AU2002363344A1 - Optical switch and objective - Google Patents

Optical switch and objective

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Publication number
AU2002363344A1
AU2002363344A1 AU2002363344A AU2002363344A AU2002363344A1 AU 2002363344 A1 AU2002363344 A1 AU 2002363344A1 AU 2002363344 A AU2002363344 A AU 2002363344A AU 2002363344 A AU2002363344 A AU 2002363344A AU 2002363344 A1 AU2002363344 A1 AU 2002363344A1
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Australia
Prior art keywords
objective
optical switch
switch
optical
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Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
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AU2002363344A
Inventor
Reinhold F. Bittner
Kai Weidlich
Hannfried Zugge
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Carl Zeiss AG
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Carl Zeiss AG
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Application filed by Carl Zeiss AG filed Critical Carl Zeiss AG
Publication of AU2002363344A1 publication Critical patent/AU2002363344A1/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
    • G02B6/3564—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
    • G02B6/32—Optical coupling means having lens focusing means positioned between opposed fibre 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
    • G02B6/24—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
    • 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

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
AU2002363344A 2001-11-09 2002-11-08 Optical switch and objective Abandoned AU2002363344A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE2001155051 DE10155051B4 (en) 2001-11-09 2001-11-09 Optical switching arrangement and method for its operation
DE10155051.0 2001-11-09
PCT/EP2002/012521 WO2003040764A2 (en) 2001-11-09 2002-11-08 Optical switch and objective

Publications (1)

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AU2002363344A1 true AU2002363344A1 (en) 2003-05-19

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AU2002363344A Abandoned AU2002363344A1 (en) 2001-11-09 2002-11-08 Optical switch and objective

Country Status (3)

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AU (1) AU2002363344A1 (en)
DE (1) DE10155051B4 (en)
WO (1) WO2003040764A2 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

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US6453083B1 (en) * 1999-05-28 2002-09-17 Anis Husain Micromachined optomechanical switching cell with parallel plate actuator and on-chip power monitoring
CA2325611C (en) * 1999-12-01 2004-04-20 Lucent Technologies Inc. An optical cross connect employing a curved optical component
US6757458B2 (en) * 2001-06-29 2004-06-29 Lucent Technologies Inc. Optical MEMS switch with converging beams

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WO2003040764A2 (en) 2003-05-15
DE10155051A1 (en) 2003-05-22
WO2003040764A3 (en) 2003-12-18
DE10155051B4 (en) 2014-03-27

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Legal Events

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