DE60022721T2 - Methode und Anordnung zum optischen Durchschalten optischer Signale mit Hilfe eines schwenkbaren Spiegels und einer Driftüberwachungsfunktion - Google Patents
Methode und Anordnung zum optischen Durchschalten optischer Signale mit Hilfe eines schwenkbaren Spiegels und einer Driftüberwachungsfunktion Download PDFInfo
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| US16445999P | 1999-11-10 | 1999-11-10 | |
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| US09/518,070 US6798992B1 (en) | 1999-11-10 | 2000-03-02 | Method and device for optically crossconnecting optical signals using tilting mirror MEMS with drift monitoring feature |
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| DE60022721D1 DE60022721D1 (de) | 2006-02-02 |
| DE60022721T2 true DE60022721T2 (de) | 2006-06-22 |
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| US (1) | US6798992B1 (enExample) |
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| EP1099970A3 (en) | 2004-03-03 |
| CA2324182C (en) | 2005-10-18 |
| US6798992B1 (en) | 2004-09-28 |
| EP1099970B1 (en) | 2005-09-21 |
| CA2324182A1 (en) | 2001-05-10 |
| EP1099970A2 (en) | 2001-05-16 |
| JP4676057B2 (ja) | 2011-04-27 |
| JP2001174723A (ja) | 2001-06-29 |
| DE60022721D1 (de) | 2006-02-02 |
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