JPS574010A - Thin film optical switch circuit - Google Patents

Thin film optical switch circuit

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Publication number
JPS574010A
JPS574010A JP7686180A JP7686180A JPS574010A JP S574010 A JPS574010 A JP S574010A JP 7686180 A JP7686180 A JP 7686180A JP 7686180 A JP7686180 A JP 7686180A JP S574010 A JPS574010 A JP S574010A
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Prior art keywords
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Prior art date
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.)
Granted
Application number
JP7686180A
Other languages
English (en)
Japanese (ja)
Other versions
JPS6150293B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow
Inventor
Hiroshi Terui
Morio Kobayashi
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
Original Assignee
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
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Application filed by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp filed Critical Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
Priority to JP7686180A priority Critical patent/JPS574010A/ja
Priority to US06/222,650 priority patent/US4365862A/en
Priority to GB8100575A priority patent/GB2070271B/en
Priority to CA000368445A priority patent/CA1155934A/en
Priority to NLAANVRAGE8100175,A priority patent/NL185037C/xx
Priority to FR8100809A priority patent/FR2475239B1/fr
Priority to DE3101415A priority patent/DE3101415A1/de
Publication of JPS574010A publication Critical patent/JPS574010A/ja
Publication of JPS6150293B2 publication Critical patent/JPS6150293B2/ja
Granted legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • G02B6/3536—Optical coupling means having switching means involving evanescent coupling variation, e.g. by a moving element such as a membrane which changes the effective refractive index
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/29—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the position or the direction of light beams, i.e. deflection
    • G02F1/31—Digital deflection, i.e. optical switching
    • G02F1/315—Digital deflection, i.e. optical switching based on the use of controlled internal reflection
    • 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
    • G02B6/3596—With planar waveguide arrangement, i.e. in a substrate, regardless if actuating mechanism is outside the substrate

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
  • Optical Integrated Circuits (AREA)
JP7686180A 1980-01-18 1980-06-07 Thin film optical switch circuit Granted JPS574010A (en)

Priority Applications (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP7686180A JPS574010A (en) 1980-06-07 1980-06-07 Thin film optical switch circuit
US06/222,650 US4365862A (en) 1980-01-18 1981-01-05 Optical switch
GB8100575A GB2070271B (en) 1980-01-18 1981-01-09 Optical switch
CA000368445A CA1155934A (en) 1980-01-18 1981-01-13 Optical switch
NLAANVRAGE8100175,A NL185037C (nl) 1980-01-18 1981-01-15 Optische schakelaar en optische schakelketen.
FR8100809A FR2475239B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1980-01-18 1981-01-16
DE3101415A DE3101415A1 (de) 1980-01-18 1981-01-17 Optischer schalter

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP7686180A JPS574010A (en) 1980-06-07 1980-06-07 Thin film optical switch circuit

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
JPS574010A true JPS574010A (en) 1982-01-09
JPS6150293B2 JPS6150293B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1986-11-04

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
JP7686180A Granted JPS574010A (en) 1980-01-18 1980-06-07 Thin film optical switch circuit

Country Status (1)

Country Link
JP (1) JPS574010A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP3467556A4 (en) * 2016-08-01 2019-08-07 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. OPTICAL SWITCH AND OPTICAL SWITCHING SYSTEM
WO2025032677A1 (ja) * 2023-08-07 2025-02-13 日本電信電話株式会社 光スイッチ

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH01103816U (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1987-12-28 1989-07-13

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP3467556A4 (en) * 2016-08-01 2019-08-07 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. OPTICAL SWITCH AND OPTICAL SWITCHING SYSTEM
US10422960B2 (en) * 2016-08-01 2019-09-24 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Optical switch and optical switching system
WO2025032677A1 (ja) * 2023-08-07 2025-02-13 日本電信電話株式会社 光スイッチ

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JPS6150293B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1986-11-04

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