GB2170615B - Optical fibre switch - Google Patents
Optical fibre switchInfo
- Publication number
- GB2170615B GB2170615B GB08502914A GB8502914A GB2170615B GB 2170615 B GB2170615 B GB 2170615B GB 08502914 A GB08502914 A GB 08502914A GB 8502914 A GB8502914 A GB 8502914A GB 2170615 B GB2170615 B GB 2170615B
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- optical fibre
- fibre switch
- switch
- optical
- fibre
- 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
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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
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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
- G02B6/355—1x2 switch, i.e. one input and a selectable single output of two 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
- G02B6/3564—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
- G02B6/3576—Temperature or heat actuation
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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
- G02B6/3564—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
Landscapes
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB08502914A GB2170615B (en) | 1985-02-05 | 1985-02-05 | Optical fibre switch |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB08502914A GB2170615B (en) | 1985-02-05 | 1985-02-05 | Optical fibre switch |
Publications (3)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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GB8502914D0 GB8502914D0 (en) | 1985-03-06 |
GB2170615A GB2170615A (en) | 1986-08-06 |
GB2170615B true GB2170615B (en) | 1988-06-22 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB08502914A Expired GB2170615B (en) | 1985-02-05 | 1985-02-05 | Optical fibre switch |
Country Status (1)
Country | Link |
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GB (1) | GB2170615B (en) |
Families Citing this family (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US5024497A (en) * | 1989-02-15 | 1991-06-18 | At&T Bell Laboratories | Shape memory alloy optical fiber switch |
AU8630391A (en) * | 1990-09-24 | 1992-04-15 | Bt&D Technologies Limited | Optical fiber switch |
EP0569981B1 (en) * | 1992-05-15 | 1998-08-12 | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Limited | Optical switch, optical fiber arranging member and method of manufacturing the optical fiber arranging member |
US5446811A (en) * | 1994-03-14 | 1995-08-29 | Hewlett-Packard Company | Thermally actuated optical fiber switch |
Family Cites Families (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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CH639217A5 (en) * | 1979-04-20 | 1983-10-31 | Benno Perren | SENSOR FOR A MONITORING DEVICE. |
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1985
- 1985-02-05 GB GB08502914A patent/GB2170615B/en not_active Expired
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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GB2170615A (en) | 1986-08-06 |
GB8502914D0 (en) | 1985-03-06 |
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Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
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PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |