FR2634030B1 - ROTARY FIBER OPTICAL SWITCH - Google Patents

ROTARY FIBER OPTICAL SWITCH

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FR2634030B1
FR2634030B1 FR8809086A FR8809086A FR2634030B1 FR 2634030 B1 FR2634030 B1 FR 2634030B1 FR 8809086 A FR8809086 A FR 8809086A FR 8809086 A FR8809086 A FR 8809086A FR 2634030 B1 FR2634030 B1 FR 2634030B1
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Prior art keywords
optical switch
fiber optical
rotary fiber
rotary
switch
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Expired - Fee Related
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FR8809086A
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French (fr)
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FR2634030A1 (en
Inventor
Pierre Charles Morillon
Robert Calevo
Gerard Andre Legeay
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Societe Anonyme de Telecommunications SAT
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Societe Anonyme de Telecommunications SAT
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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
    • 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
    • G02B6/3801—Permanent connections, i.e. wherein fibres are kept aligned by mechanical means
    • G02B6/3803—Adjustment or alignment devices for alignment prior to splicing
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • G02B6/3628—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
    • G02B6/3632—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the cross-sectional shape of the mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/3636—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the cross-sectional shape of the mechanical coupling means the mechanical coupling means being grooves
    • 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
    • G02B6/3628—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
    • G02B6/3664—2D cross sectional arrangements of the fibres
    • G02B6/3672—2D cross sectional arrangements of the fibres with fibres arranged in a regular matrix array
    • 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
    • G02B6/3628—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
    • G02B6/368—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers with pitch conversion between input and output plane, e.g. for increasing packing density

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
FR8809086A 1988-07-05 1988-07-05 ROTARY FIBER OPTICAL SWITCH Expired - Fee Related FR2634030B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR8809086A FR2634030B1 (en) 1988-07-05 1988-07-05 ROTARY FIBER OPTICAL SWITCH

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR8809086A FR2634030B1 (en) 1988-07-05 1988-07-05 ROTARY FIBER OPTICAL SWITCH

Publications (2)

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FR2634030A1 FR2634030A1 (en) 1990-01-12
FR2634030B1 true FR2634030B1 (en) 1991-09-20

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FR8809086A Expired - Fee Related FR2634030B1 (en) 1988-07-05 1988-07-05 ROTARY FIBER OPTICAL SWITCH

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Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CA2156029C (en) * 1995-08-14 2000-02-29 John O. Smiley Optical switching device
CN1317103A (en) * 1998-09-09 2001-10-10 住友电气工业株式会社 Optical switch, optical fiber arrangement member, their manufacturing method, and optical fiber arranging method
US6778729B1 (en) 2000-04-17 2004-08-17 The Boeing Company Device and method for optical signal switching

Family Cites Families (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4229068A (en) * 1977-12-01 1980-10-21 Trw Inc. Fiber optic relay switch
US4401365A (en) * 1980-02-08 1983-08-30 Hitachi, Ltd. Rotary type optical switch
FR2521735A1 (en) * 1982-02-12 1983-08-19 Thomson Csf Mat Tel Mechanical optical switch for TV selecting arrangement - has electromagnetically controlled arm to position output fibre in rotatable cylinder with input fibres
DE8704720U1 (de) * 1987-03-31 1987-06-04 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Schalteinrichtung für Lichtwellenleiter

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