GB8626771D0 - Optical fibre switch - Google Patents

Optical fibre switch

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Publication number
GB8626771D0
GB8626771D0 GB868626771A GB8626771A GB8626771D0 GB 8626771 D0 GB8626771 D0 GB 8626771D0 GB 868626771 A GB868626771 A GB 868626771A GB 8626771 A GB8626771 A GB 8626771A GB 8626771 D0 GB8626771 D0 GB 8626771D0
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
optical fibre
fibre switch
switch
optical
fibre
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Granted
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GB868626771A
Other versions
GB2186707A (en
GB2186707B (en
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General Electric Co PLC
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General Electric Co PLC
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Publication of GB8626771D0 publication Critical patent/GB8626771D0/en
Publication of GB2186707A publication Critical patent/GB2186707A/en
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Publication of GB2186707B publication Critical patent/GB2186707B/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • G02B6/36—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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
    • B23K26/36—Removing material
    • B23K26/362—Laser etching
    • B23K26/364—Laser etching for making a groove or trench, e.g. for scribing a break initiation groove
    • 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
    • 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
    • G02B6/3684—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the manufacturing process of surface profiling of the supporting carrier
    • G02B6/3688—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the manufacturing process of surface profiling of the supporting carrier using laser ablation
    • 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
    • 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
    • G02B6/36—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

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
GB8626771A 1986-02-17 1986-11-10 Optical fibre switch with laser-machined guide groove Expired GB2186707B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB868603893A GB8603893D0 (en) 1986-02-17 1986-02-17 Optical fibre switch

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB8626771D0 true GB8626771D0 (en) 1986-12-10
GB2186707A GB2186707A (en) 1987-08-19
GB2186707B GB2186707B (en) 1989-11-01

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Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB868603893A Pending GB8603893D0 (en) 1986-02-17 1986-02-17 Optical fibre switch
GB8626771A Expired GB2186707B (en) 1986-02-17 1986-11-10 Optical fibre switch with laser-machined guide groove

Family Applications Before (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB868603893A Pending GB8603893D0 (en) 1986-02-17 1986-02-17 Optical fibre switch

Country Status (1)

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Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3835923A1 (en) * 1988-10-18 1990-04-19 Siemens Ag METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN OPTICAL SWITCH
EP0927894A1 (en) * 1997-12-29 1999-07-07 PIRELLI CAVI E SISTEMI S.p.A. Fiber-to-multiple-fiber magnetic switch

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB8414879D0 (en) * 1984-06-11 1984-07-18 Gen Electric Co Plc Optical components
GB8501623D0 (en) * 1985-01-23 1985-02-27 Gen Electric Co Plc Optical fibre switch
FR2580086B1 (en) * 1985-04-03 1987-05-29 Gentric Alain

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Publication number Publication date
GB2186707A (en) 1987-08-19
GB8603893D0 (en) 1986-03-26
GB2186707B (en) 1989-11-01

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