AU2001288211A1 - Low insertion loss non-blocking optical switch - Google Patents

Low insertion loss non-blocking optical switch

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Publication number
AU2001288211A1
AU2001288211A1 AU2001288211A AU8821101A AU2001288211A1 AU 2001288211 A1 AU2001288211 A1 AU 2001288211A1 AU 2001288211 A AU2001288211 A AU 2001288211A AU 8821101 A AU8821101 A AU 8821101A AU 2001288211 A1 AU2001288211 A1 AU 2001288211A1
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Australia
Prior art keywords
optical switch
insertion loss
low insertion
blocking optical
loss non
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Abandoned
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AU2001288211A
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English (en)
Inventor
Roman C. Gutierrez
Tony K. Tang
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DigitalOptics Corp MEMS
Original Assignee
Siwave Inc
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Application filed by Siwave Inc filed Critical Siwave Inc
Publication of AU2001288211A1 publication Critical patent/AU2001288211A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • G02B6/351—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
    • G02B26/00—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements
    • G02B26/08—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light
    • G02B26/0816—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light by means of one or more reflecting elements
    • G02B26/0833—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light by means of one or more reflecting elements the reflecting element being a micromechanical device, e.g. a MEMS mirror, DMD
    • 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
    • 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)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
AU2001288211A 2000-05-30 2001-05-22 Low insertion loss non-blocking optical switch Abandoned AU2001288211A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US20743500P 2000-05-30 2000-05-30
US60/207,435 2000-05-30
US09/853,514 US6516109B2 (en) 2000-05-30 2001-05-11 Low insertion loss non-blocking optical switch
US09/853,514 2001-05-11
PCT/US2001/016600 WO2001092943A2 (fr) 2000-05-30 2001-05-22 Commutateur optique non bloquant a faible perte d'insertion

Publications (1)

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AU2001288211A1 true AU2001288211A1 (en) 2001-12-11

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AU (1) AU2001288211A1 (fr)
WO (1) WO2001092943A2 (fr)

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US6516109B2 (en) 2003-02-04
WO2001092943A8 (fr) 2002-03-28
WO2001092943A2 (fr) 2001-12-06
WO2001092943A3 (fr) 2003-08-07
US20010051015A1 (en) 2001-12-13

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