AU2876800A - Opto-mechanical valve and valve array for fiber-optic communication - Google Patents

Opto-mechanical valve and valve array for fiber-optic communication

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Publication number
AU2876800A
AU2876800A AU28768/00A AU2876800A AU2876800A AU 2876800 A AU2876800 A AU 2876800A AU 28768/00 A AU28768/00 A AU 28768/00A AU 2876800 A AU2876800 A AU 2876800A AU 2876800 A AU2876800 A AU 2876800A
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Australia
Prior art keywords
valve
opto
fiber
optic communication
array
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Abandoned
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AU28768/00A
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Memlink Ltd
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Memlink Ltd
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Application filed by Memlink Ltd filed Critical Memlink Ltd
Publication of AU2876800A publication Critical patent/AU2876800A/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
    • 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
    • G02B6/3514—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 moving along a line so as to translate into and out of the beam path, i.e. across the beam path
    • 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
    • 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
    • G02B6/3584—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details constructional details of an associated actuator having a MEMS construction, i.e. constructed using semiconductor technology such as etching

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
  • Micromachines (AREA)
AU28768/00A 1999-02-11 2000-02-10 Opto-mechanical valve and valve array for fiber-optic communication Abandoned AU2876800A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US11962599P 1999-02-11 1999-02-11
US60119625 1999-02-11
US12386599P 1999-03-11 1999-03-11
US60123865 1999-03-11
PCT/US2000/003354 WO2000052835A2 (en) 1999-02-11 2000-02-10 Opto-mechanical valve and valve array for fiber-optic communication

Publications (1)

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AU2876800A true AU2876800A (en) 2000-09-21

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AU28768/00A Abandoned AU2876800A (en) 1999-02-11 2000-02-10 Opto-mechanical valve and valve array for fiber-optic communication

Country Status (5)

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EP (1) EP1151335A2 (en)
AU (1) AU2876800A (en)
CA (1) CA2377377A1 (en)
IL (1) IL143062A0 (en)
WO (1) WO2000052835A2 (en)

Families Citing this family (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20020009256A1 (en) * 1999-07-20 2002-01-24 Memlink Ltd. Variable optical attenuator and beam splitter
CA2300780C (en) * 2000-03-15 2007-08-07 Nortel Networks Corporation Integrated photonic switch
US6516109B2 (en) 2000-05-30 2003-02-04 Siwave, Inc. Low insertion loss non-blocking optical switch
US6647164B1 (en) 2000-10-31 2003-11-11 3M Innovative Properties Company Gimbaled micro-mirror positionable by thermal actuators
US6711318B2 (en) 2001-01-29 2004-03-23 3M Innovative Properties Company Optical switch based on rotating vertical micro-mirror
JP4023584B2 (en) * 2001-03-02 2007-12-19 富士通株式会社 Light switch
DE10333196A1 (en) * 2003-07-22 2005-03-03 Monty Knopp Data storage method with MEMS-switch filters, involves storing and compressing binary discrete information items into common wavelength of electromagnetic spectrum
US7263245B2 (en) 2005-03-14 2007-08-28 The Boeing Company Method and apparatus for optically powering and multiplexing distributed fiber optic sensors

Family Cites Families (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6031946A (en) * 1998-04-16 2000-02-29 Lucent Technologies Inc. Moving mirror switch

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IL143062A0 (en) 2002-04-21
WO2000052835A3 (en) 2000-12-21
WO2000052835A2 (en) 2000-09-08
EP1151335A2 (en) 2001-11-07
CA2377377A1 (en) 2000-09-08

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Legal Events

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