Control system for an optical fiber switch

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2005-04-19

2005-04-19

Kianni, K. Cyrus (Department: 2883)

Optical waveguides

With optical coupler

Switch

C385S018000, C385S031000, C385S025000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06882769

ABSTRACT:
An optical switching fabric enables an optical signal entering the device on any one of multiple input ports to be directed to any one of multiple output ports. Light entering the switching fabric on an input port is reflected by individual mirrors on one or more mirror arrays to an output port. Methods of controlling optical switching fabrics compensate for distortions due to mechanical and environmental changes without the need to measure losses along all optical paths linking input ports and output ports. Reference input ports are interspersed among signal input ports and reference output ports are interspersed among signal output ports. Periodically, the positions of mirrors which maximize the intensity of light deflected from reference input ports and reference output ports, are measured. The measured positions are used to predict mirror positions to maximize the intensity of light deflected from signal input ports to signal output ports.

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