GB8514486D0 - Optical switch/sensor - Google Patents

Optical switch/sensor

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Publication number
GB8514486D0
GB8514486D0 GB858514486A GB8514486A GB8514486D0 GB 8514486 D0 GB8514486 D0 GB 8514486D0 GB 858514486 A GB858514486 A GB 858514486A GB 8514486 A GB8514486 A GB 8514486A GB 8514486 D0 GB8514486 D0 GB 8514486D0
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
sensor
optical switch
switch
optical
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GB858514486A
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GB2176023A (en
GB2176023B (en
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General Electric Co PLC
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General Electric Co PLC
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Application filed by General Electric Co PLC filed Critical General Electric Co PLC
Priority to GB8514486A priority Critical patent/GB2176023B/en
Publication of GB8514486D0 publication Critical patent/GB8514486D0/en
Publication of GB2176023A publication Critical patent/GB2176023A/en
Priority to GB8820786A priority patent/GB2207527B/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2176023B publication Critical patent/GB2176023B/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • 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
    • G02B6/3546—NxM switch, i.e. a regular array 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
    • G02B6/354—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
    • G02B6/3564—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
    • G02B6/3568—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
GB8514486A 1985-06-07 1985-06-07 An optical switch or sensor Expired GB2176023B (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB8514486A GB2176023B (en) 1985-06-07 1985-06-07 An optical switch or sensor
GB8820786A GB2207527B (en) 1985-06-07 1988-09-02 Method of manufacturing an optical switch or sensor

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB8514486A GB2176023B (en) 1985-06-07 1985-06-07 An optical switch or sensor

Publications (3)

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GB8514486D0 true GB8514486D0 (en) 1985-07-10
GB2176023A GB2176023A (en) 1986-12-10
GB2176023B GB2176023B (en) 1989-07-19

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GB8514486A Expired GB2176023B (en) 1985-06-07 1985-06-07 An optical switch or sensor

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Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5035482A (en) * 1989-04-06 1991-07-30 Amp Incorporated Optical switch
US5098207A (en) * 1990-02-09 1992-03-24 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Optical fiber switch
US5187758A (en) * 1990-07-17 1993-02-16 Fujitsu Limited Method of fabricating optical switch
JP2836269B2 (en) * 1991-03-07 1998-12-14 三菱マテリアル株式会社 Optical switch
US5446811A (en) * 1994-03-14 1995-08-29 Hewlett-Packard Company Thermally actuated optical fiber switch

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1426475A (en) * 1973-06-21 1976-02-25 Plessey Co Ltd Optical fibre switch
DE2531398B1 (en) * 1975-07-14 1976-07-08 Siemens Ag SWITCH FOR LIGHT GUIDE
US4146856A (en) * 1977-12-29 1979-03-27 Cutler-Hammer, Inc. Shutterless fiber optic switch

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GB2176023A (en) 1986-12-10
GB2176023B (en) 1989-07-19

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