CA1160489A - Interrupteur pour fibres optiques - Google Patents

Interrupteur pour fibres optiques

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Publication number
CA1160489A
CA1160489A CA000386494A CA386494A CA1160489A CA 1160489 A CA1160489 A CA 1160489A CA 000386494 A CA000386494 A CA 000386494A CA 386494 A CA386494 A CA 386494A CA 1160489 A CA1160489 A CA 1160489A
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Prior art keywords
housing
grooved
slot
housings
exterior
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Expired
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CA000386494A
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English (en)
Inventor
William C. Young
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AT&T Inc
Original Assignee
Western Electric Co Inc
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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
    • G02B6/3502—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
    • G02B6/3508—Lateral or transverse displacement of the whole waveguides, e.g. by varying the distance between opposed waveguide ends, or by mutual lateral displacement of opposed waveguide 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
    • G02B6/3556—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
    • G02B6/3564—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
    • G02B6/3564—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

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
CA000386494A 1980-11-24 1981-09-23 Interrupteur pour fibres optiques Expired CA1160489A (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US21001380A 1980-11-24 1980-11-24
US210,013 1980-11-24

Publications (1)

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CA1160489A true CA1160489A (fr) 1984-01-17

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CA000386494A Expired CA1160489A (fr) 1980-11-24 1981-09-23 Interrupteur pour fibres optiques

Country Status (5)

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JP (1) JPS57116305A (fr)
CA (1) CA1160489A (fr)
DE (1) DE3146079A1 (fr)
FR (1) FR2494857B1 (fr)
GB (1) GB2088083B (fr)

Families Citing this family (12)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
SE454546B (sv) * 1982-07-01 1988-05-09 Ericsson Telefon Ab L M Fiberoptiskt kopplingsorgan for att omkoppla en optisk signalveg utford med atminstone en fast anordnad fiberende och minst en rorligt anordnad fiberende
SE8204086L (sv) * 1982-07-01 1984-01-02 Ericsson Telefon Ab L M Forfarande att tillverka en med optiska fibrer forsedd fast och rorlig del
DE3785359T2 (de) * 1986-10-07 1993-10-28 Whitaker Corp Optischer schalter.
GB2200764B (en) * 1987-01-30 1990-09-26 Stc Plc N-way redundant optical fibre switch
JP2594619B2 (ja) * 1988-06-20 1997-03-26 住友電気工業株式会社 光スイッチ
US5035482A (en) * 1989-04-06 1991-07-30 Amp Incorporated Optical switch
EP0465674B1 (fr) * 1990-01-30 1995-08-30 Fujikura Ltd. Commutateur optique
DE4101043C3 (de) * 1991-01-16 1995-10-12 Ant Nachrichtentech Optischer Schalter
US5311410A (en) * 1992-10-29 1994-05-10 Hughes Aircraft Company Distributed lighting system with fiber optic controls
US5905829A (en) * 1994-04-22 1999-05-18 Omron Corporation Optical fiber connecting structure, optical switch and optical connector
JPH11352424A (ja) 1998-06-09 1999-12-24 Seiko Giken Kk 光ファイバスイッチ回路
DE10000483C1 (de) * 2000-01-07 2001-08-23 Inst Mikrotechnik Mainz Gmbh Faseroptisches Schaltelement

Family Cites Families (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2359433A1 (fr) * 1976-07-23 1978-02-17 Thomson Csf Repartiteur reglable de rayonnement guide par faisceaux de fibres optiques
GB2001952B (en) * 1977-08-01 1982-05-26 Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Method of and apparatus for cutting optical fibres
JPS5526558A (en) * 1978-08-15 1980-02-26 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Photo switch
JPS5570810A (en) * 1978-11-21 1980-05-28 Nec Corp Molded connector for optical communication
JPS55137503A (en) * 1979-04-13 1980-10-27 Nec Corp Photo switch

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
DE3146079A1 (de) 1982-06-16
GB2088083B (en) 1984-01-25
JPS57116305A (en) 1982-07-20
FR2494857A1 (fr) 1982-05-28
FR2494857B1 (fr) 1986-02-14
GB2088083A (en) 1982-06-03

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