CA1209832A - Multi-plane optical membrane switch apparatus - Google Patents

Multi-plane optical membrane switch apparatus

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Publication number
CA1209832A
CA1209832A CA000423646A CA423646A CA1209832A CA 1209832 A CA1209832 A CA 1209832A CA 000423646 A CA000423646 A CA 000423646A CA 423646 A CA423646 A CA 423646A CA 1209832 A CA1209832 A CA 1209832A
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channel
light
membrane
fiber optic
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CA000423646A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Wunnava V. Subbarao
Richard I. Ely
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Unisys Corp
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Burroughs Corp
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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
    • G02B6/3536—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
    • G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/2804—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers
    • G02B6/2852—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers using tapping light guides arranged sidewardly, e.g. in a non-parallel relationship with respect to the bus light guides (light extraction or launching through cladding, with or without surface discontinuities, bent structures)
    • 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
    • G02B6/3564—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

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Elements Other Than Lenses (AREA)
  • Switches Operated By Changes In Physical Conditions (AREA)
  • Push-Button Switches (AREA)
  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
CA000423646A 1982-03-16 1983-03-15 Multi-plane optical membrane switch apparatus Expired CA1209832A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US358,823 1982-03-16
US06/358,823 US4480183A (en) 1982-03-16 1982-03-16 Multi-plane optical membrane switch apparatus

Publications (1)

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CA1209832A true CA1209832A (en) 1986-08-19

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US (1) US4480183A (2)
EP (1) EP0089236B1 (2)
JP (1) JPS59500433A (2)
CA (1) CA1209832A (2)
DE (1) DE3378431D1 (2)
WO (1) WO1983003311A1 (2)

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JPH0548442B2 (2) 1993-07-21
EP0089236A2 (en) 1983-09-21
US4480183A (en) 1984-10-30
EP0089236B1 (en) 1988-11-09
DE3378431D1 (en) 1988-12-15
JPS59500433A (ja) 1984-03-15
EP0089236A3 (en) 1986-07-16
WO1983003311A1 (en) 1983-09-29

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