DE69215558D1 - Optischer Wellenleiter-Schalter - Google Patents

Optischer Wellenleiter-Schalter

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Publication number
DE69215558D1
DE69215558D1 DE69215558T DE69215558T DE69215558D1 DE 69215558 D1 DE69215558 D1 DE 69215558D1 DE 69215558 T DE69215558 T DE 69215558T DE 69215558 T DE69215558 T DE 69215558T DE 69215558 D1 DE69215558 D1 DE 69215558D1
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Prior art keywords
optical waveguide
waveguide switch
switch
optical
waveguide
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Expired - Fee Related
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DE69215558T
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DE69215558T2 (de
Inventor
Takeo Shimizu
Hisaharu Yanagawa
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Furukawa Electric Co Ltd
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Furukawa Electric Co 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
    • G02B6/3508—Lateral or transverse displacement of the whole waveguides, e.g. by varying the distance between opposed waveguide ends, or by mutual lateral displacement of opposed waveguide ends
    • 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
    • G02B6/3568—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details characterised by the actuating force
    • G02B6/3572—Magnetic 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
    • G02B6/358—Latching of the moving element, i.e. maintaining or holding the moving element in place once operation has been performed; includes a mechanically bistable system
    • 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
DE69215558T 1991-03-15 1992-03-16 Optischer Wellenleiter-Schalter Expired - Fee Related DE69215558T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP3051398A JPH04287010A (ja) 1991-03-15 1991-03-15 導波路型光切替器

Publications (2)

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DE69215558D1 true DE69215558D1 (de) 1997-01-16
DE69215558T2 DE69215558T2 (de) 1997-06-05

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DE69215558T Expired - Fee Related DE69215558T2 (de) 1991-03-15 1992-03-16 Optischer Wellenleiter-Schalter

Country Status (5)

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US (1) US5177804A (de)
EP (1) EP0503979B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH04287010A (de)
CA (1) CA2062993C (de)
DE (1) DE69215558T2 (de)

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EP0503979A1 (de) 1992-09-16
CA2062993A1 (en) 1992-09-16
US5177804A (en) 1993-01-05
CA2062993C (en) 1997-10-28
EP0503979B1 (de) 1996-12-04
DE69215558T2 (de) 1997-06-05
JPH04287010A (ja) 1992-10-12

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