FR2624277B1 - Commutateur pour fibres optiques - Google Patents
Commutateur pour fibres optiquesInfo
- Publication number
- FR2624277B1 FR2624277B1 FR888815939A FR8815939A FR2624277B1 FR 2624277 B1 FR2624277 B1 FR 2624277B1 FR 888815939 A FR888815939 A FR 888815939A FR 8815939 A FR8815939 A FR 8815939A FR 2624277 B1 FR2624277 B1 FR 2624277B1
- Authority
- FR
- France
- Prior art keywords
- switch
- optical fibers
- fibers
- optical
- 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 - Lifetime
Links
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
- G02B6/351—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements
- G02B6/3524—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements the optical element being refractive
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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
- G02B6/3524—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements the optical element being refractive
- G02B6/3528—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements the optical element being refractive the optical element being a prism
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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
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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US07/129,502 US4790621A (en) | 1987-12-07 | 1987-12-07 | Fiber optic switch |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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FR2624277A1 FR2624277A1 (fr) | 1989-06-09 |
FR2624277B1 true FR2624277B1 (fr) | 1992-12-11 |
Family
ID=22440288
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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FR888815939A Expired - Lifetime FR2624277B1 (fr) | 1987-12-07 | 1988-12-06 | Commutateur pour fibres optiques |
Country Status (4)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US4790621A (fr) |
DE (1) | DE3834776A1 (fr) |
FR (1) | FR2624277B1 (fr) |
GB (1) | GB2213284B (fr) |
Families Citing this family (30)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US5098207A (en) * | 1990-02-09 | 1992-03-24 | Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company | Optical fiber switch |
US5042889A (en) * | 1990-04-09 | 1991-08-27 | At&T Bell Laboratories | Magnetic activation mechanism for an optical switch |
US5175776A (en) * | 1990-09-24 | 1992-12-29 | Bt & D Technologies Limited | Optical fiber switch |
US5436986A (en) * | 1993-03-09 | 1995-07-25 | Tsai; Jian-Hung | Apparatus for switching optical signals among optical fibers and method |
US5642446A (en) * | 1993-03-09 | 1997-06-24 | Tsai; Jian-Hung | Apparatus for switching optical signals among optical fibers |
US5444801A (en) * | 1994-05-27 | 1995-08-22 | Laughlin; Richard H. | Apparatus for switching optical signals and method of operation |
US5875271A (en) * | 1994-05-27 | 1999-02-23 | Optical Switch Corporation | Apparatus for switching optical signals and method of operation |
US5831515A (en) * | 1995-02-17 | 1998-11-03 | Carson Maunfacturing Company, Inc. | Electronic siren apparatus including an integrated handheld microphone and control handle |
US5841916A (en) * | 1995-06-07 | 1998-11-24 | Optical Switch Corporation | Frustrated total internal reflection device |
US5555327A (en) * | 1995-06-07 | 1996-09-10 | Laughlin; Richard H. | Frustrated total internal reflection device |
US5917641A (en) * | 1995-06-07 | 1999-06-29 | Optical Switch Corporation | Frustrated total internal reflection device having a spacer and an endplate |
US5909301A (en) * | 1995-06-07 | 1999-06-01 | Optical Switch Corporation | Frustrated total internal reflection device having a first spacer and a second spacer |
KR20010071412A (ko) | 1998-06-05 | 2001-07-28 | 아스타르테파이버네스웍스,인코포레이티드 | 평면 어레이형 광 스위치 및 방법 |
US6097858A (en) * | 1998-06-05 | 2000-08-01 | Astarte Fiber Networks, Inc. | Sensing configuration for fiber optic switch control system |
US6320993B1 (en) | 1998-06-05 | 2001-11-20 | Astarte Fiber Networks, Inc. | Optical switch pathway configuration using control signals |
US6097860A (en) * | 1998-06-05 | 2000-08-01 | Astarte Fiber Networks, Inc. | Compact optical matrix switch with fixed location fibers |
US6101299A (en) * | 1998-06-05 | 2000-08-08 | Astarte Fiber Networks, Inc. | Optical switch targeting system |
US6366714B1 (en) | 1998-06-19 | 2002-04-02 | Corning Incorporated | High reliability fiber coupled optical switch |
US6137930A (en) * | 1998-07-08 | 2000-10-24 | Optical Switch Corporation | Method and apparatus for aligning optical fibers |
US6236787B1 (en) | 1998-07-08 | 2001-05-22 | Optical Switch Corporation | Method and apparatus for aligning optical fibers using an alignment spacer |
US6253007B1 (en) | 1998-07-08 | 2001-06-26 | Optical Switch Corporation | Method and apparatus for connecting optical fibers |
US6269201B1 (en) | 1998-08-07 | 2001-07-31 | Lightech Fiberoptics Inc. | Multi-channel fiber optical switch |
US6236778B1 (en) | 1998-12-16 | 2001-05-22 | Optical Switch Corporation | Frustrated total internal reflection bus and method of operation |
US6243511B1 (en) | 1999-02-04 | 2001-06-05 | Optical Switch Corporation | System and method for determining the condition of an optical signal |
US6246565B1 (en) | 1999-10-14 | 2001-06-12 | Neos Technologies, Inc. | Double solenoid linear motion actuator |
US6275624B1 (en) | 1999-12-03 | 2001-08-14 | Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. | Optical switch with flexure pivot |
US6477289B1 (en) | 2000-02-23 | 2002-11-05 | Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. | Optical wedge switch |
US7110633B1 (en) | 2001-08-13 | 2006-09-19 | Calient Networks, Inc. | Method and apparatus to provide alternative paths for optical protection path switch arrays |
US6678438B2 (en) * | 2001-09-20 | 2004-01-13 | Chynoptics Technologies, Inc. | Apparatus and method for switching an optical path |
US6823102B2 (en) * | 2002-07-22 | 2004-11-23 | Agiltron, Inc. | Highly stable opto-mechanic switches |
Family Cites Families (11)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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JPS5413349A (en) * | 1977-07-01 | 1979-01-31 | Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> | Switch for optical fiber |
JPS5483448A (en) * | 1977-12-15 | 1979-07-03 | Nec Corp | Machanical photo switch |
JPS5574503A (en) * | 1978-11-29 | 1980-06-05 | Nec Corp | Mechanical photo switch |
JPS55105210A (en) * | 1979-02-08 | 1980-08-12 | Nec Corp | Photo switch element |
US4421383A (en) * | 1980-01-17 | 1983-12-20 | Gte Laboratories Incorporated | Optical fiber connectors |
JPS5821224A (ja) * | 1981-07-30 | 1983-02-08 | Fujitsu Ltd | 光伝送路の形成方法 |
JPS58176605A (ja) * | 1982-04-09 | 1983-10-17 | Masaaki Aoshima | 光路切換装置 |
JPS5987434A (ja) * | 1982-11-10 | 1984-05-21 | Fujitsu Ltd | 光デバイス |
US4589726A (en) * | 1984-05-07 | 1986-05-20 | Gte Laboratories Incorporated | Optical fiber rotary switch |
US4634239A (en) * | 1984-08-03 | 1987-01-06 | Gte Laboratories Incorporated | Multiple port optical fiber switch |
US4671613A (en) * | 1985-11-12 | 1987-06-09 | Gte Laboratories Inc. | Optical beam splitter prism |
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1987
- 1987-12-07 US US07/129,502 patent/US4790621A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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1988
- 1988-10-12 DE DE3834776A patent/DE3834776A1/de not_active Withdrawn
- 1988-12-06 FR FR888815939A patent/FR2624277B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1988-12-07 GB GB8828567A patent/GB2213284B/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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FR2624277A1 (fr) | 1989-06-09 |
US4790621A (en) | 1988-12-13 |
GB2213284B (en) | 1991-08-07 |
GB8828567D0 (en) | 1989-01-11 |
DE3834776A1 (de) | 1989-06-15 |
GB2213284A (en) | 1989-08-09 |
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Legal Events
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TP | Transmission of property | ||
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ST | Notification of lapse |