DE69618087D1 - Mechanischer faseroptischer Schalter - Google Patents
Mechanischer faseroptischer SchalterInfo
- Publication number
- DE69618087D1 DE69618087D1 DE69618087T DE69618087T DE69618087D1 DE 69618087 D1 DE69618087 D1 DE 69618087D1 DE 69618087 T DE69618087 T DE 69618087T DE 69618087 T DE69618087 T DE 69618087T DE 69618087 D1 DE69618087 D1 DE 69618087D1
- Authority
- DE
- Germany
- Prior art keywords
- fiber optic
- optic switch
- mechanical fiber
- mechanical
- switch
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Fee Related
Links
Classifications
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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
- G02B6/3508—Lateral or transverse displacement of the whole waveguides, e.g. by varying the distance between opposed waveguide ends, or by mutual lateral displacement of opposed waveguide ends
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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
- G02B6/354—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
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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
- G02B6/3586—Control or adjustment details, e.g. calibrating
- G02B6/359—Control or adjustment details, e.g. calibrating of the position of the moving element itself during switching, i.e. without monitoring the switched beams
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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
- G02B6/3596—With planar waveguide arrangement, i.e. in a substrate, regardless if actuating mechanism is outside the substrate
Landscapes
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
- Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
- Micromachines (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US08/497,497 US5699463A (en) | 1995-06-28 | 1995-06-28 | Mechanical fiber optic switch |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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DE69618087D1 true DE69618087D1 (de) | 2002-01-31 |
DE69618087T2 DE69618087T2 (de) | 2002-06-13 |
Family
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Family Applications (2)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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DE69637214T Expired - Fee Related DE69637214T2 (de) | 1995-06-28 | 1996-06-14 | Mechanische faseroptische Positionsmesseinrichtung und faseroptischer Schalter |
DE69618087T Expired - Fee Related DE69618087T2 (de) | 1995-06-28 | 1996-06-14 | Mechanischer faseroptischer Schalter |
Family Applications Before (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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DE69637214T Expired - Fee Related DE69637214T2 (de) | 1995-06-28 | 1996-06-14 | Mechanische faseroptische Positionsmesseinrichtung und faseroptischer Schalter |
Country Status (4)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US5699463A (de) |
EP (2) | EP0751415B1 (de) |
JP (1) | JP3840287B2 (de) |
DE (2) | DE69637214T2 (de) |
Families Citing this family (40)
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US5864643A (en) * | 1996-12-20 | 1999-01-26 | E-Tek Dynamics, Inc. | Miniature 1XN electromechanical optical switch and variable attenuator |
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JP2002502052A (ja) * | 1998-01-29 | 2002-01-22 | イー−テック ダイナミクス, インコーポレイテッド | 小型1×n電気機械的光スイッチ |
US6192171B1 (en) | 1999-02-26 | 2001-02-20 | Albert Goodman | Dynamic fiber optic switch with artificial muscle |
US6181844B1 (en) | 1999-02-26 | 2001-01-30 | Wizard Technologies, Inc. | Dynamic fiber optic switch |
US6201906B1 (en) * | 1999-03-05 | 2001-03-13 | Hughes Electronics Corporation | Compact waveguide “T” switch |
US6694072B1 (en) | 1999-07-21 | 2004-02-17 | Armand P. Neukermans | Flexible, modular, compact fiber switch improvements |
US6445844B1 (en) | 1999-09-15 | 2002-09-03 | Xros, Inc. | Flexible, modular, compact fiber optic switch |
US6882765B1 (en) | 1999-11-02 | 2005-04-19 | Xros, Inc. | Connection protection between clients and optical cross-connect switches |
US6650803B1 (en) | 1999-11-02 | 2003-11-18 | Xros, Inc. | Method and apparatus for optical to electrical to optical conversion in an optical cross-connect switch |
US6597826B1 (en) | 1999-11-02 | 2003-07-22 | Xros, Inc. | Optical cross-connect switching system with bridging, test access and redundancy |
US6792174B1 (en) | 1999-11-02 | 2004-09-14 | Nortel Networks Limited | Method and apparatus for signaling between an optical cross-connect switch and attached network equipment |
US6381382B2 (en) | 2000-02-25 | 2002-04-30 | Wizard Technologies, Inc. | Dynamic multichannel fiber optic switch |
US6842552B1 (en) | 2000-04-13 | 2005-01-11 | Shipley Company, L.L.C. | Optical waveguide switch |
US6798933B2 (en) * | 2000-04-14 | 2004-09-28 | Shipley Company, L.L.C. | Fiber optic array switch |
US6832016B2 (en) | 2000-04-13 | 2004-12-14 | Shipley Company, L.L.C. | Fiber array switch having micromachined front face with roller balls |
US6826324B2 (en) * | 2000-04-13 | 2004-11-30 | Shipley Company, L.L.C. | Optical waveguide switch |
US6633691B2 (en) | 2000-05-02 | 2003-10-14 | Shipley Company, L.L.C. | Optical waveguide switch having stepped waveguide holding member |
US6748131B2 (en) * | 2000-05-19 | 2004-06-08 | Shipley Company, L.L.C. | Optical waveguide devices and methods of fabricating the same |
US6549703B1 (en) | 2000-05-23 | 2003-04-15 | The Boeing Company | High bandwidth, compact N×N optical switch |
US6870981B2 (en) | 2000-08-24 | 2005-03-22 | Shipley Company, L.L.C. | Optical switch and method for making |
US6853764B2 (en) * | 2000-08-28 | 2005-02-08 | Shipley Company, L.L.C. | Optical switch assembly and method for making |
US6519385B1 (en) * | 2000-09-27 | 2003-02-11 | The Boeing Company | Method and apparatus for controllably positioning an optical fiber to introduce a phase shift |
US6810162B2 (en) * | 2000-12-20 | 2004-10-26 | Shipley Company, L.L.C. | Optical switch assembly with flex plate and method for making |
US6941035B2 (en) | 2001-04-26 | 2005-09-06 | Creo Srl | Optical cross-connect switch |
US6763160B2 (en) | 2001-04-26 | 2004-07-13 | Creo Srl | Optical cross connect switch having improved alignment control system |
US6859578B2 (en) * | 2001-05-18 | 2005-02-22 | Nuonics, Inc. | Fault-tolerant fiber-optical multiwavelength processor |
US6961486B2 (en) * | 2001-06-01 | 2005-11-01 | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | Non-blocking mechanical fiber optic matrix switch |
WO2003041129A2 (en) | 2001-11-08 | 2003-05-15 | Shipley Company, Llc | Fiber optic termination |
WO2006022557A1 (en) * | 2004-08-24 | 2006-03-02 | Auckland Uniservices Limited | Optical fibre switch |
CN100368840C (zh) * | 2005-05-25 | 2008-02-13 | 亚洲光学股份有限公司 | 光纤开关 |
US8009992B2 (en) * | 2007-06-11 | 2011-08-30 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Optical interconnect |
US8463091B2 (en) | 2007-10-15 | 2013-06-11 | Telescent Inc. | Methods to reconfigure all-fiber optical cross-connects |
JP5227565B2 (ja) * | 2007-10-31 | 2013-07-03 | 古河電気工業株式会社 | 光線路の監視切り換え装置 |
US9036961B2 (en) * | 2011-06-29 | 2015-05-19 | Verizon Patent And Licensing Inc. | Communication media multi-switch system |
JP5422714B2 (ja) * | 2011-10-19 | 2014-02-19 | 株式会社フジクラ | 光ファイバアレイの製造方法 |
JP5851794B2 (ja) * | 2011-10-21 | 2016-02-03 | 株式会社フジクラ | 光軸合わせ方法及び光ファイバアレイユニットの製造方法 |
TWI506313B (zh) * | 2011-12-27 | 2015-11-01 | Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd | 光纖耦合連接裝置 |
JP5377730B1 (ja) * | 2012-08-31 | 2013-12-25 | 株式会社フジクラ | 光ファイバアレイの製造方法 |
WO2017126388A1 (ja) | 2016-01-19 | 2017-07-27 | ソニー・オリンパスメディカルソリューションズ株式会社 | 医療用光源装置及び医療用観察システム |
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CA1192646A (en) * | 1980-02-04 | 1985-08-27 | Herzl Laor | Piezoelectric apparatus for positioning optical fibers |
DE3330434A1 (de) * | 1983-08-19 | 1985-03-07 | Heinrich-Hertz-Institut für Nachrichtentechnik Berlin GmbH, 1000 Berlin | Stabilisationseinrichtung fuer einen halbleiter-laser |
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1995
- 1995-06-28 US US08/497,497 patent/US5699463A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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1996
- 1996-06-14 DE DE69637214T patent/DE69637214T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1996-06-14 EP EP96304469A patent/EP0751415B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-06-14 DE DE69618087T patent/DE69618087T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1996-06-14 EP EP01112783A patent/EP1132763B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-06-27 JP JP16723796A patent/JP3840287B2/ja not_active Expired - Fee Related
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0751415B1 (de) | 2001-12-19 |
US5699463A (en) | 1997-12-16 |
DE69637214D1 (de) | 2007-09-27 |
JP3840287B2 (ja) | 2006-11-01 |
EP1132763B1 (de) | 2007-08-15 |
EP0751415A3 (de) | 1997-04-02 |
DE69618087T2 (de) | 2002-06-13 |
DE69637214T2 (de) | 2008-06-26 |
EP1132763A1 (de) | 2001-09-12 |
JPH0915514A (ja) | 1997-01-17 |
EP0751415A2 (de) | 1997-01-02 |
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Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
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8364 | No opposition during term of opposition | ||
8327 | Change in the person/name/address of the patent owner |
Owner name: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES FIBER IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD., |
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8328 | Change in the person/name/address of the agent |
Representative=s name: DILG HAEUSLER SCHINDELMANN PATENTANWALTSGESELLSCHA |
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8339 | Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee |