DE3608134A1 - Optischer schalter - Google Patents

Optischer schalter

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Publication number
DE3608134A1
DE3608134A1 DE19863608134 DE3608134A DE3608134A1 DE 3608134 A1 DE3608134 A1 DE 3608134A1 DE 19863608134 DE19863608134 DE 19863608134 DE 3608134 A DE3608134 A DE 3608134A DE 3608134 A1 DE3608134 A1 DE 3608134A1
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Germany
Prior art keywords
outputs
light
input
optical switch
inputs
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Granted
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DE19863608134
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German (de)
English (en)
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DE3608134C2 (enExample
Inventor
Georg Dipl Ing Blume
Fritz Dipl Ing Eckardt
Ludwig Franke
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Bosch Telecom GmbH
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ANT Nachrichtentechnik GmbH
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Priority to DE19863608134 priority Critical patent/DE3608134A1/de
Publication of DE3608134A1 publication Critical patent/DE3608134A1/de
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of DE3608134C2 publication Critical patent/DE3608134C2/de
Granted legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • G02B6/351—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements
    • G02B6/3512—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements the optical element being reflective, e.g. mirror
    • G02B6/3514—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements the optical element being reflective, e.g. mirror the reflective optical element moving along a line so as to translate into and out of the beam path, i.e. across the beam 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
    • G02B6/3544—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
    • 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
    • G02B6/3544—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
    • G02B6/3552—1x1 switch, e.g. on/off switch
    • 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
    • G02B6/3562—Switch of the bypass type, i.e. enabling a change of path in a network, e.g. to bypass a failed element in the network
    • 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
    • G02B6/3572—Magnetic force
    • 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

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
DE19863608134 1986-03-12 1986-03-12 Optischer schalter Granted DE3608134A1 (de)

Priority Applications (1)

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DE19863608134 DE3608134A1 (de) 1986-03-12 1986-03-12 Optischer schalter

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DE19863608134 DE3608134A1 (de) 1986-03-12 1986-03-12 Optischer schalter

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DE3608134A1 true DE3608134A1 (de) 1987-09-24
DE3608134C2 DE3608134C2 (enExample) 1990-01-04

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Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0452012A3 (en) * 1990-04-09 1991-12-18 American Telephone And Telegraph Company Activation mechanism for an optical switch
EP0569187A1 (en) * 1992-04-30 1993-11-10 General Electric Company Microdynamic fiber-optic switch
DE4309049A1 (de) * 1993-03-20 1994-09-22 Marquardt Gmbh Optisches Schaltelement
EP0903607A3 (en) * 1997-08-15 2001-10-04 Lucent Technologies Inc. Freespace optical bypass-exchange switch
WO2003107058A1 (en) * 2002-06-12 2003-12-24 Microcut Ag Electromagnetic linear optical positioner

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE10129923C1 (de) * 2001-06-21 2003-02-27 Inst Mikrotechnik Mainz Gmbh Optische Schalteinrichtung

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4057719A (en) * 1976-08-27 1977-11-08 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Fiber optics electro-mechanical light switch
GB1594336A (en) * 1977-12-20 1981-07-30 Plessey Co Ltd Opitcal apparatus for switching or variably coupling light between a plurality of optical fibre light guides
EP0128800A1 (fr) * 1983-06-10 1984-12-19 Socapex Quadripôle optique et multipôle comprenant de tels quadripôles

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4057719A (en) * 1976-08-27 1977-11-08 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Fiber optics electro-mechanical light switch
GB1594336A (en) * 1977-12-20 1981-07-30 Plessey Co Ltd Opitcal apparatus for switching or variably coupling light between a plurality of optical fibre light guides
EP0128800A1 (fr) * 1983-06-10 1984-12-19 Socapex Quadripôle optique et multipôle comprenant de tels quadripôles

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
Optical by pass switch for fiber-optic data bus systems Applied Optics, Vol. 19, No. 15, August 1980, S. 2574-2577 *

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0452012A3 (en) * 1990-04-09 1991-12-18 American Telephone And Telegraph Company Activation mechanism for an optical switch
EP0569187A1 (en) * 1992-04-30 1993-11-10 General Electric Company Microdynamic fiber-optic switch
DE4309049A1 (de) * 1993-03-20 1994-09-22 Marquardt Gmbh Optisches Schaltelement
EP0903607A3 (en) * 1997-08-15 2001-10-04 Lucent Technologies Inc. Freespace optical bypass-exchange switch
WO2003107058A1 (en) * 2002-06-12 2003-12-24 Microcut Ag Electromagnetic linear optical positioner
US6796718B2 (en) 2002-06-12 2004-09-28 Microcut Ag Electromagnetic linear optical positioner

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