BE854335A - Commutateur optique - Google Patents

Commutateur optique

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Publication number
BE854335A
BE854335A BE2055886A BE2055886A BE854335A BE 854335 A BE854335 A BE 854335A BE 2055886 A BE2055886 A BE 2055886A BE 2055886 A BE2055886 A BE 2055886A BE 854335 A BE854335 A BE 854335A
Authority
BE
Belgium
Prior art keywords
optical switch
switch
optical
Prior art date
Application number
BE2055886A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
J C Greenwood
Original Assignee
Int Standard Electric 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.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Int Standard Electric Corp filed Critical Int Standard Electric Corp
Publication of BE854335A publication Critical patent/BE854335A/fr

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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
    • G02B6/3536—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
    • G02B6/35—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
    • 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
    • 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
    • G02B6/3568—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details characterised by the actuating force
    • G02B6/3574—Mechanical force, e.g. pressure variations
    • 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)
  • Push-Button Switches (AREA)
  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
BE2055886A 1976-05-06 1977-05-06 Commutateur optique BE854335A (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB1859876A GB1485104A (en) 1976-05-06 1976-05-06 Fibre optic switch arrangement

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
BE854335A true BE854335A (fr) 1977-11-07

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
BE2055886A BE854335A (fr) 1976-05-06 1977-05-06 Commutateur optique

Country Status (3)

Country Link
BE (1) BE854335A (fr)
DE (1) DE2717875A1 (fr)
GB (1) GB1485104A (fr)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4365862A (en) * 1980-01-18 1982-12-28 Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Public Corporation Optical switch
DD219076A3 (de) * 1982-12-03 1985-02-20 Hermsdorf Keramik Veb Schalter

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
DE2717875A1 (de) 1977-11-17
GB1485104A (en) 1977-09-08

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