Optical cross-connect

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2008-04-08

2008-04-08

Font, Frank G. (Department: 2883)

Optical waveguides

With optical coupler

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C385S016000, C385S017000, C385S019000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11613489

ABSTRACT:
An optical cross-connect is provided. The optical cross-connect includes a glass wedge, having a front end and a back end, positioned between a first one-dimensional collimator array and a second one-dimensional collimator array, where the first collimator array includes a first V-groove array having a first set of etched grooves for placing a first group of optical fibers and the second collimator array includes a second V-groove array having a second set of etched grooves for placing a second group of optical fibers; and a MEMS substrate attached at a fixed distance to the front end of the glass wedge, where the front end is covered in a reflective coating for reflecting light from the first and second collimator arrays onto the MEMS substrate.

REFERENCES:
patent: 6690885 (2004-02-01), Aksyuk et al.
patent: 6934438 (2005-08-01), Hoke
patent: 2004/0184729 (2004-09-01), Martin et al.

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