Optical wavelength switch having planar lightwave circuit...

Details Optical wavelength switch having planar lightwave circuit... Optical wavelength switch having planar lightwave circuit...

2006-08-22

2006-08-22

Healy, Brian (Department: 2883)

Optical waveguides

With optical coupler

Switch

C385S016000, C385S017000, C359S872000, C398S045000, C398S057000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07095918

ABSTRACT:
An optical wavelength switch having a planar wave guide formed on a substrate is disclosed that comprises a wave-guide-type diffraction grating which includes an input/output wave guide having an under-clad layer on a sacrificial layer formed on the substrate, a core layer formed on the under-clad layer and an over-clad layer formed on the core layer, a first slab wave guide connected with the input/output wave guide, an array wave guide whose one side is connected with the first slab wave guide, and a second slab wave guide with which the other side of the array wave guide is connected; and a movable girder whose one end is firmly secured to the substrate, the movable girder having the same under-clad layer, core layer and over-clad layer as those of the wave-guide-type diffraction grating, wherein the optical wavelength switch has a reflecting mirror at the tip of the movable girder, the reflecting mirror facing an end face of the second slab waveguide, with the position of the reflecting mirror being set displaceable along a direction perpendicular to the optical axis.

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