IE841358L - A space-divided optical switch assembly - Google Patents
A space-divided optical switch assemblyInfo
- Publication number
- IE841358L IE841358L IE135884A IE135884A IE841358L IE 841358 L IE841358 L IE 841358L IE 135884 A IE135884 A IE 135884A IE 135884 A IE135884 A IE 135884A IE 841358 L IE841358 L IE 841358L
- Authority
- IE
- Ireland
- Prior art keywords
- optical
- plates
- waveguides
- plate
- assembly
- Prior art date
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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
- G02B6/351—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements
- G02B6/353—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements the optical element being a shutter, baffle, beam dump or opaque element
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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
- G02B6/28—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
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Mathematical Physics (AREA)
- Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
- Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
Abstract
1. A device for an optical spatial switching being accesses of a first group (GA) of N first distinct optical elements (fa) and a second group (GP) of P second distinct optical elements (fp), characterized in that it comprises : - an optical selection assembly (10) constituted by a stack of N rigid, flat optical plates (1) interposed and each maintained in a fixed position face to the access of one of the N first optical elements (fa) which are mounted according to the pitch of the optical plates (1) in their stack in a network which is transverse to these plates, each optical plate (1) in the assembly (10) comprising P distinct waveguides (g), first ends of which are coupled in common to the access of the first optical element which faces it and to which this optical plate is associated, second aligned ends of the P distinct waveguides (g) emerging on one of the edges, each optical plate being associated to an opaque tape (5, 7) presenting at least one perforation (I) and being movable in front of the second ends of the P waveguides of this optical plate, and all the optical plates (1) in this assembly having the second ends of their waveguides with their N tapes associated to the same side of the optical selection assembly (10), - an optical distribution assembly (20) constituted by a stack of P optical distribution plates (21) in which the plates (21) are mounted transversely to the optical plates (1) of the optical selection assembly (10) and at the same pitch as that between the second ends of the waveguides of each of the optical plates (1) of the optical selection assembly (10), and each one incorporating N individual waveguides (h) having their first ends coupled in common to the access of said second optical element (fp) to which the respective plate (21) is associated, whereas second aligned ends emerge on one of the edges of the plate, the first ends of the guides (h) of the different plates (21) being disposed at the same side of the stack and being coupled to the accesses of the second optical elements (fp), the second ends of the waveguides of the different plates (21) emerging at a common side of the stack and being arranged in N rows perpendicularly to the planes of the plates (21) of the distribution assembly, these second ends facing on each row second ends of the P waveguides respectively of one of said plates of the selection assembly (10) and being separated from said plate by the associated tape (5, 7).
[EP0131131A1]
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FR8308970A FR2547070B1 (en) | 1983-05-31 | 1983-05-31 | OPTOMECHANICAL SWITCHING DEVICE AND OPTICAL SPACE SWITCHING ASSEMBLY IMPLEMENTING IT |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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IE841358L true IE841358L (en) | 1984-11-30 |
IE55298B1 IE55298B1 (en) | 1990-08-01 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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IE135884A IE55298B1 (en) | 1983-05-31 | 1984-05-30 | A space-divided optical switch assembly |
Country Status (4)
Country | Link |
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EP (1) | EP0131131B1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE3464523D1 (en) |
FR (1) | FR2547070B1 (en) |
IE (1) | IE55298B1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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JPS6150107A (en) * | 1984-08-20 | 1986-03-12 | Sumitomo Electric Ind Ltd | Optical fiber coupling part |
Family Cites Families (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3542451A (en) * | 1969-06-06 | 1970-11-24 | Bausch & Lomb | Wear-resistant encapsulated fiber optical assembly |
US3792239A (en) * | 1971-12-30 | 1974-02-12 | Northern Illinois Gas Co | Device for transmitting wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum |
GB1407544A (en) * | 1973-03-01 | 1975-09-24 | Standard Telephones Cables Ltd | Optical coupler |
DE2443128A1 (en) * | 1974-09-09 | 1976-03-25 | Siemens Ag | LASER BEAM COUPLING ARRANGEMENT |
FR2520179A1 (en) * | 1982-01-20 | 1983-07-22 | Comp Generale Electricite | Fibre=optic switching matrix for data transmissions - has optical fibre bending near end between two switch positions inside channel between two plates |
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1983
- 1983-05-31 FR FR8308970A patent/FR2547070B1/en not_active Expired
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1984
- 1984-05-29 EP EP19840106103 patent/EP0131131B1/en not_active Expired
- 1984-05-29 DE DE8484106103T patent/DE3464523D1/en not_active Expired
- 1984-05-30 IE IE135884A patent/IE55298B1/en unknown
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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FR2547070B1 (en) | 1987-03-20 |
FR2547070A1 (en) | 1984-12-07 |
IE55298B1 (en) | 1990-08-01 |
EP0131131A1 (en) | 1985-01-16 |
EP0131131B1 (en) | 1987-07-01 |
DE3464523D1 (en) | 1987-08-06 |
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