Method and apparatus for providing free-space optical...

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2008-09-17

2010-02-02

Healy, Brian M (Department: 2883)

Optical waveguides

With optical coupler

Input/output coupler

C385S025000, C385S027000, C385S015000, C398S055000, C398S056000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07657138

ABSTRACT:
An approach is provided for a free-space optical switch. A command is received to change a connection state of a free-space optical transmission path. A mirror is controlled to change the connection state of the free-space optical transmission path with respect to a particular port of a plurality of ports that interface to respective optical fibers, wherein the ports correspond to holes disposed about a circumferential surface of a port ring.

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