WO2001059492A3 - Optical waveguide and shutter - Google Patents

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WO2001059492A3
WO2001059492A3 PCT/US2001/003655 US0103655W WO0159492A3 WO 2001059492 A3 WO2001059492 A3 WO 2001059492A3 US 0103655 W US0103655 W US 0103655W WO 0159492 A3 WO0159492 A3 WO 0159492A3
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shutter
trench
optical path
waveguide
optical
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Kadhair Al-Hemyari
Rodyn D Jones
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Nanovation Tech Inc
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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
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
    • G02B6/351—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements
    • G02B6/353—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements the optical element being a shutter, baffle, beam dump or opaque element
    • 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
    • G02B6/3548—1xN switch, i.e. one input and a selectable single output of N possible outputs
    • G02B6/3552—1x1 switch, e.g. on/off switch
    • 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
    • G02B6/3568—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details characterised by the actuating force
    • G02B6/357—Electrostatic force
    • 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
    • G02B6/3568—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details characterised by the actuating force
    • G02B6/3576—Temperature or heat actuation
    • 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
    • G02B6/3594—Characterised by additional functional means, e.g. means for variably attenuating or branching or means for switching differently polarized beams
    • 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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Abstract

An optical device (1) having a shutter selectively moveable in and along a trench defined between an input waveguide (3) and an output waveguide (3). Each waveguide (3, 5) has a core (27) defined therethrough that defines an optical path through the device and which traverses the trench (15). The trench (15) intersects the optical path and the shutter (17) may be moved into and out of the optical path or within the optical path. By selectively moving the shutter (17) into and out of the trench (15), and into and out of the optical path, an optical signal propagating in and through the waveguide (3, 5) may be conditioned. The shutter (17) may be sized and shaped to attenuate an optical signal passing through the trench (15) when the shutter intersects the optical path. Alternatively, the shutter (17) may have at least one aperture defined therethrough to provide chopping of an optical signal passing through the trench (15) by selectively moving the shutter in the trench )15) so as to alternatively block the optical signal and allow the optical signal to pass from one waveguide (3, 5) to the other.
PCT/US2001/003655 2000-02-04 2001-02-02 Optical waveguide and shutter WO2001059492A2 (en)

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US18056600P 2000-02-04 2000-02-04
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US60/180,564 2000-02-04
US71867100A 2000-11-22 2000-11-22
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US5642456A (en) * 1993-09-14 1997-06-24 Cogent Light Technologies, Inc. Light intensity attenuator for optical transmission systems
US5971919A (en) * 1997-04-03 1999-10-26 Davis; James M. Light intensity and color adjustable endoscope
EP0935149A2 (en) * 1998-02-04 1999-08-11 Hewlett-Packard Company Switching element having an expanding waveguide core
US6195478B1 (en) * 1998-02-04 2001-02-27 Agilent Technologies, Inc. Planar lightwave circuit-based optical switches using micromirrors in trenches
WO2001038921A2 (en) * 1999-11-23 2001-05-31 Nanovation Technologies, Inc. An optical switch having a planar waveguide and a shutter actuator

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GILES C R ET AL: "A SILICON MEMS OPTICAL SWITCH ATTENUATOR AND ITS USE IN LIGHTWAVE SUBSYSTEMS", IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, US, vol. 5, no. 1, January 1999 (1999-01-01), pages 18 - 25, XP000823383, ISSN: 1077-260X *

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