JPH06501572A - 光ファイバスイッチ - Google Patents

光ファイバスイッチ

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Publication number
JPH06501572A
JPH06501572A JP3516061A JP51606191A JPH06501572A JP H06501572 A JPH06501572 A JP H06501572A JP 3516061 A JP3516061 A JP 3516061A JP 51606191 A JP51606191 A JP 51606191A JP H06501572 A JPH06501572 A JP H06501572A
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Japan
Prior art keywords
fiber
groove
optical fiber
switch
grooves
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Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Pending
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JP3516061A
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English (en)
Japanese (ja)
Inventor
リー，ジェラルド　ダナ
Original Assignee
ビーティー　アンド　ディー　テクノロジーズ　リミテッド
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Application filed by ビーティー　アンド　ディー　テクノロジーズ　リミテッド filed Critical ビーティー　アンド　ディー　テクノロジーズ　リミテッド
Publication of JPH06501572A publication Critical patent/JPH06501572A/ja
Pending 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
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/3833—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture
    • G02B6/3834—Means for centering or aligning the light guide within the ferrule
    • G02B6/3838—Means for centering or aligning the light guide within the ferrule using grooves for light guides
    • G02B6/3839—Means for centering or aligning the light guide within the ferrule using grooves for light guides for a plurality of light guides
    • 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
    • G02B6/3502—Optical coupling means having switching means involving direct waveguide displacement, e.g. cantilever type waveguide displacement involving waveguide bending, or displacing an interposed waveguide between stationary waveguides
    • 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

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
  • Push-Button Switches (AREA)
  • Laser Surgery Devices (AREA)
JP3516061A 1990-09-24 1991-09-24 光ファイバスイッチ Pending JPH06501572A (ja)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US58682290A 1990-09-24 1990-09-24
US586,822 1990-09-24
PCT/US1991/006749 WO1992005460A1 (fr) 1990-09-24 1991-09-24 Commutateur de fibre optique

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
JPH06501572A true JPH06501572A (ja) 1994-02-17

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
JP3516061A Pending JPH06501572A (ja) 1990-09-24 1991-09-24 光ファイバスイッチ

Country Status (5)

Country Link
EP (1) EP0550593A4 (fr)
JP (1) JPH06501572A (fr)
AU (1) AU8630391A (fr)
CA (1) CA2091466A1 (fr)
WO (1) WO1992005460A1 (fr)

Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CA2096181C (fr) * 1992-05-15 2001-08-14 Tsutomu Watanabe Commutateur optique et methode permettant de fabriquer ledit element
US5311410A (en) * 1992-10-29 1994-05-10 Hughes Aircraft Company Distributed lighting system with fiber optic controls
CA2127968C (fr) * 1993-08-25 2002-08-20 Yukihiro Yokomachi Commutateur optique
DE4341234C2 (de) * 1993-12-03 2002-09-12 Bosch Gmbh Robert Beleuchtungseinrichtung für Fahrzeuge
CN114415299B (zh) * 2022-03-30 2022-06-24 深圳市埃尔法光电科技有限公司 一种光纤信号直导式光模块

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US4407562A (en) * 1980-11-24 1983-10-04 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated Optical fiber switch
GB2170615B (en) * 1985-02-05 1988-06-22 Stc Plc Optical fibre switch
FR2602061B1 (fr) * 1986-07-24 1989-07-28 Cit Alcatel Commutateur mecanique pour fibres optiques.
DE3821222A1 (de) * 1988-06-23 1989-12-28 Siemens Ag Optischer schalter
US5000532A (en) * 1988-08-02 1991-03-19 At&T Bell Laboratories Optical fiber switch
US4896937A (en) * 1988-08-02 1990-01-30 American Telephone And Telegraph Company, At&T Bell Laboratories Optical fiber switch
US4946247A (en) * 1988-09-29 1990-08-07 Fibercom, Inc. Fiber optic bypass switch
US4911520A (en) * 1988-10-20 1990-03-27 E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company Fiber optic switch and method of making same
CA1298115C (fr) * 1988-12-21 1992-03-31 John Cameron Anderson Commutateur a fibres optiques
US4938552A (en) * 1989-02-15 1990-07-03 At&T Bell Laboratories Electrostatic optical fiber switch
US4946236A (en) * 1989-05-30 1990-08-07 At&T Bell Laboratories Movable fiber optical switch

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
CA2091466A1 (fr) 1992-03-25
EP0550593A4 (en) 1993-07-28
EP0550593A1 (fr) 1993-07-14
WO1992005460A1 (fr) 1992-04-02
AU8630391A (en) 1992-04-15

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