CA2299402A1 - Multi-wavelength cross-connect optical network - Google Patents
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- CA2299402A1 CA2299402A1 CA002299402A CA2299402A CA2299402A1 CA 2299402 A1 CA2299402 A1 CA 2299402A1 CA 002299402 A CA002299402 A CA 002299402A CA 2299402 A CA2299402 A CA 2299402A CA 2299402 A1 CA2299402 A1 CA 2299402A1
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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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- G02B6/272—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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
- H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
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- Use Of Switch Circuits For Exchanges And Methods Of Control Of Multiplex Exchanges (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US08/907,551 | 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 |
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| CA2299402A1 true CA2299402A1 (en) | 1999-02-18 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA002299402A Abandoned CA2299402A1 (en) | 1997-08-08 | 1998-07-28 | Multi-wavelength cross-connect optical network |
Country Status (6)
| Country | Link |
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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)
| 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 |
| US6594063B1 (en) | 1999-09-15 | 2003-07-15 | 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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| JPS55121215U (enExample) * | 1979-02-21 | 1980-08-28 | ||
| 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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- 1998-07-28 CA CA002299402A patent/CA2299402A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1998-07-28 WO PCT/US1998/015618 patent/WO1999008403A1/en not_active Ceased
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- 1998-07-28 CN CN98809997.7A patent/CN1274494A/zh active Pending
- 1998-07-28 EP EP98938062A patent/EP1002383A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1998-07-28 JP JP2000506740A patent/JP2004500722A/ja active Pending
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| EP1002383A1 (en) | 2000-05-24 |
| JP2004500722A (ja) | 2004-01-08 |
| EP1002383A4 (en) | 2002-08-14 |
| WO1999008403A1 (en) | 1999-02-18 |
| AU8666898A (en) | 1999-03-01 |
| CN1274494A (zh) | 2000-11-22 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| FZDE | Discontinued |