GB8822588D0 - Optical matrix - Google Patents

Optical matrix

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GB8822588D0
GB8822588D0 GB888822588A GB8822588A GB8822588D0 GB 8822588 D0 GB8822588 D0 GB 8822588D0 GB 888822588 A GB888822588 A GB 888822588A GB 8822588 A GB8822588 A GB 8822588A GB 8822588 D0 GB8822588 D0 GB 8822588D0
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Prior art keywords
optical matrix
matrix
optical
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GB888822588A
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GB2224129A (en
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Oxley Developments Co Ltd
University of Strathclyde
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Oxley Developments Co Ltd
University of Strathclyde
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Application filed by Oxley Developments Co Ltd, University of Strathclyde filed Critical Oxley Developments Co Ltd
Priority to GB8822588A priority Critical patent/GB2224129A/en
Publication of GB8822588D0 publication Critical patent/GB8822588D0/en
Publication of GB2224129A publication Critical patent/GB2224129A/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current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
    • G02B6/351—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
    • G02B6/3518—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 being an intrinsic part of a MEMS device, i.e. fabricated together with the MEMS device
    • 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
    • G02B6/2804—Optical 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
    • G02B6/2817—Optical 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
    • 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
    • G02B6/32—Optical coupling means having lens focusing means positioned between opposed fibre 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
    • G02B6/351—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
    • G02B6/352—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 having a shaped reflective surface, e.g. a reflective element comprising several reflective surfaces or facets that function together
    • 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
    • G02B6/3564—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
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/3628—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
    • G02B6/3648—Supporting carriers of a microbench type, i.e. with micromachined additional mechanical structures
    • G02B6/3652—Supporting carriers of a microbench type, i.e. with micromachined additional mechanical structures the additional structures being prepositioning mounting areas, allowing only movement in one dimension, e.g. grooves, trenches or vias in the microbench surface, i.e. self aligning supporting carriers

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
GB8822588A 1988-09-27 1988-09-27 Optical matrix Withdrawn GB2224129A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB8822588A GB2224129A (en) 1988-09-27 1988-09-27 Optical matrix

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB8822588A GB2224129A (en) 1988-09-27 1988-09-27 Optical matrix

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GB8822588D0 true GB8822588D0 (en) 1988-11-02
GB2224129A GB2224129A (en) 1990-04-25

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Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CA2058794C (en) * 1991-01-08 1996-06-18 Tsuneo Kanai Automated optical mdf system
DE4101043C3 (en) * 1991-01-16 1995-10-12 Ant Nachrichtentech Optical switch
US5345521A (en) * 1993-07-12 1994-09-06 Texas Instrument Incorporated Architecture for optical switch
JP2565094B2 (en) * 1993-07-19 1996-12-18 日本電気株式会社 Optical coupling structure
DE19857974B4 (en) * 1998-12-16 2007-05-31 Tesat-Spacecom Gmbh & Co. Kg Device for detecting the position of an optical beam

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4217032A (en) * 1978-11-22 1980-08-12 Sheem Sang K End-butt optical fiber coupler
FR2500642B1 (en) * 1981-02-24 1986-06-06 Nippon Sheet Glass Co Ltd SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR FIXING OPTICAL FIBERS AND LENSES AND METHOD FOR THEIR PREPARATION AS WELL AS DEVICE USING THE SAME

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