optical switching
switching means
network
modulator
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AT85904658T
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English (en)
Inventor
David Wynford Faulkner
Peter Healey
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British Telecomm
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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
    • G02B6/354—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
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/29—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the position or the direction of light beams, i.e. deflection
    • G02F1/31—Digital deflection, i.e. optical switching
    • G02F1/313—Digital deflection, i.e. optical switching in an optical waveguide structure
    • 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
    • G02B6/3546—NxM switch, i.e. a regular array of switches elements of matrix type constellation

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Integrated Circuits (AREA)
  • Use Of Switch Circuits For Exchanges And Methods Of Control Of Multiplex Exchanges (AREA)
  • Optical Communication System (AREA)
  • Eye Examination Apparatus (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Inspection Of Paper Currency And Valuable Securities (AREA)
AT85904658T 1984-09-17 1985-09-16 Optisches schaltungsmittel. ATE107039T1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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GB848423430A GB8423430D0 (en) 1984-09-17 1984-09-17 Optical switching means

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ATE107039T1 true ATE107039T1 (de) 1994-06-15

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AT85904658T ATE107039T1 (de) 1984-09-17 1985-09-16 Optisches schaltungsmittel.

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US (1) US4815803A (de)
EP (1) EP0195796B1 (de)
JP (1) JPS62500265A (de)
AT (1) ATE107039T1 (de)
CA (1) CA1274995A (de)
DE (1) DE3587848T2 (de)
GB (1) GB8423430D0 (de)
WO (1) WO1986001907A1 (de)

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WO1986001907A1 (en) 1986-03-27
EP0195796B1 (de) 1994-06-08
EP0195796A1 (de) 1986-10-01
US4815803A (en) 1989-03-28
DE3587848T2 (de) 1994-10-06
DE3587848D1 (de) 1994-07-14
CA1274995A (en) 1990-10-09
JPS62500265A (ja) 1987-01-29
GB8423430D0 (en) 1984-10-24

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