WO2010103465A3 - Socket bank for an optical crossbar switch - Google Patents

Socket bank for an optical crossbar switch Download PDF

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WO2010103465A3
WO2010103465A3 PCT/IB2010/051026 IB2010051026W WO2010103465A3 WO 2010103465 A3 WO2010103465 A3 WO 2010103465A3 IB 2010051026 W IB2010051026 W IB 2010051026W WO 2010103465 A3 WO2010103465 A3 WO 2010103465A3
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socket
gripping
crossbar switch
bank
optical crossbar
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Zeev Ganor
Rahav Cohen
Hai Pedut
Yossi Halfon
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Fiberzone Networks Ltd.
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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
    • G02B6/3502—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
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/381—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres
    • G02B6/3825—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres with an intermediate part, e.g. adapter, receptacle, linking two plugs
    • 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
    • G02B6/3873—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls
    • G02B6/3874—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls using tubes, sleeves to align ferrules
    • G02B6/3877—Split sleeves
    • 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
    • G02B6/356—Switching arrangements, i.e. number of input/output ports and interconnection types in an optical cross-connect device, e.g. routing and switching aspects of interconnecting different paths propagating different wavelengths to (re)configure the various input and output links
    • 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
    • G02B6/3616—Holders, macro size fixtures for mechanically holding or positioning fibres, e.g. on an optical bench
    • 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
    • G02B6/381—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres
    • G02B6/3826—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres characterised by form or shape
    • 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
    • G02B6/3873—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls
    • G02B6/3885—Multicore or multichannel optical connectors, i.e. one single ferrule containing more than one fibre, e.g. ribbon type
    • 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
    • G02B6/3873—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls
    • G02B6/3886—Magnetic means to align ferrule ends

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  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)

Abstract

A socket bank comprising a plurality of fiber-coupling sockets for optically coupling optic fibers, the socket bank comprising: a first gripping plate formed having gripping sockets, each gripping socket configured to receive and securely grip an optic fiber ferrule; and a second gripping plate formed having gripping sockets configured to receive and securely grip an optic fiber ferrule; wherein each gripping socket in the second plate is aligned with a gripping socket of the second plate to form a fiber-coupling socket.
PCT/IB2010/051026 2009-03-11 2010-03-10 Optical crossbar switch technology WO2010103465A2 (en)

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JPS63249816A (en) * 1987-04-06 1988-10-17 Fujikura Ltd Switching device for optical fiber
EP0323920A2 (en) * 1988-01-07 1989-07-12 The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. Optical switch system
US5737464A (en) * 1995-08-31 1998-04-07 Siecor Corporation Monolithic optical fiber coupler including sleeve with flexible flap
US5894540A (en) * 1997-05-22 1999-04-13 Lucent Technologies Inc. Optical Fiber take-up assembly
JP2002258065A (en) * 2001-03-06 2002-09-11 Furukawa Electric Co Ltd:The Optical fiber slack housing box
US20050008300A1 (en) * 2003-07-09 2005-01-13 Kamarauskas Michael R. Replaceable fiber optic interface module

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JPS63249816A (en) * 1987-04-06 1988-10-17 Fujikura Ltd Switching device for optical fiber
EP0323920A2 (en) * 1988-01-07 1989-07-12 The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. Optical switch system
US5737464A (en) * 1995-08-31 1998-04-07 Siecor Corporation Monolithic optical fiber coupler including sleeve with flexible flap
US5894540A (en) * 1997-05-22 1999-04-13 Lucent Technologies Inc. Optical Fiber take-up assembly
JP2002258065A (en) * 2001-03-06 2002-09-11 Furukawa Electric Co Ltd:The Optical fiber slack housing box
US20050008300A1 (en) * 2003-07-09 2005-01-13 Kamarauskas Michael R. Replaceable fiber optic interface module

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