CA1155934A - Optical switch - Google Patents
Optical switchInfo
- Publication number
- CA1155934A CA1155934A CA000368445A CA368445A CA1155934A CA 1155934 A CA1155934 A CA 1155934A CA 000368445 A CA000368445 A CA 000368445A CA 368445 A CA368445 A CA 368445A CA 1155934 A CA1155934 A CA 1155934A
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- Prior art keywords
- refractive
- waveguide film
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- optical waveguide
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Classifications
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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
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- G02B6/3536—Optical coupling means having switching means involving evanescent coupling variation, e.g. by a moving element such as a membrane which changes the effective refractive index
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
- G02F1/29—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the position or the direction of light beams, i.e. deflection
- G02F1/31—Digital deflection, i.e. optical switching
- G02F1/315—Digital deflection, i.e. optical switching based on the use of controlled internal reflection
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- 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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- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
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- 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
- G02B6/3574—Mechanical force, e.g. pressure variations
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- G—PHYSICS
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- 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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- 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
- G02B6/3596—With planar waveguide arrangement, i.e. in a substrate, regardless if actuating mechanism is outside the substrate
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
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- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Nonlinear Science (AREA)
- Optical Integrated Circuits (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (8)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP3,474/1980 | 1980-01-18 | ||
| JP347480A JPS56101109A (en) | 1980-01-18 | 1980-01-18 | Thin film type light deflecting element |
| JP5917980A JPS56155905A (en) | 1980-05-02 | 1980-05-02 | Thin-film type optical switch |
| JP59,179/1980 | 1980-05-02 | ||
| JP7686180A JPS574010A (en) | 1980-06-07 | 1980-06-07 | Thin film optical switch circuit |
| JP76,861/1980 | 1980-06-07 | ||
| JP13876680A JPS5763501A (en) | 1980-10-06 | 1980-10-06 | Thin film type optical switch |
| JP138,766/1980 | 1980-10-06 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA1155934A true CA1155934A (en) | 1983-10-25 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA000368445A Expired CA1155934A (en) | 1980-01-18 | 1981-01-13 | Optical switch |
Country Status (6)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US4365862A (en, 2012) |
| CA (1) | CA1155934A (en, 2012) |
| DE (1) | DE3101415A1 (en, 2012) |
| FR (1) | FR2475239B1 (en, 2012) |
| GB (1) | GB2070271B (en, 2012) |
| NL (1) | NL185037C (en, 2012) |
Families Citing this family (13)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR2561403B1 (fr) * | 1984-03-13 | 1986-09-12 | Thomson Csf Mat Tel | Commutateur optique |
| US4585301A (en) * | 1985-04-23 | 1986-04-29 | Utah State Universtiy Foundation | Optically actuated optical switch apparatus and methods |
| GB8516108D0 (en) * | 1985-06-26 | 1985-07-31 | Gen Electric Co Plc | Optical switch |
| GB8606154D0 (en) * | 1986-03-12 | 1986-04-16 | Gen Electric Co Plc | Optical switch structure |
| KR0153860B1 (ko) * | 1995-06-24 | 1998-10-15 | 윤덕용 | 광결합기 2 x 2 광스위치 및 그를 이용한 광스위칭 방법 |
| JPH1138241A (ja) * | 1997-07-14 | 1999-02-12 | Tomoegawa Paper Co Ltd | フレキシブル光導波路素子及びその製造方法 |
| WO2001063351A1 (en) | 2000-02-22 | 2001-08-30 | Light Management Group Inc. | Acousto-optical switch for fiber optic lines |
| DE10129923C1 (de) * | 2001-06-21 | 2003-02-27 | Inst Mikrotechnik Mainz Gmbh | Optische Schalteinrichtung |
| JP3973458B2 (ja) * | 2002-03-15 | 2007-09-12 | 三菱電機株式会社 | 光スイッチ |
| DE10248867B4 (de) * | 2002-10-18 | 2009-01-22 | Daimler Ag | Optischer Schalter |
| GB2409515A (en) * | 2003-12-24 | 2005-06-29 | Nokia Corp | Analogue navigation device utilising differing refractive indices |
| CN106494312B (zh) * | 2016-12-09 | 2023-02-07 | 重庆平步青云汽车配件有限公司 | 后视镜防撞用安全机构 |
| US11754785B2 (en) * | 2021-08-20 | 2023-09-12 | The Government Of The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy | Methods and apparatuses for optical mode conversion |
Family Cites Families (7)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3589794A (en) * | 1968-08-07 | 1971-06-29 | Bell Telephone Labor Inc | Optical circuits |
| US3899235A (en) * | 1974-03-11 | 1975-08-12 | Bell Telephone Labor Inc | Slab-coupled optical waveguide |
| US3918794A (en) * | 1974-11-29 | 1975-11-11 | Us Navy | Liquid crystal optical switch coupler |
| US3969016A (en) * | 1975-05-09 | 1976-07-13 | Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated | Low dispersion optical fiber wave guiding structures with periodically deformed waveguide axis |
| US4013000A (en) * | 1975-11-20 | 1977-03-22 | Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated | Optical crossbar switching network |
| US4004249A (en) * | 1976-01-22 | 1977-01-18 | General Motors Corporation | Optical waveguide laser pumped by guided electromagnetic wave |
| GB1485104A (en) * | 1976-05-06 | 1977-09-08 | Standard Telephones Cables Ltd | Fibre optic switch arrangement |
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1981
- 1981-01-05 US US06/222,650 patent/US4365862A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1981-01-09 GB GB8100575A patent/GB2070271B/en not_active Expired
- 1981-01-13 CA CA000368445A patent/CA1155934A/en not_active Expired
- 1981-01-15 NL NLAANVRAGE8100175,A patent/NL185037C/xx not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1981-01-16 FR FR8100809A patent/FR2475239B1/fr not_active Expired
- 1981-01-17 DE DE3101415A patent/DE3101415A1/de active Granted
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| NL8100175A (nl) | 1981-08-17 |
| DE3101415C2 (en, 2012) | 1989-07-06 |
| FR2475239A1 (en, 2012) | 1981-08-07 |
| GB2070271A (en) | 1981-09-03 |
| NL185037C (nl) | 1990-01-02 |
| DE3101415A1 (de) | 1981-11-26 |
| FR2475239B1 (en, 2012) | 1984-01-06 |
| GB2070271B (en) | 1983-11-23 |
| NL185037B (nl) | 1989-08-01 |
| US4365862A (en) | 1982-12-28 |
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