FR2523393B1 - OPTICAL SWITCHING DEVICE - Google Patents

OPTICAL SWITCHING DEVICE

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Publication number
FR2523393B1
FR2523393B1 FR8204217A FR8204217A FR2523393B1 FR 2523393 B1 FR2523393 B1 FR 2523393B1 FR 8204217 A FR8204217 A FR 8204217A FR 8204217 A FR8204217 A FR 8204217A FR 2523393 B1 FR2523393 B1 FR 2523393B1
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France
Prior art keywords
switching device
optical switching
optical
switching
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Expired
Application number
FR8204217A
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French (fr)
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FR2523393A1 (en
Inventor
Luc Jeunhomme
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Thales SA
ALE International SAS
Original Assignee
Thomson CSF Telephone SA
Le Materiel Telephonique Thomson CSF
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Priority to FR8204217A priority Critical patent/FR2523393B1/en
Publication of FR2523393A1 publication Critical patent/FR2523393A1/en
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Publication of FR2523393B1 publication Critical patent/FR2523393B1/en
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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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q3/00—Selecting arrangements
    • H04Q3/42—Circuit arrangements for indirect selecting controlled by common circuits, e.g. register controller, marker
    • H04Q3/52—Circuit arrangements for indirect selecting controlled by common circuits, e.g. register controller, marker using static devices in switching stages, e.g. electronic switching arrangements
    • H04Q3/526—Optical switching systems
    • 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
    • G02B6/3572—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
    • G02B6/3582—Housing means or package or arranging details of the switching elements, e.g. for thermal isolation

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
FR8204217A 1982-03-12 1982-03-12 OPTICAL SWITCHING DEVICE Expired FR2523393B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR8204217A FR2523393B1 (en) 1982-03-12 1982-03-12 OPTICAL SWITCHING DEVICE

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FR8204217A FR2523393B1 (en) 1982-03-12 1982-03-12 OPTICAL SWITCHING DEVICE

Publications (2)

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FR2523393A1 FR2523393A1 (en) 1983-09-16
FR2523393B1 true FR2523393B1 (en) 1988-05-06

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FR8204217A Expired FR2523393B1 (en) 1982-03-12 1982-03-12 OPTICAL SWITCHING DEVICE

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Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3750072T2 (en) * 1986-10-27 1994-10-27 Canon Kk Information transmission device using electron beams.
US4903340A (en) * 1988-03-23 1990-02-20 Spacelabs, Inc. Optical data connector having magnetic interconnect sensor

Family Cites Families (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1581660A (en) * 1977-04-14 1980-12-17 Standard Telephones Cables Ltd Fibre optical switches
CA1093359A (en) * 1977-08-09 1981-01-13 Elmer H. Hara Broadband switching system utilizing optical fiber waveguides
DE2839444A1 (en) * 1978-09-11 1980-03-20 Zur Capellen Eckard Dipl Meyer Optical transducer using optical fibre - is fixed at one end and driven in defined path at other end
JPS5576301A (en) * 1978-12-04 1980-06-09 Fujitsu Ltd Fiber moving type matrix photo switch
CA1192646A (en) * 1980-02-04 1985-08-27 Herzl Laor Piezoelectric apparatus for positioning optical fibers

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