Optical waveguides – With optical coupler – Switch
Patent
1996-04-02
1997-04-15
Healy, Brian
Optical waveguides
With optical coupler
Switch
385 16, 385 17, 385 18, 385 24, 385 31, 385 33, 385115, 385116, 385119, G02B 626
Patent
active
056218290
ABSTRACT:
An optical switching device and method for selectively optically connecting at least one input fiber in a fiber bundle to at least one output fiber in a fiber bundle. To perform the optical switching, a light directing mechanism is provided proximate a face of a fiber bundle that contains the input fiber. The light from the input fiber is directed toward the output fibers by varying the orientation of the light directing mechanism relative the face of the fiber bundle. The light directing mechanism thereby enables the light from the input fiber to be selectively directed to each of the output fibers. By selectively controlling the orientation of the light directing mechanism, the light from the input fiber can be scanned to any number of output fibers, thereby producing a 1.times.N optical switch.
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Healy Brian
Lucent Technologies - Inc.
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