FR2331801A1 - MECHANICALLY CONTROLLED SWITCH FOR OPTICAL FIBER LINES - Google Patents
MECHANICALLY CONTROLLED SWITCH FOR OPTICAL FIBER LINESInfo
- Publication number
- FR2331801A1 FR2331801A1 FR7534486A FR7534486A FR2331801A1 FR 2331801 A1 FR2331801 A1 FR 2331801A1 FR 7534486 A FR7534486 A FR 7534486A FR 7534486 A FR7534486 A FR 7534486A FR 2331801 A1 FR2331801 A1 FR 2331801A1
- Authority
- FR
- France
- Prior art keywords
- optical fiber
- controlled switch
- mechanically controlled
- fiber lines
- lines
- 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
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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
- G02B6/3564—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
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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
- G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
- G02B6/2804—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers
- G02B6/2808—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers using a mixing element which evenly distributes an input signal over a number of outputs
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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
- G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
- G02B6/2804—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers
- G02B6/2848—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers having refractive means, e.g. imaging elements between light guides as splitting, branching and/or combining devices, e.g. lenses, holograms
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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
- G02B6/3504—Rotating, tilting or pivoting the waveguides, or with the waveguides describing a curved path
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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
- G02B6/354—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
- G02B6/355—1x2 switch, i.e. one input and a selectable single output of two possible outputs
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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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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
Priority Applications (5)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FR7534486A FR2331801A1 (en) | 1975-11-12 | 1975-11-12 | MECHANICALLY CONTROLLED SWITCH FOR OPTICAL FIBER LINES |
IT5208876A IT1073832B (en) | 1975-11-12 | 1976-11-09 | MECHANICALLY SWITCH FOR CONNECTIONS THROUGH OPTICAL FIBER BANDS |
ES453197A ES453197A1 (en) | 1975-11-12 | 1976-11-11 | Mechanically controlled switch for connections by means ofbundles of optical fibres |
GB4734076A GB1559615A (en) | 1975-11-12 | 1976-11-12 | Mechanically controlled switch for connections by means ofbundles of optical fibres |
DE19762651776 DE2651776A1 (en) | 1975-11-12 | 1976-11-12 | MECHANICALLY CONTROLLED SWITCH FOR CONNECTIONS MADE OF OPTICAL FIBERS |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FR7534486A FR2331801A1 (en) | 1975-11-12 | 1975-11-12 | MECHANICALLY CONTROLLED SWITCH FOR OPTICAL FIBER LINES |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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FR2331801A1 true FR2331801A1 (en) | 1977-06-10 |
FR2331801B1 FR2331801B1 (en) | 1978-04-14 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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FR7534486A Granted FR2331801A1 (en) | 1975-11-12 | 1975-11-12 | MECHANICALLY CONTROLLED SWITCH FOR OPTICAL FIBER LINES |
Country Status (5)
Country | Link |
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DE (1) | DE2651776A1 (en) |
ES (1) | ES453197A1 (en) |
FR (1) | FR2331801A1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB1559615A (en) |
IT (1) | IT1073832B (en) |
Cited By (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
FR2479993A1 (en) * | 1980-04-04 | 1981-10-09 | Thomson Csf | Mechanically operated switch for fibre=optic transmission lines - has movable plate on which are mounted intermediate fibres which connect incident and outgoing fibres between two positions |
EP0064751A1 (en) * | 1981-05-13 | 1982-11-17 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Optical switching apparatus |
FR2547150A1 (en) * | 1983-05-31 | 1984-12-07 | Cit Alcatel | OPTO-MECHANICAL SWITCH AND SPATIAL SWITCHING ASSEMBLY IMPLEMENTING THE SAME |
WO1986001347A1 (en) * | 1984-08-02 | 1986-02-27 | Hughes Aircraft Company | A co2 tea laser utilizing an intra-cavity prism q-switch |
US4650278A (en) * | 1983-10-31 | 1987-03-17 | Northern Telecom Limited | Fiber optic access nodes |
Families Citing this family (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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CA1093359A (en) * | 1977-08-09 | 1981-01-13 | Elmer H. Hara | Broadband switching system utilizing optical fiber waveguides |
JPS6246170Y2 (en) * | 1981-05-29 | 1987-12-11 | ||
NL8104104A (en) * | 1981-09-04 | 1983-04-05 | Philips Nv | DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR A LOCAL FIBERNET. |
US4441785A (en) * | 1981-10-29 | 1984-04-10 | International Business Machines Corporation | Rotary fiber optic switch |
US4655544A (en) * | 1985-01-23 | 1987-04-07 | Galvin John J | Electrical shock proof fiber optic control system |
DE4012730C1 (en) * | 1990-04-21 | 1991-08-22 | Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm Gmbh, 8012 Ottobrunn, De | |
DE19526442A1 (en) * | 1995-07-20 | 1997-01-30 | Deutsche Telekom Ag | Fibre=optic multiple switch for optical testing of light-wave optical cores - using light-wave conductor which can be optically connected successively with individual light-wave cores of multi-core optical cable |
US6404943B1 (en) * | 1999-10-08 | 2002-06-11 | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | Apparatus and method for directing optical signals using a movable optical switching element |
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1975
- 1975-11-12 FR FR7534486A patent/FR2331801A1/en active Granted
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1976
- 1976-11-09 IT IT5208876A patent/IT1073832B/en active
- 1976-11-11 ES ES453197A patent/ES453197A1/en not_active Expired
- 1976-11-12 DE DE19762651776 patent/DE2651776A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1976-11-12 GB GB4734076A patent/GB1559615A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
FR2479993A1 (en) * | 1980-04-04 | 1981-10-09 | Thomson Csf | Mechanically operated switch for fibre=optic transmission lines - has movable plate on which are mounted intermediate fibres which connect incident and outgoing fibres between two positions |
EP0064751A1 (en) * | 1981-05-13 | 1982-11-17 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Optical switching apparatus |
US4568143A (en) * | 1981-05-13 | 1986-02-04 | Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha | Optical fiber crossover switching apparatus |
FR2547150A1 (en) * | 1983-05-31 | 1984-12-07 | Cit Alcatel | OPTO-MECHANICAL SWITCH AND SPATIAL SWITCHING ASSEMBLY IMPLEMENTING THE SAME |
EP0127871A1 (en) * | 1983-05-31 | 1984-12-12 | Alcatel Cit | Optical spatial switching block |
US4653849A (en) * | 1983-05-31 | 1987-03-31 | Compagnie Industrielle Des Telecommunications Cit-Alcatel | Optical space-division switching assembly |
US4650278A (en) * | 1983-10-31 | 1987-03-17 | Northern Telecom Limited | Fiber optic access nodes |
WO1986001347A1 (en) * | 1984-08-02 | 1986-02-27 | Hughes Aircraft Company | A co2 tea laser utilizing an intra-cavity prism q-switch |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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ES453197A1 (en) | 1977-11-16 |
GB1559615A (en) | 1980-01-23 |
IT1073832B (en) | 1985-04-17 |
FR2331801B1 (en) | 1978-04-14 |
DE2651776A1 (en) | 1977-05-18 |
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ST | Notification of lapse |