DE3267252D1 - Optical switching apparatus - Google Patents
Optical switching apparatusInfo
- Publication number
- DE3267252D1 DE3267252D1 DE8282104007T DE3267252T DE3267252D1 DE 3267252 D1 DE3267252 D1 DE 3267252D1 DE 8282104007 T DE8282104007 T DE 8282104007T DE 3267252 T DE3267252 T DE 3267252T DE 3267252 D1 DE3267252 D1 DE 3267252D1
- Authority
- DE
- Germany
- Prior art keywords
- switching apparatus
- optical switching
- optical
- switching
- 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.)
- Expired
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Classifications
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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
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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
- G02B6/354—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
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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
- G02B6/3564—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
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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
- G02B6/3564—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
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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
- G02B6/3564—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
Landscapes
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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JP56070685A JPS57186703A (en) | 1981-05-13 | 1981-05-13 | Optical switch |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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DE3267252D1 true DE3267252D1 (en) | 1985-12-12 |
Family
ID=13438740
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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DE8282104007T Expired DE3267252D1 (en) | 1981-05-13 | 1982-05-07 | Optical switching apparatus |
Country Status (5)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US4568143A (de) |
EP (1) | EP0064751B1 (de) |
JP (1) | JPS57186703A (de) |
CA (1) | CA1175269A (de) |
DE (1) | DE3267252D1 (de) |
Families Citing this family (13)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR2547150A1 (fr) * | 1983-05-31 | 1984-12-07 | Cit Alcatel | Commutateur opto-mecanique et ensemble de commutation spatiale le mettant en application |
JPS6021706U (ja) * | 1983-07-19 | 1985-02-14 | アルプス電気株式会社 | スタ−カプラ |
US4730893A (en) * | 1985-07-26 | 1988-03-15 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Support assembly for light waveguide couplings |
CA1321089C (en) * | 1988-05-06 | 1993-08-10 | Adc Telecommunications, Inc. | Optical switch |
US4859022A (en) * | 1988-07-11 | 1989-08-22 | Gte Products Corporation | Moving "S" fiber optical switch |
JP2719384B2 (ja) * | 1989-01-30 | 1998-02-25 | 日本電信電話株式会社 | 光スイッチ |
US4953929A (en) * | 1989-07-21 | 1990-09-04 | International Business Machines | Fiber optic connector assembly and adapter for use therewith |
US5098207A (en) * | 1990-02-09 | 1992-03-24 | Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company | Optical fiber switch |
DE4012510A1 (de) * | 1990-04-12 | 1991-10-17 | Siemens Ag | Verfahren zum konfektionieren eines lichtwellenleiterschalters |
US5187758A (en) * | 1990-07-17 | 1993-02-16 | Fujitsu Limited | Method of fabricating optical switch |
US5185825A (en) * | 1991-10-03 | 1993-02-09 | The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. | Optical switching connector |
US5208880A (en) * | 1992-04-30 | 1993-05-04 | General Electric Company | Microdynamical fiber-optic switch and method of switching using same |
US5455878A (en) * | 1994-08-15 | 1995-10-03 | The Boeing Company | Programmable signal time delay device using electro-optic and passive waveguide circuits on planar substrates |
Family Cites Families (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR2331801A1 (fr) * | 1975-11-12 | 1977-06-10 | Thomson Csf | Commutateur a commande mecanique pour liaisons par faisceaux de fibres optiques |
US4124271A (en) * | 1977-03-14 | 1978-11-07 | Transco Products, Inc. | Fiber optic switch and connector |
JPS5413349A (en) * | 1977-07-01 | 1979-01-31 | Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> | Switch for optical fiber |
JPS5627103A (en) * | 1979-08-10 | 1981-03-16 | Xerox Corp | Optical fiber relay device |
DE3012450A1 (de) * | 1980-03-31 | 1981-10-08 | Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München | Schalter zum vertauschbaren optischen verbinden zweier lichtleiterpaare |
FR2479993A1 (fr) * | 1980-04-04 | 1981-10-09 | Thomson Csf | Commutateur optique a commande mecanique et dispositif optoelectronique autoreparable mettant en oeuvre un tel commutateur |
DE3036950A1 (de) * | 1980-09-30 | 1982-05-13 | Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München | Faseroptischer brueckenschalter |
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1981
- 1981-05-13 JP JP56070685A patent/JPS57186703A/ja active Pending
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1982
- 1982-05-05 US US06/375,016 patent/US4568143A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1982-05-07 EP EP82104007A patent/EP0064751B1/de not_active Expired
- 1982-05-07 DE DE8282104007T patent/DE3267252D1/de not_active Expired
- 1982-05-12 CA CA000402815A patent/CA1175269A/en not_active Expired
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0064751B1 (de) | 1985-11-06 |
CA1175269A (en) | 1984-10-02 |
JPS57186703A (en) | 1982-11-17 |
EP0064751A1 (de) | 1982-11-17 |
US4568143A (en) | 1986-02-04 |
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Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
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8320 | Willingness to grant licences declared (paragraph 23) | ||
8364 | No opposition during term of opposition | ||
8339 | Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee |