JP2004318143A - 光スイッチの構造 - Google Patents
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Abstract
【解決手段】チャネルは固体材料内にハウジングされる。チャネルに接続する接点は、さらに、固体材料に接続する。一方で、複数の圧電素子がチャンバに接続し、さらにスラグに接続する。光導波路は、チャネルに接続する。光導波路は、チャネルに接続する。接点は、複数の液体金属の小塊に接続し、一つまたは複数の液体金属の小塊は、スラグに接続する。一つまたは複数の圧電素子は、作動させられ、スラグとチャネル内で動かす。スラグの動きは、一つまたは複数の光導波路を遮断したり遮断を解除したりするように動作可能である。
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- 光スイッチ用の構造であって、
固体材料内に配置されたチャネルと、
前記チャネル内の複数の接点であって、前記固体材料に結合する複数の接点と、
複数の液体金属の小球であって、前記複数の接点に結合された液体金属の小球と、
前記複数の液体金属の小球のうち1つまたは複数に結合し、前記複数の接点のうち1つまたは複数に結合するスラグと、
前記チャネルに結合し、前記スラグに結合するように動作可能な複数の圧電素子と、
前記チャネルに結合する複数の光導波路であって、前記スラグによって遮断されるかまたは遮断を解除されるように動作可能である複数の光導波路と、
を備える光スイッチの構造。 - 前記チャネルはさらに1つまたは複数のバイアに結合し、前記1つまたは複数のバイアは前記チャネルを上側のチャネルに結合するように動作可能である請求項1に記載の光スイッチの構造。
- 前記1つまたは複数のバイアと前記上側のチャネルは、前記チャネル内の不活性ガスの圧力を等しくするように動作可能である請求項2に記載の光スイッチの構造。
- 光スイッチの構造であって、
バイア層であって、1つまたは複数のバイアを備えるバイア層と、
前記バイア層に結合する圧電層であって、該圧電層は前記1つまたは複数のバイアに結合し、前記チャネルは複数の接点、濡らすことのできるスラグ、複数の圧電素子、複数の液体金属の小球を含み、さらに結合し、
前記圧電層に結合するウェットパッド基板層であって、複数の接点に結合するウェットパッド基板層と、
前記圧電層に結合する複数の光導波路と、
を備える光スイッチの構造。 - 前記複数の光導波路は前記チャネルに結合し、前記濡らすことのできるスラグの動きによって遮断されたりまたは遮断を解除されたりするように動作可能である請求項4に記載の構造。
- 前記キャップ層、バイア層、圧電層、およびウェットパッド基板層は、ガラス、セラミック、複合材料、およびセラミックでコーティングされた材料のうち1つまたは複数からなる請求項4に記載の構造。
- 液体金属スイッチを使用して1つまたは複数の光信号をスイッチングする方法であって、
1つまたは複数の圧電素子を作動させるステップと、
前記1つまたは複数の圧電素子を作動させることによりチャネル内に配置されたスラグを動かすステップと、
前記スラグの動きにより1つまたは複数の光導波路を遮断するかまたは遮断を解除するステップと、
を有する方法。 - 前記移動の前に、前記スラグを前記チャネルの1つまたは複数の接点に結合し、前記結合は前記スラグに結合する液体金属と前記1つまたは複数の接点に結合する液体金属の間の表面張力によって促進される請求項7に記載の方法。
- 前記スラグを前記1つまたは複数の接点に結合することは、前記液体金属と前記接点の間の表面張力によって維持される請求項8に記載の方法。
- 前記スラグを移動させる前に、前記圧電素子を作動させることにより、前記スラグと、前記チャネルの第1と第2の接点の間の液体金属の接続を切断する請求項7に記載の方法。
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