AU2002222011A1 - 2x2-channel integrated optical switch - Google Patents

2x2-channel integrated optical switch

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Publication number
AU2002222011A1
AU2002222011A1 AU2002222011A AU2201102A AU2002222011A1 AU 2002222011 A1 AU2002222011 A1 AU 2002222011A1 AU 2002222011 A AU2002222011 A AU 2002222011A AU 2201102 A AU2201102 A AU 2201102A AU 2002222011 A1 AU2002222011 A1 AU 2002222011A1
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Australia
Prior art keywords
optical switch
integrated optical
channel integrated
channel
switch
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Abandoned
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AU2002222011A
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English (en)
Inventor
Patrick Mottier
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Opsitech Optical System on a Chip SAS
Original Assignee
Opsitech Optical System on a Chip SAS
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Application filed by Opsitech Optical System on a Chip SAS filed Critical Opsitech Optical System on a Chip SAS
Publication of AU2002222011A1 publication Critical patent/AU2002222011A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • G02B6/3502—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
    • G02B6/10—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type
    • G02B6/12—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type of the integrated circuit kind
    • G02B2006/12133—Functions
    • G02B2006/12145—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
    • G02B6/354—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
    • G02B6/357—Electrostatic 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
    • 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
    • G02B6/3596—With planar waveguide arrangement, i.e. in a substrate, regardless if actuating mechanism is outside the substrate

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
AU2002222011A 2000-12-05 2001-11-22 2x2-channel integrated optical switch Abandoned AU2002222011A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR00/15751 2000-12-05
FR0015751A FR2817627B1 (fr) 2000-12-05 2000-12-05 Dispositif de transmission d'ondes optiques dans une structure a inversions
PCT/FR2001/003676 WO2002046824A2 (fr) 2000-12-05 2001-11-22 Commutateur optique integre, 2x2 voies

Publications (1)

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AU2002222011A1 true AU2002222011A1 (en) 2002-06-18

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AU2002222011A Abandoned AU2002222011A1 (en) 2000-12-05 2001-11-22 2x2-channel integrated optical switch

Country Status (3)

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AU (1) AU2002222011A1 (fr)
FR (1) FR2817627B1 (fr)
WO (1) WO2002046824A2 (fr)

Families Citing this family (2)

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US6807331B2 (en) * 2000-09-19 2004-10-19 Newport Opticom, Inc. Structures that correct for thermal distortion in an optical device formed of thermally dissimilar materials
US7062130B2 (en) 2003-05-01 2006-06-13 Arthur Telkamp Low-loss optical waveguide crossovers using an out-of-plane waveguide

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CA1093359A (fr) * 1977-08-09 1981-01-13 Elmer H. Hara Traduction non-disponible
GB8707854D0 (en) * 1987-04-02 1987-05-07 British Telecomm Radiation deflector assembly
US4859022A (en) * 1988-07-11 1989-08-22 Gte Products Corporation Moving "S" fiber optical switch
US5002354A (en) * 1989-10-16 1991-03-26 Gte Laboratories Incorporated High-extinction 2×2 integrated optical changeover switches
JPH04287010A (ja) * 1991-03-15 1992-10-12 Furukawa Electric Co Ltd:The 導波路型光切替器
FR2729232A1 (fr) * 1995-01-10 1996-07-12 Commissariat Energie Atomique Dispositif optique pour application optomecanique
US5729642A (en) * 1995-10-02 1998-03-17 The Boeing Company N×N optical switch array using electro-optic and passive waveguide circuits on planar substrates
US5828800A (en) * 1997-06-23 1998-10-27 Lucent Technologies Inc. Self-aligned mechanical M×N optical switch

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Publication number Publication date
WO2002046824A2 (fr) 2002-06-13
WO2002046824A3 (fr) 2002-09-19
FR2817627A1 (fr) 2002-06-07
FR2817627B1 (fr) 2003-04-04

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