DE2703191C2 - Lichtleitfaserumschalter - Google Patents

Lichtleitfaserumschalter

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Publication number
DE2703191C2
DE2703191C2 DE2703191A DE2703191A DE2703191C2 DE 2703191 C2 DE2703191 C2 DE 2703191C2 DE 2703191 A DE2703191 A DE 2703191A DE 2703191 A DE2703191 A DE 2703191A DE 2703191 C2 DE2703191 C2 DE 2703191C2
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Germany
Prior art keywords
rods
optical fiber
aligned
fiber switch
light guide
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Expired
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DE2703191A
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German (de)
English (en)
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DE2703191A1 (de
Inventor
Delon C. Los Altos Calif. Hanson
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HP Inc
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Hewlett Packard Co
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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
    • G02B6/3564—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details
    • 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
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/3833—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture
    • G02B6/3834—Means for centering or aligning the light guide within the ferrule
    • G02B6/3841—Means for centering or aligning the light guide within the ferrule using rods, balls for light guides
    • 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
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/3833—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture
    • G02B6/3834—Means for centering or aligning the light guide within the ferrule
    • G02B6/3841—Means for centering or aligning the light guide within the ferrule using rods, balls for light guides
    • G02B6/3842—Means for centering or aligning the light guide within the ferrule using rods, balls for light guides for a plurality of light guides
    • 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
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/3873—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls
    • G02B6/3882—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls using rods, pins or balls to align a pair of ferrule ends
    • 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
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/3873—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls
    • G02B6/3885—Multicore or multichannel optical connectors, i.e. one single ferrule containing more than one fibre, e.g. ribbon type
    • 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
    • G02B6/3502—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
    • 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
    • G02B6/358—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
    • 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
    • G02B6/3582—Housing means or package or arranging details of the switching elements, e.g. for thermal isolation

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
DE2703191A 1976-03-11 1977-01-27 Lichtleitfaserumschalter Expired DE2703191C2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US05/665,974 US4033669A (en) 1976-03-11 1976-03-11 Precision optical fiber switch

Publications (2)

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DE2703191A1 DE2703191A1 (de) 1977-09-15
DE2703191C2 true DE2703191C2 (de) 1983-08-18

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US (1) US4033669A (enExample)
DE (1) DE2703191C2 (enExample)
FR (1) FR2344035A1 (enExample)
GB (1) GB1567384A (enExample)

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US4201444A (en) * 1976-04-26 1980-05-06 International Telephone And Telegraph Corporation Single optical fiber connector
GB1581660A (en) * 1977-04-14 1980-12-17 Standard Telephones Cables Ltd Fibre optical switches
US4229068A (en) * 1977-12-01 1980-10-21 Trw Inc. Fiber optic relay switch
US4261638A (en) * 1978-10-02 1981-04-14 Bell Laboratories Optical switch with rotating, reflective, concave surface
US4239330A (en) * 1978-10-18 1980-12-16 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated Multiple optical switch
US4245885A (en) * 1978-10-30 1981-01-20 Trw Inc. Fiber optic relay switch for precise fiber alignment and method of making the same
US4223978A (en) * 1979-03-09 1980-09-23 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated Mechanical optical fiber switching device
US4239332A (en) * 1979-04-13 1980-12-16 Trw Inc. Self-aligning fiber optic relay
US4378145A (en) * 1980-03-03 1983-03-29 Thomas & Betts Corporation Method and apparatus for joining optical elements
US4407562A (en) * 1980-11-24 1983-10-04 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated Optical fiber switch
US4878729A (en) * 1985-10-28 1989-11-07 Square D Company Optical switch
CA1321089C (en) * 1988-05-06 1993-08-10 Adc Telecommunications, Inc. Optical switch
US4946247A (en) * 1988-09-29 1990-08-07 Fibercom, Inc. Fiber optic bypass switch
US5463704A (en) * 1994-05-16 1995-10-31 Adc Telecommunications, Inc. Fiber optic switch

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GB1266523A (enExample) * 1968-09-16 1972-03-08
DE2358094A1 (de) * 1973-11-21 1975-05-22 Siemens Ag Vorrichtung fuer eine lichtleiterfaseranordnung zum uebertragen von signalen
DK143620A (enExample) * 1974-06-20
US3960531A (en) * 1975-07-28 1976-06-01 Corning Glass Works Method and apparatus for splicing optical fibers
GB1543187A (en) * 1975-07-28 1979-03-28 Corning Glass Works Light transmitting fibres

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FR2344035A1 (fr) 1977-10-07
GB1567384A (en) 1980-05-14
US4033669A (en) 1977-07-05
FR2344035B1 (enExample) 1980-07-04
DE2703191A1 (de) 1977-09-15

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8110 Request for examination paragraph 44
8128 New person/name/address of the agent

Representative=s name: SCHULTE, K., DIPL.-ING., PAT.-ASS., 7030 BOEBLINGE

D2 Grant after examination
8364 No opposition during term of opposition
8339 Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee