AU1203201A - Mems based 1xn fiber optics switch - Google Patents

Mems based 1xn fiber optics switch

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AU1203201A
AU1203201A AU12032/01A AU1203201A AU1203201A AU 1203201 A AU1203201 A AU 1203201A AU 12032/01 A AU12032/01 A AU 12032/01A AU 1203201 A AU1203201 A AU 1203201A AU 1203201 A AU1203201 A AU 1203201A
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fiber optics
mems based
optics switch
switch
mems
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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
    • G02B6/3564—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
    • 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
    • G02B6/351—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements
    • G02B6/3512—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements the optical element being reflective, e.g. mirror
    • G02B6/3518—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements the optical element being reflective, e.g. mirror the reflective optical element being an intrinsic part of a MEMS device, i.e. fabricated together with the MEMS device
    • 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
AU12032/01A 1999-10-15 2000-10-13 Mems based 1xn fiber optics switch Abandoned AU1203201A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US15982799P 1999-10-15 1999-10-15
US60159827 1999-10-15
PCT/US2000/028402 WO2001029599A1 (en) 1999-10-15 2000-10-13 Mems based 1xn fiber optics switch

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AU1203201A true AU1203201A (en) 2001-04-30

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WO (2) WO2001029599A1 (en)

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US6836585B2 (en) * 2001-08-06 2004-12-28 Fiberyard, Inc. Photonic switch
CN106019490A (en) * 2016-08-01 2016-10-12 中国电子科技集团公司第三十四研究所 MEMS optical switch module with 1*N channels

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US5199088A (en) * 1991-12-31 1993-03-30 Texas Instruments Incorporated Fiber optic switch with spatial light modulator device
US5841917A (en) * 1997-01-31 1998-11-24 Hewlett-Packard Company Optical cross-connect switch using a pin grid actuator
US5960132A (en) * 1997-09-09 1999-09-28 At&T Corp. Fiber-optic free-space micromachined matrix switches
US6137941A (en) * 1998-09-03 2000-10-24 Lucent Technologies, Inc. Variable optical attenuator

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WO2001029584A2 (en) 2001-04-26
AU1210701A (en) 2001-04-30
WO2001029599A1 (en) 2001-04-26
WO2001029584A3 (en) 2001-09-13

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MK6 Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase