AU2003232927A1 - Flexure arrangements - Google Patents

Flexure arrangements

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AU2003232927A1
AU2003232927A1 AU2003232927A AU2003232927A AU2003232927A1 AU 2003232927 A1 AU2003232927 A1 AU 2003232927A1 AU 2003232927 A AU2003232927 A AU 2003232927A AU 2003232927 A AU2003232927 A AU 2003232927A AU 2003232927 A1 AU2003232927 A1 AU 2003232927A1
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AU
Australia
Prior art keywords
flexure
arrangement
movement
appropriate
supporting
Prior art date
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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AU2003232927A
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English (en)
Inventor
Andrew Nicholas Dames
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.)
Huber and Suhner Polatis Ltd
Original Assignee
Polatis Ltd
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Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Polatis Ltd filed Critical Polatis Ltd
Publication of AU2003232927A1 publication Critical patent/AU2003232927A1/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
    • G02B6/3566—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details involving bending a beam, e.g. with cantilever
    • 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
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4219—Mechanical fixtures for holding or positioning the elements relative to each other in the couplings; Alignment methods for the elements, e.g. measuring or observing methods especially used therefor
    • G02B6/422—Active alignment, i.e. moving the elements in response to the detected degree of coupling or position of the elements
    • G02B6/4226—Positioning means for moving the elements into alignment, e.g. alignment screws, deformation of the mount
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • G02B6/3578—Piezoelectric force

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
  • Crushing And Grinding (AREA)
  • Laser Surgery Devices (AREA)
  • Body Structure For Vehicles (AREA)
  • Diaphragms For Electromechanical Transducers (AREA)
  • Adjustment Of The Magnetic Head Position Track Following On Tapes (AREA)
  • Glass Compositions (AREA)
  • Optical Communication System (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Auxiliary Devices For And Details Of Packaging Control (AREA)
  • Light Receiving Elements (AREA)
  • Radiation-Therapy Devices (AREA)
  • Variable-Direction Aerials And Aerial Arrays (AREA)
  • Steering Control In Accordance With Driving Conditions (AREA)
AU2003232927A 2002-06-05 2003-06-04 Flexure arrangements Abandoned AU2003232927A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB0212817.1A GB0212817D0 (en) 2002-06-05 2002-06-05 Beam steering arrangements
GB0212817.1 2002-06-05
PCT/GB2003/002413 WO2003104872A1 (en) 2002-06-05 2003-06-04 Flexure arrangements

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU2003232927A1 true AU2003232927A1 (en) 2003-12-22

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AU2003232927A Abandoned AU2003232927A1 (en) 2002-06-05 2003-06-04 Flexure arrangements

Country Status (11)

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US (1) US7231126B2 (enExample)
EP (1) EP1509798B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JP4806185B2 (enExample)
CN (1) CN100437183C (enExample)
AT (1) ATE409879T1 (enExample)
AU (1) AU2003232927A1 (enExample)
CA (1) CA2488141C (enExample)
DE (1) DE60323831D1 (enExample)
ES (1) ES2314204T3 (enExample)
GB (2) GB0212817D0 (enExample)
WO (1) WO2003104872A1 (enExample)

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US7231126B2 (en) 2007-06-12
US20050201712A1 (en) 2005-09-15
JP2005529357A (ja) 2005-09-29
GB2390910A (en) 2004-01-21
ATE409879T1 (de) 2008-10-15
GB2390910B (en) 2004-12-15
CN100437183C (zh) 2008-11-26
DE60323831D1 (de) 2008-11-13
CA2488141A1 (en) 2003-12-18
ES2314204T3 (es) 2009-03-16
GB0312780D0 (en) 2003-07-09
GB0212817D0 (en) 2002-07-10
CA2488141C (en) 2013-02-19
EP1509798B1 (en) 2008-10-01
CN1659463A (zh) 2005-08-24
JP4806185B2 (ja) 2011-11-02
EP1509798A1 (en) 2005-03-02
WO2003104872A1 (en) 2003-12-18
GB2390910C (en) 2010-03-08

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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