JP4330318B2 - 2つの非共面光導波路アレイを含む光スイッチ - Google Patents
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- G02F1/31—Digital deflection, i.e. optical switching
- G02F1/313—Digital deflection, i.e. optical switching in an optical waveguide structure
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| US09/956,413 US6738541B2 (en) | 2001-09-18 | 2001-09-18 | Optical switch comprising two non-coplanar arrays of optical waveguides |
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| JP2003140207A JP2003140207A (ja) | 2003-05-14 |
| JP2003140207A5 JP2003140207A5 (enExample) | 2005-10-27 |
| JP4330318B2 true JP4330318B2 (ja) | 2009-09-16 |
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| JP2002258081A (ja) * | 2001-02-28 | 2002-09-11 | Fujitsu Ltd | 光配線基板、光配線基板の製造方法及び多層光配線 |
| JP4734053B2 (ja) * | 2005-07-14 | 2011-07-27 | 富士通株式会社 | 光導波路部品の実装ずれ補償方法 |
| RU2345392C1 (ru) * | 2007-08-13 | 2009-01-27 | Закрытое Акционерное Общество "Научно-Производственное Предприятие "Мифотекс" | Интегральный многоканальный волоконно-оптический коммутатор |
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| US20180045893A1 (en) * | 2014-12-19 | 2018-02-15 | CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA | Integrated optical switching and splitting for optical networks |
| CN110456455B (zh) * | 2018-07-20 | 2020-08-04 | 西安电子科技大学 | 基于等离子体-光交换模块的片上光交换结构 |
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| DE60233849D1 (de) | 2009-11-12 |
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