JP2004004649A - 光学装置 - Google Patents

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JP2004004649A
JP2004004649A JP2003081362A JP2003081362A JP2004004649A JP 2004004649 A JP2004004649 A JP 2004004649A JP 2003081362 A JP2003081362 A JP 2003081362A JP 2003081362 A JP2003081362 A JP 2003081362A JP 2004004649 A JP2004004649 A JP 2004004649A
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Katsuhiko Kurumada
車田　克彦
Toshiaki Tamamura
玉村　敏昭
Masatoshi Kanetani
金谷　正敏
Makoto Sato
佐藤　誠
Yoshihiko Suzuki
鈴木　美彦
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Priority to KR1020047014765A priority patent/KR100603144B1/ko
Priority to EP03715545A priority patent/EP1489450A4/en
Priority to US10/509,018 priority patent/US7082251B2/en
Priority to PCT/JP2003/003877 priority patent/WO2003083550A1/ja
Priority to AU2003220849A priority patent/AU2003220849A1/en
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    • 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
    • G02B6/3514—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 moving along a line so as to translate into and out of the beam path, i.e. across the beam path
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
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    • 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
    • G02B6/353—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements the optical element being a shutter, baffle, beam dump or opaque element
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    • 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
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    • G02B6/3564—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details
    • G02B6/3566—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details involving bending a beam, e.g. with cantilever
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    • G02B6/3584—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details constructional details of an associated actuator having a MEMS construction, i.e. constructed using semiconductor technology such as etching
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    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
    • G02B6/3596—With planar waveguide arrangement, i.e. in a substrate, regardless if actuating mechanism is outside the substrate

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JP2003081362A 2002-03-28 2003-03-24 光学装置 Pending JP2004004649A (ja)

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JP2003081362A JP2004004649A (ja) 2002-03-28 2003-03-24 光学装置
CNB038073552A CN1294441C (zh) 2002-03-28 2003-03-27 光学装置
KR1020047014765A KR100603144B1 (ko) 2002-03-28 2003-03-27 광학 장치
EP03715545A EP1489450A4 (en) 2002-03-28 2003-03-27 OPTICAL EQUIPMENT
US10/509,018 US7082251B2 (en) 2002-03-28 2003-03-27 Optical device
PCT/JP2003/003877 WO2003083550A1 (fr) 2002-03-28 2003-03-27 Dispositif optique
AU2003220849A AU2003220849A1 (en) 2002-03-28 2003-03-27 Optical device

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JP2003081362A JP2004004649A (ja) 2002-03-28 2003-03-24 光学装置

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US20050163428A1 (en) 2005-07-28
KR100603144B1 (ko) 2006-07-20
KR20040095303A (ko) 2004-11-12
EP1489450A4 (en) 2006-08-30
US7082251B2 (en) 2006-07-25
CN1643433A (zh) 2005-07-20
EP1489450A1 (en) 2004-12-22
WO2003083550A1 (fr) 2003-10-09

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