AU8666898A - Multi-wavelength cross-connect optical network - Google Patents

Multi-wavelength cross-connect optical network

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Publication number
AU8666898A
AU8666898A AU86668/98A AU8666898A AU8666898A AU 8666898 A AU8666898 A AU 8666898A AU 86668/98 A AU86668/98 A AU 86668/98A AU 8666898 A AU8666898 A AU 8666898A AU 8666898 A AU8666898 A AU 8666898A
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Australia
Prior art keywords
optical network
connect optical
wavelength cross
wavelength
cross
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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AU86668/98A
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English (en)
Inventor
Jian-Yu Liu
Kuang-Yi Wu
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.)
Chorum Technologies Inc
Original Assignee
Chorum Technologies Inc
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Priority claimed from US08/907,551 external-priority patent/US6005697A/en
Application filed by Chorum Technologies Inc filed Critical Chorum Technologies Inc
Publication of AU8666898A publication Critical patent/AU8666898A/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
    • G02B6/27—Optical coupling means with polarisation selective and adjusting means
    • G02B6/2706—Optical coupling means with polarisation selective and adjusting means as bulk elements, i.e. free space arrangements external to a light guide, e.g. polarising beam splitters
    • G02B6/2713—Optical coupling means with polarisation selective and adjusting means as bulk elements, i.e. free space arrangements external to a light guide, e.g. polarising beam splitters cascade of polarisation selective or adjusting operations
    • G02B6/272—Optical coupling means with polarisation selective and adjusting means as bulk elements, i.e. free space arrangements external to a light guide, e.g. polarising beam splitters cascade of polarisation selective or adjusting operations comprising polarisation means for beam splitting and combining
    • 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
    • G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/293—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means
    • G02B6/29302—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means based on birefringence or polarisation, e.g. wavelength dependent birefringence, polarisation interferometers
    • 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
    • G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/293—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means
    • G02B6/29379—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means characterised by the function or use of the complete device
    • G02B6/29395—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means characterised by the function or use of the complete device configurable, e.g. tunable or reconfigurable
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
    • H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
    • H04Q11/0005—Switch and router aspects

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Use Of Switch Circuits For Exchanges And Methods Of Control Of Multiplex Exchanges (AREA)
  • Optical Communication System (AREA)
AU86668/98A 1997-08-08 1998-07-28 Multi-wavelength cross-connect optical network Abandoned AU8666898A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US907551 1997-08-08
US08/907,551 US6005697A (en) 1996-07-23 1997-08-08 Multi-wavelength cross-connect optical network
PCT/US1998/015618 WO1999008403A1 (en) 1997-08-08 1998-07-28 Multi-wavelength cross-connect optical network

Publications (1)

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AU8666898A true AU8666898A (en) 1999-03-01

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AU86668/98A Abandoned AU8666898A (en) 1997-08-08 1998-07-28 Multi-wavelength cross-connect optical network

Country Status (6)

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EP (1) EP1002383A4 (enExample)
JP (1) JP2004500722A (enExample)
CN (1) CN1274494A (enExample)
AU (1) AU8666898A (enExample)
CA (1) CA2299402A1 (enExample)
WO (1) WO1999008403A1 (enExample)

Families Citing this family (7)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6519060B1 (en) 1999-06-04 2003-02-11 Chorum Technologies Lp Synchronous optical network in frequency domain
US6263129B1 (en) * 1999-07-06 2001-07-17 Avanex Corporation High-isolation dense wavelength division multiplexer utilizing a polarization beam splitter, non-linear interferometers and birefringent plates
US6735016B1 (en) 1999-09-15 2004-05-11 Spectraswitch, Inc. Electro-optically controllable polarization insensitive optical device
US6504642B1 (en) 1999-09-15 2003-01-07 Spectraswitch, Inc. Birefringent optical device
EP1120987A1 (en) * 2000-01-28 2001-08-01 Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ) Cross-connect protection
DE10243141B4 (de) * 2002-09-17 2006-05-11 Siemens Ag Verfahren zur Übertragung von optischen Polarisationsmultiplexsignalen
JP5004914B2 (ja) * 2008-09-26 2012-08-22 日本電信電話株式会社 光クロスコネクト装置および光ネットワーク

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WO1989002614A1 (en) * 1987-09-11 1989-03-23 British Telecommunications Public Limited Company An optical space switch
EP0435296B1 (en) * 1989-12-28 1994-10-05 Fujitsu Limited Optical space switch and network with such optical space switches
US5363228A (en) * 1993-03-05 1994-11-08 General Electric Company Optical device with spatial light modulators for switching arbitrarily polarized light
US5414540A (en) * 1993-06-01 1995-05-09 Bell Communications Research, Inc. Frequency-selective optical switch employing a frequency dispersive element, polarization dispersive element and polarization modulating elements
US5694233A (en) * 1996-07-23 1997-12-02 Macro-Vision Communications, Llc Switchable wavelength router

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EP1002383A4 (en) 2002-08-14
CN1274494A (zh) 2000-11-22
CA2299402A1 (en) 1999-02-18
EP1002383A1 (en) 2000-05-24
JP2004500722A (ja) 2004-01-08
WO1999008403A1 (en) 1999-02-18

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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