EP1210628A4 - Segmented thin film add/drop switch and multiplexer - Google Patents

Segmented thin film add/drop switch and multiplexer

Info

Publication number
EP1210628A4
EP1210628A4 EP00947377A EP00947377A EP1210628A4 EP 1210628 A4 EP1210628 A4 EP 1210628A4 EP 00947377 A EP00947377 A EP 00947377A EP 00947377 A EP00947377 A EP 00947377A EP 1210628 A4 EP1210628 A4 EP 1210628A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
multiplexer
thin film
drop switch
film add
segmented thin
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.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP00947377A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1210628A1 (en
Inventor
Guillaume C Boisset
Mark F Krol
James M Harris
Qi Wu
Xingkun Wu
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Corning Inc
Original Assignee
Corning Inc
Priority date (The priority date 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 date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Corning Inc filed Critical Corning Inc
Publication of EP1210628A1 publication Critical patent/EP1210628A1/en
Publication of EP1210628A4 publication Critical patent/EP1210628A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • 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
    • 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
    • G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/293—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means
    • G02B6/29346—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means operating by wave or beam interference
    • G02B6/29361—Interference filters, e.g. multilayer coatings, thin film filters, dichroic splitters or mirrors based on multilayers, WDM filters
    • G02B6/29362—Serial cascade of filters or filtering operations, e.g. for a large number of channels
    • G02B6/29365—Serial cascade of filters or filtering operations, e.g. for a large number of channels in a multireflection configuration, i.e. beam following a zigzag path between filters or filtering operations
    • 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
    • G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/293—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means
    • G02B6/29379—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means characterised by the function or use of the complete device
    • G02B6/2938—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means characterised by the function or use of the complete device for multiplexing or demultiplexing, i.e. combining or separating wavelengths, e.g. 1xN, NxM
    • G02B6/29382—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means characterised by the function or use of the complete device for multiplexing or demultiplexing, i.e. combining or separating wavelengths, e.g. 1xN, NxM including at least adding or dropping a signal, i.e. passing the majority of signals
    • G02B6/29383—Adding and dropping
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04J—MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION
    • H04J14/00—Optical multiplex systems
    • H04J14/02—Wavelength-division multiplex systems
    • H04J14/0201—Add-and-drop multiplexing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
    • H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
    • H04Q11/0005—Switch and router aspects
    • 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
    • G02B6/3548—1xN switch, i.e. one input and a selectable single output of N possible outputs
    • 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
    • G02B6/356—Switching arrangements, i.e. number of input/output ports and interconnection types in an optical cross-connect device, e.g. routing and switching aspects of interconnecting different paths propagating different wavelengths to (re)configure the various input and output links
    • 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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04J—MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION
    • H04J14/00—Optical multiplex systems
    • H04J14/02—Wavelength-division multiplex systems
    • H04J14/0201—Add-and-drop multiplexing
    • H04J14/0202—Arrangements therefor
    • H04J14/0209—Multi-stage arrangements, e.g. by cascading multiplexers or demultiplexers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
    • H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
    • H04Q11/0005—Switch and router aspects
    • H04Q2011/0007—Construction
    • H04Q2011/0009—Construction using wavelength filters
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
    • H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
    • H04Q11/0005—Switch and router aspects
    • H04Q2011/0007—Construction
    • H04Q2011/0026—Construction using free space propagation (e.g. lenses, mirrors)
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
    • H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
    • H04Q11/0062—Network aspects
    • H04Q2011/0064—Arbitration, scheduling or medium access control aspects
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
    • H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
    • H04Q11/0062—Network aspects
    • H04Q2011/0086—Network resource allocation, dimensioning or optimisation

Landscapes

  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
EP00947377A 1999-08-13 2000-07-14 Segmented thin film add/drop switch and multiplexer Withdrawn EP1210628A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US14886299P 1999-08-13 1999-08-13
US148862P 1999-08-13
US46631999A 1999-12-17 1999-12-17
US466319 1999-12-17
PCT/US2000/019252 WO2001013151A1 (en) 1999-08-13 2000-07-14 Segmented thin film add/drop switch and multiplexer

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1210628A1 EP1210628A1 (en) 2002-06-05
EP1210628A4 true EP1210628A4 (en) 2003-03-05

Family

ID=26846233

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP00947377A Withdrawn EP1210628A4 (en) 1999-08-13 2000-07-14 Segmented thin film add/drop switch and multiplexer

Country Status (5)

Country Link
EP (1) EP1210628A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2003507755A (en)
AU (1) AU6100000A (en)
CA (1) CA2382079A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2001013151A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CA2346973A1 (en) 1999-08-23 2001-03-01 Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. Hybrid optical add/drop multiplexing devices
US6275624B1 (en) 1999-12-03 2001-08-14 Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. Optical switch with flexure pivot
WO2002075378A2 (en) * 2001-03-17 2002-09-26 Marconi Uk Intellectual Property Ltd Tuneable optical filter arrangement for wavelength division multiplex (wdm) network
CN100395971C (en) * 2003-04-25 2008-06-18 波若威科技股份有限公司 Wavelength selection switcher
US7248758B2 (en) * 2005-06-08 2007-07-24 Verizon Business Global Llc Hitless tunable filter

Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4486071A (en) * 1982-07-07 1984-12-04 At&T Bell Laboratories Optical coupling device
US4991925A (en) * 1988-10-04 1991-02-12 Metricor Spectrum shifting optical switch
US5046806A (en) * 1990-02-22 1991-09-10 Cst Coldswitch Holdings Inc. Single fibre control switches
US5164858A (en) * 1990-03-07 1992-11-17 Deposition Sciences, Inc. Multi-spectral filter
US5642446A (en) * 1993-03-09 1997-06-24 Tsai; Jian-Hung Apparatus for switching optical signals among optical fibers
EP0859251A1 (en) * 1997-02-14 1998-08-19 Corning Incorporated Multiplexing device with precision optical block
US5822095A (en) * 1995-09-19 1998-10-13 Kokusai Denshin Denwa Kabushiki Kaisha Optical add-drop multiplexer
EP0877264A2 (en) * 1997-05-07 1998-11-11 Hewlett-Packard Company An improved optical waveguide device for wavelength demultiplexing and waveguide crossing
US5838847A (en) * 1996-10-08 1998-11-17 E-Tek Dynamics, Inc. Efficient electromechanical optical switches

Family Cites Families (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5031985A (en) * 1988-12-14 1991-07-16 Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Optical switch system and apparatus
US5974207A (en) * 1997-12-23 1999-10-26 Lucent Technologies, Inc. Article comprising a wavelength-selective add-drop multiplexer

Patent Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4486071A (en) * 1982-07-07 1984-12-04 At&T Bell Laboratories Optical coupling device
US4991925A (en) * 1988-10-04 1991-02-12 Metricor Spectrum shifting optical switch
US5046806A (en) * 1990-02-22 1991-09-10 Cst Coldswitch Holdings Inc. Single fibre control switches
US5164858A (en) * 1990-03-07 1992-11-17 Deposition Sciences, Inc. Multi-spectral filter
US5642446A (en) * 1993-03-09 1997-06-24 Tsai; Jian-Hung Apparatus for switching optical signals among optical fibers
US5822095A (en) * 1995-09-19 1998-10-13 Kokusai Denshin Denwa Kabushiki Kaisha Optical add-drop multiplexer
US5838847A (en) * 1996-10-08 1998-11-17 E-Tek Dynamics, Inc. Efficient electromechanical optical switches
EP0859251A1 (en) * 1997-02-14 1998-08-19 Corning Incorporated Multiplexing device with precision optical block
EP0877264A2 (en) * 1997-05-07 1998-11-11 Hewlett-Packard Company An improved optical waveguide device for wavelength demultiplexing and waveguide crossing

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
See also references of WO0113151A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
WO2001013151A1 (en) 2001-02-22
CA2382079A1 (en) 2001-02-22
EP1210628A1 (en) 2002-06-05
AU6100000A (en) 2001-03-13
JP2003507755A (en) 2003-02-25

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
SG92755A1 (en) Nanolaminated thin film circuitry materials
HUP0101306A3 (en) Thin plastic film
EP1316217B8 (en) Combining video material and data
GB2358611B (en) Irreversible thin film display with clearing agent
EP0973256A4 (en) Thin film piezoelectric element
AU5892000A (en) Thin film thermocouple
GB9907019D0 (en) Thin film transistors and their manufacture
AU3000899A (en) Two-sided imaging material
GB9810552D0 (en) Multiplexer
EP1210628A4 (en) Segmented thin film add/drop switch and multiplexer
AU2001238045A1 (en) Segmented thin film add/drop switch and multiplexer
AU1769700A (en) Switch and/or indicating element
GB2350599B (en) Adhesive labels and manufacture thereof
GB0028348D0 (en) Segmented display
GB9908863D0 (en) Multiplexer
AU3499700A (en) Marking film and composite marking film
GB0223574D0 (en) Downnhole multiplexer and related methods
EP1215302A4 (en) Sputtering device and film forming method
GB9809006D0 (en) Multiplexer/de-mutiplexer
AU2002210273A1 (en) Multiplexer structure
GB9818310D0 (en) Thin film transistors and their manufacture
GB9909652D0 (en) Thin film device
AU3565300A (en) Labels and manufacture thereof
AUPP409298A0 (en) Improved display device
GB2350438A9 (en) Photographic clear display material

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20020301

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Free format text: AL;LT;LV;MK;RO;SI

RIC1 Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant

Free format text: 7G 02B 6/293 A, 7G 02B 5/20 B, 7G 02B 6/35 B, 7G 02B 7/00 B

A4 Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched

Effective date: 20030117

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN

18D Application deemed to be withdrawn

Effective date: 20020314

RBV Designated contracting states (corrected)

Designated state(s): DE FR GB IT