JP4766767B2 - 低損失の再構成可能な光学アド/ドロップマルチプレクサスイッチ - Google Patents
低損失の再構成可能な光学アド/ドロップマルチプレクサスイッチ Download PDFInfo
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| US09/561,769 US6459828B1 (en) | 2000-04-29 | 2000-04-29 | Rearrangeable optical add/drop multiplexor switch with low loss |
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| US6587610B2 (en) * | 2001-01-26 | 2003-07-01 | Jds Uniphase Inc. | Segmented optical switch |
| US6738541B2 (en) * | 2001-09-18 | 2004-05-18 | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | Optical switch comprising two non-coplanar arrays of optical waveguides |
| US7465903B2 (en) * | 2003-11-05 | 2008-12-16 | Avago Technologies Fiber Ip (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. | Use of mesa structures for supporting heaters on an integrated circuit |
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| US6144781A (en) * | 1997-12-31 | 2000-11-07 | At&T Corp. | Symmetrical optical matrix crossconnect apparatus and method therefor |
| JP3566086B2 (ja) * | 1998-07-08 | 2004-09-15 | 日本電信電話株式会社 | 光スイッチアレイ及びこれを用いた光アド・ドロップマルチプレクサ |
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