DE3269612D1 - Rotary fiber optic switch - Google Patents

Rotary fiber optic switch

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Publication number
DE3269612D1
DE3269612D1 DE8282105773T DE3269612T DE3269612D1 DE 3269612 D1 DE3269612 D1 DE 3269612D1 DE 8282105773 T DE8282105773 T DE 8282105773T DE 3269612 T DE3269612 T DE 3269612T DE 3269612 D1 DE3269612 D1 DE 3269612D1
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Prior art keywords
fiber optic
optic switch
rotary fiber
rotary
switch
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Expired
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DE8282105773T
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English (en)
Inventor
James Ralph Petrozello
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International Business Machines Corp
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International Business Machines Corp
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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
    • G02B6/3502—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
    • G02B6/3504—Rotating, tilting or pivoting the waveguides, or with the waveguides describing a curved path
    • 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
    • G02B6/3568—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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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
DE8282105773T 1981-10-29 1982-06-29 Rotary fiber optic switch Expired DE3269612D1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/316,185 US4441785A (en) 1981-10-29 1981-10-29 Rotary fiber optic switch

Publications (1)

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DE3269612D1 true DE3269612D1 (en) 1986-04-10

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DE8282105773T Expired DE3269612D1 (en) 1981-10-29 1982-06-29 Rotary fiber optic switch

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US (1) US4441785A (de)
EP (1) EP0078882B1 (de)
JP (1) JPS5883804A (de)
DE (1) DE3269612D1 (de)

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US4441785A (en) 1984-04-10
JPS5883804A (ja) 1983-05-19
EP0078882B1 (de) 1986-03-05
EP0078882A1 (de) 1983-05-18

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