AU2002224557A1 - Optical switch - Google Patents

Optical switch

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AU2002224557A1
AU2002224557A1 AU2002224557A AU2455702A AU2002224557A1 AU 2002224557 A1 AU2002224557 A1 AU 2002224557A1 AU 2002224557 A AU2002224557 A AU 2002224557A AU 2455702 A AU2455702 A AU 2455702A AU 2002224557 A1 AU2002224557 A1 AU 2002224557A1
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Prior art keywords
optical switch
switch
optical
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Abandoned
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AU2002224557A
Inventor
Victoria Ann Clark
Andrew Dames
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Huber and Suhner Polatis Ltd
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Polatis Ltd
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Priority claimed from GBGB0018201.4A external-priority patent/GB0018201D0/en
Priority claimed from GBGB0106505.1A external-priority patent/GB0106505D0/en
Priority claimed from GBGB0116927.5A external-priority patent/GB0116927D0/en
Application filed by Polatis Ltd filed Critical Polatis Ltd
Publication of AU2002224557A1 publication Critical patent/AU2002224557A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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    • G02B6/3594—Characterised by additional functional means, e.g. means for variably attenuating or branching or means for switching differently polarized beams
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    • H04Q2011/0037—Operation
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AU2002224557A 2000-07-26 2001-07-26 Optical switch Abandoned AU2002224557A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (8)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB0018201.4A GB0018201D0 (en) 2000-07-26 2000-07-26 Fibre crosspoint switch
GB0018201.4 2000-07-26
GB0106505.1 2001-03-15
GBGB0106505.1A GB0106505D0 (en) 2001-03-15 2001-03-15 Optical frequency and space switch
GB0116927.5 2001-07-11
GBGB0116927.5A GB0116927D0 (en) 2001-07-11 2001-07-11 Optical frequency & space switch
PCT/GB2001/003367 WO2002009469A2 (en) 2000-07-26 2001-07-26 Optical switch
US10/135,250 US20030202734A1 (en) 2000-07-26 2002-04-29 Optical switch

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AU2002224557A1 true AU2002224557A1 (en) 2002-02-05

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EP (1) EP1252794A2 (en)
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WO (1) WO2002009469A2 (en)

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