CA2156498C - Optical switch - Google Patents
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- CA2156498C CA2156498C CA002156498A CA2156498A CA2156498C CA 2156498 C CA2156498 C CA 2156498C CA 002156498 A CA002156498 A CA 002156498A CA 2156498 A CA2156498 A CA 2156498A CA 2156498 C CA2156498 C CA 2156498C
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- G02B26/00—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements
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- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
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- 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
- G02B6/3506—Translating the waveguides along the beam path, e.g. by varying the distance between opposed waveguide ends, or by translation of the waveguide ends
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- 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
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- G02B6/3564—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details
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- G02B6/3564—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details
- G02B6/358—Latching of the moving element, i.e. maintaining or holding the moving element in place once operation has been performed; includes a mechanically bistable system
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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
- G02B6/3564—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
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- Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA002376084A CA2376084C (en) | 1993-12-20 | 1994-12-20 | Optical switch |
Applications Claiming Priority (7)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP5319820A JPH0772398A (ja) | 1993-06-25 | 1993-12-20 | 光スイッチ |
| JP5/319820 | 1993-12-20 | ||
| JP06105631A JP3073651B2 (ja) | 1994-05-19 | 1994-05-19 | 光スイッチ |
| JP6/105631 | 1994-05-19 | ||
| JP6249548A JPH08114757A (ja) | 1994-10-14 | 1994-10-14 | 密閉型光スイッチ |
| JP6/249548 | 1994-10-14 | ||
| PCT/JP1994/002150 WO1995017697A1 (en) | 1993-12-20 | 1994-12-20 | Optical switch |
Related Child Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA002376084A Division CA2376084C (en) | 1993-12-20 | 1994-12-20 | Optical switch |
Publications (2)
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| CA2156498A1 CA2156498A1 (en) | 1995-06-29 |
| CA2156498C true CA2156498C (en) | 2002-10-08 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA002156498A Expired - Fee Related CA2156498C (en) | 1993-12-20 | 1994-12-20 | Optical switch |
Country Status (9)
| Country | Link |
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| US (2) | US5926588A (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP0686861B1 (enExample) |
| KR (1) | KR0184029B1 (enExample) |
| CN (2) | CN1484054A (enExample) |
| AU (1) | AU680578B2 (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA2156498C (enExample) |
| DE (1) | DE69428111T2 (enExample) |
| ES (1) | ES2161857T3 (enExample) |
| WO (1) | WO1995017697A1 (enExample) |
Families Citing this family (16)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP0844506B1 (en) * | 1996-11-21 | 2003-08-13 | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | Optical switch and switching method |
| US6275624B1 (en) | 1999-12-03 | 2001-08-14 | Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. | Optical switch with flexure pivot |
| US6363183B1 (en) | 2000-01-04 | 2002-03-26 | Seungug Koh | Reconfigurable and scalable intergrated optic waveguide add/drop multiplexing element using micro-opto-electro-mechanical systems and methods of fabricating thereof |
| US6477289B1 (en) | 2000-02-23 | 2002-11-05 | Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. | Optical wedge switch |
| US6748131B2 (en) * | 2000-05-19 | 2004-06-08 | Shipley Company, L.L.C. | Optical waveguide devices and methods of fabricating the same |
| KR100384829B1 (ko) * | 2000-06-28 | 2003-05-22 | 전자부품연구원 | 티이시 파이버를 이용한 수평이동식 광스위치 |
| US7085445B2 (en) * | 2000-08-04 | 2006-08-01 | Seungug Koh | Micro-opto-electro-mechanical waveguide switches |
| US6424758B1 (en) * | 2000-09-21 | 2002-07-23 | Yu-Feng Cheng | Optical fiber socket with an integral switch |
| JP3859120B2 (ja) * | 2000-12-28 | 2006-12-20 | 日立金属株式会社 | 光スイッチ |
| US6539139B2 (en) * | 2001-04-12 | 2003-03-25 | Technology Thesaurus Corporation | Optical fiber switching device |
| KR100779891B1 (ko) * | 2003-02-20 | 2007-11-28 | 가부시키가이샤 도모에가와 세이시쇼 | 광전송매체의 접속방법, 광학접속구조 및 광전송매체접속부품 |
| WO2004104673A1 (ja) * | 2003-05-26 | 2004-12-02 | Nidec Sankyo Corporation | 光スイッチ装置 |
| DE102005007780A1 (de) * | 2005-02-19 | 2006-08-31 | Man Roland Druckmaschinen Ag | Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Messung der zonalen Farbgebung |
| NO328726B1 (no) * | 2008-08-14 | 2010-05-03 | Roxar Flow Measurement As | Konnektorhus |
| CN105511022B (zh) * | 2014-09-25 | 2017-08-29 | 华为技术有限公司 | 光开关 |
| CN108535815B (zh) * | 2018-04-27 | 2024-04-05 | 上海航天科工电器研究院有限公司 | 一种胶囊袋及含有胶囊袋的连接器组件 |
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| JPS5911529B2 (ja) * | 1977-03-18 | 1984-03-16 | 住友化学工業株式会社 | β−アルミナ薄膜の製造法 |
| JPS5532863U (enExample) * | 1978-08-25 | 1980-03-03 | ||
| JPS55156903A (en) * | 1979-05-28 | 1980-12-06 | Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> | Self-holding type photo switch |
| JPS5680502U (enExample) * | 1979-11-27 | 1981-06-30 | ||
| JPS599081B2 (ja) * | 1980-05-09 | 1984-02-29 | 株式会社東芝 | レコ−ドプレ−ヤの防振機構 |
| JPS6329220A (ja) * | 1986-07-23 | 1988-02-06 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | 光温度センサ− |
| US5035482A (en) * | 1989-04-06 | 1991-07-30 | Amp Incorporated | Optical switch |
| JP2825845B2 (ja) * | 1989-04-27 | 1998-11-18 | 株式会社フジクラ | 光ファイバの切替接続スイッチ |
| JPH05181073A (ja) * | 1991-12-26 | 1993-07-23 | Fujikura Ltd | 通信線の接続切替装置 |
| JP3186293B2 (ja) * | 1992-02-26 | 2001-07-11 | 住友電気工業株式会社 | 光ファイバの配線切替装置及びその配線切替方法 |
| EP0569981B1 (en) * | 1992-05-15 | 1998-08-12 | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Limited | Optical switch, optical fiber arranging member and method of manufacturing the optical fiber arranging member |
| US5239599A (en) * | 1992-08-13 | 1993-08-24 | Jds Fitel Inc. | Moving fiber optical fiber switch |
| JPH0743625A (ja) * | 1993-08-03 | 1995-02-14 | Fujikura Ltd | 光スイッチ |
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1994
- 1994-12-20 KR KR1019950703487A patent/KR0184029B1/ko not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1994-12-20 US US08/507,378 patent/US5926588A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1994-12-20 WO PCT/JP1994/002150 patent/WO1995017697A1/ja not_active Ceased
- 1994-12-20 DE DE69428111T patent/DE69428111T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1994-12-20 EP EP95903000A patent/EP0686861B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1994-12-20 CA CA002156498A patent/CA2156498C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1994-12-20 ES ES95903000T patent/ES2161857T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1994-12-20 AU AU12016/95A patent/AU680578B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1994-12-20 CN CNA031275001A patent/CN1484054A/zh active Pending
- 1994-12-20 CN CN94191231A patent/CN1133086C/zh not_active Expired - Fee Related
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1997
- 1997-05-01 US US08/846,482 patent/US5940553A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| EP0686861A4 (enExample) | 1996-01-10 |
| WO1995017697A1 (en) | 1995-06-29 |
| KR960701382A (ko) | 1996-02-24 |
| CA2156498A1 (en) | 1995-06-29 |
| AU680578B2 (en) | 1997-07-31 |
| EP0686861A1 (en) | 1995-12-13 |
| EP0686861B1 (en) | 2001-08-29 |
| CN1484054A (zh) | 2004-03-24 |
| CN1133086C (zh) | 2003-12-31 |
| DE69428111T2 (de) | 2002-04-11 |
| ES2161857T3 (es) | 2001-12-16 |
| DE69428111D1 (de) | 2001-10-04 |
| US5940553A (en) | 1999-08-17 |
| KR0184029B1 (ko) | 1999-05-15 |
| CN1118192A (zh) | 1996-03-06 |
| AU1201695A (en) | 1995-07-10 |
| US5926588A (en) | 1999-07-20 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| EEER | Examination request | ||
| MKLA | Lapsed |
Effective date: 20121220 |