FR2534699A1 - Switching device for optical fibres. - Google Patents

Switching device for optical fibres. Download PDF

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FR2534699A1
FR2534699A1 FR8217191A FR8217191A FR2534699A1 FR 2534699 A1 FR2534699 A1 FR 2534699A1 FR 8217191 A FR8217191 A FR 8217191A FR 8217191 A FR8217191 A FR 8217191A FR 2534699 A1 FR2534699 A1 FR 2534699A1
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    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B17/00Systems with reflecting surfaces, with or without refracting elements
    • G02B17/08Catadioptric systems
    • G02B17/0856Catadioptric systems comprising a refractive element with a reflective surface, the reflection taking place inside the element, e.g. Mangin mirrors
    • G02B17/086Catadioptric systems comprising a refractive element with a reflective surface, the reflection taking place inside the element, e.g. Mangin mirrors wherein the system is made of a single block of optical material, e.g. solid catadioptric systems
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    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B17/00Systems with reflecting surfaces, with or without refracting elements
    • G02B17/008Systems specially adapted to form image relays or chained systems
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    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/264Optical coupling means with optical elements between opposed fibre ends which perform a function other than beam splitting
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/28Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/2804Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers
    • G02B6/2817Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers using reflective elements to split or combine optical signals

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Abstract

The invention relates to a device enabling optical fibres to be coupled together. This device consists of components made from glass or from plastic into which the optical fibres to be coupled are plugged: due to the geometry of the components, there is, from the emitting fibre, a succession of optical reflections which enable the emitted signal to be switched to one or more other fibres.

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La présente invention a trait à un dispositif omnibus permettant de resoudre la quasi-totalite des problemes souleves par la connectique de fibre optique. The present invention relates to an omnibus device making it possible to solve almost all of the problems raised by the fiber optic connection.

On sait, en effet, que le raccordement de deux fibres optiques ou la separation d'une fibre pose des problèmes qu'il est indispensable de resoudre, pour une multitude d'applications = transmission de messages sur plusieurs voies, multiplexage en longueur d'onde optique, echanges bidirectionnels sur la même fibre, etc
Jusqu a present, ces problèmes ont ete ré & lus d'une façon plus ou moins empirique dans chaque cas particulier.
We know, in fact, that the connection of two optical fibers or the separation of a fiber poses problems that it is essential to solve, for a multitude of applications = transmission of messages on several channels, length multiplexing optical wave, bidirectional exchanges on the same fiber, etc.
So far, these problems have been solved more or less empirically in each particular case.

Le dispositif de base, objet de l1invention, est represente à la figure 1, à grande échelle : il est constitué essentiellement par une pièce optique dont les supports ne sont pas figurés. The basic device, object of the invention, is shown in FIG. 1, on a large scale: it essentially consists of an optical part, the supports of which are not shown.

Cette pièce est réalisée, soit en verre, soit en matière plastique, pourvu qu'elle soit parfaitement homogène. La section est prise carrée, mais rien n, empêche de la faire rectangulaire ou cylindrique en ayant une seule face dressée. L'essentiel-est que cette pièce optique soit terminée par une parabololde de révolution 1 et qu'au foyer de cette pårabololde puisse patvenir la fibre introduite par un orifice 2. This part is made either of glass or of plastic, provided that it is perfectly homogeneous. The section is taken square, but nothing prevents it from being rectangular or cylindrical by having only one upright face. The main thing is that this optical part is terminated by a paraboloid of revolution 1 and that at the focal point of this pårabolold can the fiber introduced by an orifice 2.

L'utilisation de ce système paraîtra plus clair en décrivant quelques modes d'emplois non limitatifs. The use of this system will appear clearer by describing some non-limiting instructions for use.

A la figure 2, on a representé simplement la jonction de deux dispositifs identiques a celui décrit avec interposition éventuelle d'un filtre 3, que ce filtre soit à absorption ou interférentiel. In Figure 2, there is simply shown the junction of two identical devices to that described with possible interposition of a filter 3, whether this filter is absorption or interference.

Dans ces conditions, la fibre 4, portant le message à transmettre pénètre dans le logement 2, la lumière émise par cette fibre frappe le parabololde 1 dont l'ouverture optique est calculée pour être supérieure à l'ouverture de toutes les fibres actuellement existantes. Under these conditions, the fiber 4, carrying the message to be transmitted, enters the housing 2, the light emitted by this fiber strikes the paraboloid 1, the optical opening of which is calculated to be greater than the opening of all the fibers currently existing.

Le sommet du parabololde est argenté pour obtenir une reflexion quasitotale du flux lumineux. The top of the dish is silvered to obtain a quasi-total reflection of the luminous flux.

Ce flux, rendu parallèle, est réfléchi par la face 5 et de nouveau par la face 6 d'un autre dispositif rigoureusement identique avec paraboloide 7, orifice 8 et fibre optique de retour 9. This flow, made parallel, is reflected by the face 5 and again by the face 6 of another rigorously identical device with paraboloid 7, orifice 8 and return optical fiber 9.

Le chemin des rayons est, par exemple : 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. Il sera facile de placer, comme il a été dit plus haut, un filtre 3 pour débarrasser éventuellement le flux lumineux des longueurs d'ondes que l'on désire supprimer.  The ray path is, for example: 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. It will be easy to place, as said above, a filter 3 to possibly rid the luminous flux of the wavelengths that the we want to delete.

A la figure 3, on a représenté une application pour la réalisation d'un aiguillage. Dans ces conditions, on retrouve le parabololde 1 avec son orifice correspondant 2, un deuxieme dispositif identique avec son parabololde 7 et sa face réfléchissante 20, car, cette face, cette fois, est semi-argentée, enfin, un troisieme parabololde 15 avec sa face réfléchissante 16. In Figure 3, there is shown an application for the production of a switch. Under these conditions, there is the parabolold 1 with its corresponding orifice 2, a second identical device with its parabolold 7 and its reflective face 20, because, this face, this time, is semi-silver, finally, a third parabolold 15 with its reflective face 16.

Dans ces conditions, la lumiere, dont un seul rayon est représenté en pointillés, est diffusée par la face 14 en deux parties aussi égales que possible et l'indication qui a pénétré en 17 ressort en 18 et 19. Under these conditions, the light, of which only one ray is represented in dotted lines, is diffused by the face 14 in two parts as equal as possible and the indication which has penetrated in 17 comes out in 18 and 19.

I1 est bien entendu possible d'intercaler des filtres sur les trajets signalés. It is of course possible to insert filters on the paths indicated.

Un tel dispositif se recommande par un rendement excellent;car il ne fait appel qu'à des reflexions en milieux d'indices voisins de celui des fibres optiques. Il est donc possible d'obtenir des rendements de l'ordre de 90 % au total. Such a device is recommended by an excellent yield, because it only uses reflections in environments with indices close to that of optical fibers. It is therefore possible to obtain yields of around 90% in total.

De plus, de par les proprietes du paraboloide, les chemins optiques sont rigoureusement identiques pour tous les rayons, ce qui évite les pertes par interférences.  In addition, due to the properties of the paraboloid, the optical paths are strictly identical for all the rays, which avoids losses by interference.

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REVENDICATIONS 1. Dispositif optique constitué ar une pièce optique comprenant un, ou plusieurs, parabololdes de révolution, caractérisés par le fait qu une2 ou plusieurs, fibres optiques sont centrées sur leur foyer. 1. Optical device consisting of an optical part comprising one, or more, paraboloid of revolution, characterized by the fact that one or more, optical fibers are centered on their focal point. 2. Dispositif optique, suivant la revendication 1, caractérise en ce que tout ou partie de la surface de la pièce optique est rendue réfléchissante. 2. Optical device according to claim 1, characterized in that all or part of the surface of the optical part is made reflective. 3. Accouplement de dispositifs optiques, selon revendications 1 et 2, pour réaliser des aiguillages optiques. 3. Coupling of optical devices, according to claims 1 and 2, to produce optical switches. 4. Insertion de filtres optiques entre des dispositifs optiques suivant revendications précédentes.  4. Insertion of optical filters between optical devices according to the preceding claims.
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US4621895A (en) * 1984-06-04 1986-11-11 Motsko Gerard J Reflective/refractive/reflective precision connector, (MR3PC)
EP0416989A1 (en) * 1989-09-08 1991-03-13 SAT (Société Anonyme de Télécommunications) Coupling device between optical transmission elements
FR2734650A1 (en) * 1995-05-27 1996-11-29 Bosch Gmbh Robert DEVICE FOR CONNECTING INTEGRATED OPTICAL COMPONENTS AND APPLICATION OF THE DEVICE

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US4621895A (en) * 1984-06-04 1986-11-11 Motsko Gerard J Reflective/refractive/reflective precision connector, (MR3PC)
EP0416989A1 (en) * 1989-09-08 1991-03-13 SAT (Société Anonyme de Télécommunications) Coupling device between optical transmission elements
FR2651897A1 (en) * 1989-09-08 1991-03-15 Telecommunications Sa COUPLING DEVICE BETWEEN OPTICAL TRANSMISSION ELEMENTS.
FR2734650A1 (en) * 1995-05-27 1996-11-29 Bosch Gmbh Robert DEVICE FOR CONNECTING INTEGRATED OPTICAL COMPONENTS AND APPLICATION OF THE DEVICE

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